Cybersecurity Workshops
for Community College Instructors
All workshops are held:
March 9 - April 6, 2024
Saturday mornings: ~ 2 hours
(See workshop information below for specific time)
We are accepting applications for U.S. community and technical college faculty only. Apply by February 25, 2024!
The National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) and the Washington State Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) are funding a limited number of $600 scholarships for one of the following virtual workshops to eligible community college faculty as part of their mission to support cybersecurity instruction and to encourage faculty who want to teach cybersecurity.
Workshop Information (apply for one):
CCNAv7: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE): Saturdays, 8-10AM PST
The second of three courses that make up the CCNAv7 curriculum and aligns to the competencies outlined for the CCNA Certification Exam. Content covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in small networks and introduces wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. Participants learn how to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches for advanced functionality using security best practices and resolve common issues with protocols in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Participants are required to have successfully completed the Introduction to Networks (ITN) course prior to beginning this course or have equivalent knowledge and skills.
CCNP Advanced Routing and Services [ENARSI]: Saturdays, 8-10AM PST
One of two courses that align to the overall CCNP Enterprise certification. This course provides an in-depth knowledge to support the implementation and troubleshooting of advanced routing technologies and services including layer 3 VPN services, infrastructure security and infrastructure services used in enterprise networks. Books are required. It is recommended that participants have CCNA or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Cyber Security Operations Associate: Saturdays, 8-10AM PST
This course aligns with the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate (CBROPS) certification. Cybersecurity Operations Associate is a hands-on, career-oriented course with an emphasis on practical experience to help participants develop specialized skills to successfully handle the tasks, duties and responsibilities of an associate-level Security Analyst working in a Security Operations Center. It is recommended that participants have familiarity with Cisco Packet Tracer.
Applicant Requirements:
A limited number of scholarships are available. Applicants will be placed on a waitlist after the workshop is full.
- Complete the registration and scholarship application by February 25, 2024. Applicants will be notified of their approval status via email.
- Teach a college credit course(s) as a full-time or adjunct instructor in a program that leads to an associate degree at a regionally accredited U.S. community or technical college.
- Attend, participate, and complete the workshop.
- Complete a post-course evaluation.
Scholarship Restrictions:
One scholarship is awarded per institution. Multiple instructors applying from the same institution will be considered if the workshop is not full. First-time applicants and those who have not received NCyTE support in the past year will have priority.
Click the Registration button to apply now!
Facilitator:
These trainings will be provided by Western Academy Support and Training Center (WASTC). If approved, NCyTE/CCoE will apply the scholarship funds toward the $600 training cost to WASTC on your behalf.
Important Note: If you receive a scholarship for the professional development class and must drop, you must notify Karen Stanton at karen.stanton@wastc.org at least one week before the start of the class. Failure to do so will result in a $100 drop fee that you will need to pay.
Click here for the following Jan. 27 - Feb. 24, 2024 opportunities:
- CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks (ITN)
- CCNAv7: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation (ENSA)
- Network Security
- CCNP Enterprise [ENCOR]
Funding for this event is provided by the
Microsoft Accelerating Community College Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCCE) grant #2021080009
and the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) of Washington.
The National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) at Whatcom Community College (WCC) is an Advanced Technological Education (ATE) National Center, grant-funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant # 2054724.