IT Essentials v8
November 4th - December 9th, 2023
Saturday mornings for ~2 hours (all times PDT)

We are accepting applications for U.S. community / technical college faculty only. 

REGISTER TO ATTEND

The National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) and the Washington State Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) have partnered together to provide professional development opportunities to community college faculty as part of their mission to support those interested in becoming cybersecurity faculty, or faculty wishing to enhance their skills and knowledge in the cybersecurity field.

Stipends are available to approved applicants to support the course fee of $600 for the following course.  Click the Register button to apply!

IT Essentials v8: PC Hardware and Software v8.0 covers the fundamentals of computer hardware and software. This is an excellent introductory course. IT E 8.0 curriculum prepares students for the CompTIA A+ certification exams 220-1101 and 220-1102.

Requirements:

• You must register and complete all application information by the deadline of October 28, 2023, or until the workshop is full
• You must be approved for the stipends by NCyTE/CCoE. No more than two stipends per person will be approved. Individuals that have not received NCyTE support in the past year will be prioritized.
• Currently teach credit courses (full-time or adjunct) at a regionally accredited U.S. community or technical college
• You must satisfactorily complete the course.
• You must fill out a post-course evaluation.

Note: If you receive a stipend for the professional development class and must drop, you must notify Karen Stanton at karen.stanton@wastc.org no less than one week before the start of the class. Failure to do so will result in a $100 drop fee that will be invoiced to you.

We hope that you will not pass up this valuable opportunity! We will let you know within 5 business days of application whether your stipend has been approved.

Facilitator:

These trainings will be provided by Western Academy Support and Training Center (WASTC).

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.