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| + | | Advanced | ||
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| + | | 4th - 8th April, 2016 | ||
| + | | Advanced Scalable Campus Network Course is an advanced course on Switching and Routing concepts designed for experienced already operating a diverse campus network and NOC. | ||
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| + | | Network Management | ||
| + | | 22nd -26th August, 2016 | ||
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| + | campus network and NOC operations. | ||
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Revision as of 05:56, 3 March 2016
Welcome to the KENET training Wiki.
Kenya Education Network (KENET) is a National Research and Education Network that promotes the use of ICT in Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya.
KENET aims to interconnect all the Universities, Tertiary and Research Institutions in Kenya by setting up a cost effective and sustainable private network with high speed access to the global Internet.
KENET also facilitates electronic communication among students and faculties in member institutions, share learning and teaching resources by collaboration in Research and Development of Educational content.For any queries email training@kenet.or.ke
2016 Workshops
The KENET 2016 training calendar is out. This year, KENET plans to hold two (2) residential courses for the purpose of strengthening our member institutions technical capacity in both academic and research areas. The calendar and full details of the planned courses can be downloaded from the KENET website or by clicking on the link (http://training.kenet.or.ke/index.php?title=Main_Page).
We invite you to nominate one of your experienced network administrators for the Advanced Scalable Campus Networks residential course to be held on April 4-8, 2016 in Nairobi. This is a fully sponsored course with Google contributing 90% of the costs and KENET 10%. We would appreciate if you could send your e-mail nomination via e-mail to Mrs. Maureen Wanja Musau (mnjue@kenet.or.ke) with a copy to Luke Matere (lmatere@kenet.or.ke ) by March 9, 2016.
Summary of 2016 KENET Capacity Building Courses
| No. | Course Name | Dates | About the Training/Course | Target Group | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced
Scalable Campus Network |
4th - 8th April, 2016 | Advanced Scalable Campus Network Course is an advanced course on Switching and Routing concepts designed for experienced already operating a diverse campus network and NOC. | Senior
Network administrators / Engineers and ICT managers. More than Three (3) years’ experience |
Open |
| 2 | Network Management | 22nd -26th August, 2016 | Network
Management course is and advanced course for those managing a diverse campus network and NOC operations. |
Senior
Network Engineers /Administrator and Systems Administrators. More than Three (3) years’ experience |
Yet to Open |
2015 Workshops
The KENET 2015 Training schedule is out and can be downloaded here [[1]].The Commitment form can be downloaded here [[2]].Please send your nominations to Maureen Njue (mnjue@kenet.or.ke) or Nelisa Mwongera (nmwongera@kenet.or.ke)
| No | Course Name | Dates | About the,Course/Training | Target Group | Deadline for application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scalable Campus Network | 13th,– 17th April, 2015 | Scalable Campus Network Course is an advanced course on Switching and Routing concepts designed for experienced technical staff that operates a TCP/IP network. This course requires practical knowledge of IPv4 addressing and general network concepts, proficiency in UNIX and/or Linux and Two to Three years’ experience as Network Engineers/Administrators in a medium to large campus network. | Network Administrator/Engineers, ICT managers and Systems Administrators | Registration Closed |
| 2 | Network Management and Monitoring | 27th,– 31st,July, 2015 | Bandwidth management and optimization course (BMO) is designed to provide necessary skills of managing and monitoring bandwidth usage on the campus network. The course will provide skills of bandwidth management principles within a campus environment and development and implementation of bandwidth policies. The training will also provide participants with skills to troubleshoot common campus network problems and how to install and manage network monitoring tools. | Network Engineers/Administrator and Systems Administrators. | Registration closed |
| 3 | Cyber Security Training | 26th – 30th October 2015 | Security within the campus network has become an area that Network and System administrators need to focus on. This workshop will focus on empowering the System/Network administrators in securing the services, applications, servers and campus networks in general. The course requires practical knowledge of IPv4 addressing and general network concepts, proficiency in UNIX and/or Linux and Two to Three years’ experience as Network Engineers/Administrators in a medium to large campus network., | Network Administrator/Engineers, ICT managers and Systems Administrators | Registration Closed |
Note
The class shall have a maximum number of 25 participants per course. The duration of each course shall be 5 days at a cost of $1,200 per participant per course (residential for up to 6 nights). The following criteria shall be used:
i. Applicants shall be Network or Systems Administrators/Engineers with at least 1 year experience at a member institution. Entry-level ICT staff shall not be eligible
ii. Applicants MUST submit a brief CV (2 pages) with a portfolio of relevant projects or work experience
iii. Applicants from financially needy institutions shall be eligible for sponsorship by KENET partners.
iv. Applicants must submit a detailed network diagram of their campuses, clearly identifying the areas of need
v. Applicants from institutions that sent trainees to similar courses in 2014 shall be given priority. However, applicants who attended a similar course in 2014 shall not be eligible
2014 Workshops
Scalable Campus Networks October 27-31 2014 Registration closed
Scalable Campus Network & Wireless LAN design April 21- May 2 2014 Registration closed
Cyber Security March 10-14th 2014 Registration closed
2013 Workshops
2012 workshops
ICT Directors Roundtable on Campus Wireless LAN Policies and Implementation Strategies
