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).

                                                              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	Registration Closed
2	Advanced Network Management & Monitoring	5th -8th September, 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	Open

Call for Nominations Advanced Network Management & Monitoring Training

We invite the KENET member institutions to nominate one of their experienced systems or network engineers/administrators for the Advanced Network Management and Monitoring residential course to be held on September 5 – 9, 2016 in the KENET training room located at the University of Nairobi.

The selection criteria for this training is:

i.Applicants shall be senior Systems Administrators/Engineers with at least 3 year experience at a member institution. ii. Applicant MUST have attended the previous Network Management and Monitoring Training. The applicant to demonstrate that he/she implemented the knowledge gained from the previous training. iii. The applicant MUST show proof of projects they have implemented successfully on campus (Provide evidence). iv. Applicants MUST be proficient in UNIX / LINUX operating system (e.g., have ISOC UNIX certification or LINUX certification or evidence of proficiency). v. Applicants MUST submit a brief CV with a portfolio of relevant projects or work experience (attach a copy of passport photo) vi. Willingness to be a Trainer of trainers and support nominating institution or other KENET member institutions. vii. Nomination letter by the applicant’s ICT director viii. ICT directors shall NOT be eligible.

All nominations need to be sent in by the ICT Director/Manager by filling the Nomination form.

This is a fully sponsored course. 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 ) and Nelisa Mwongera (nmongera@kenet.or.ke) by August 19, 2016.We have only 24 slots (24 different institutions) and the deadline for submission shall be August 19, 2016 (11.59 PM).

This course will require certified UNIX competence and experience.

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