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The California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education (CREATE) project is a joint effort between seven community colleges and over 50 large high tech engineering/technology employers. CREATE is also the Cisco Academy Training Center (CATC) for CCNA, Security, Wireless, and IT-Essentials curricula.  Our Regional academies stretch over many of the western United States.

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CREATE CATC is pleased to invite you to one of two CCNA Retooling Events:

October 10, 2009 at Ohlone College
Or
October 24, 2009 at Santa Barbara City College

These retooling event are provided free of charge to any academy instructor

Agenda:
Security Device Manager--SDM

Two Locations and Dates to Choose From
1. Ohlone College in Freemont: October 10, 2009
Instructor: Michael McKeever
RSVP by October 2

2. Santa Barbara City College: October 24, 2009
Instructor: Angel Cardenas
RSVP by October 17

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided by CREATE
Travel costs up to $150 will be reimbursed by CREATE
Maximum class size is 25 so sign up as soon as possible!!


RSVP to Karen.stanton@canyons with your location and date preference
 
 
October 10
Retooling on SDM
Instructor: Michael McKeever
Location: Ohlone College in Freemont
October 24
Retooling on SDM
Instructor: Angel Cardenas
Location: Santa Barbara City College
November 14
Retooling on VPNs
Instructor: Michael McKeever
Location: Ohlone College in Freemont
December 5
Retooling on VPNs
Instructor: Angel Cardenas
Location: Santa Barbara City College
 

 

 

 

 

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Marketing

 
Date
Description
File Size
File Format
1-22-09 Cisco Data Sheets  
  i. CCNA Discovery
1.4 MB
  ii. CCNA Exploration
983 kB
  iii. CCNO Courses for Network Professionals
1.5 MB
  iv. IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Version 4.0
1.2 MB
  v. Network Academy Overview
2.35 MB

 

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CREATE Hosted Event

The following is a chronological listing of files available on the CATC CREATE website. There is also another file download area that covers all CATC CREATE materials. Please read our copyright/disclaimer before downloading any files. Click on the download icon download to save or view a file.

If you are unfamiliar with the file extension lettering in the Format column, you may open a new window containing our definition page on file extensions.

 
Date
Description
File Size
File Format
3-20-09
 In Person Spring Meeting    
  i. CREATE CATC-Updates
985 kB
  ii. Academy Maintenance Plan presentation
1.4 MB
  iii. Best Practice "Job Placement" by Salvador Vargas
521 kB
1-10-09
 Retooling Event, Installing MS Server 2003 and Enabling Applications    
i. Network Applications, Angel Cardenas, SBCC
1.4 MB
ii. Installing Windows Server 2003, Bob Schoenherr, Ohlone College
2.8 MB
10-15-08
 Virtual Meeting    
Free Certification Exam Vouchers for Instructors (ExamFeeWaiver...)
1 MB
CREATE CATC Presentation
172 kB
Equipment Usage Information (Regression Testing)
189 kB
Maintenance Plan (NA Maint Sign-up Request)
888 k B
7-1-08
 Telecom Digital Circuits Relationships, explained by Beer
320 kB
5-21-08
 CCNA Equipment Comparison Chart 2008
25 kB
2-20-08
 Gene Longo's Cisco Networking Academy Presentation
6 MB
2-22-08
 Virtual Meeting
i. CREATE CATC Updates
53 kB
ii. MPLS
2.6 MB
10-6-07
 CATC Updates
90 kB
9-24-07
 New Academy Maintenance Pilot (May be used instead of SmartNet)
1.8 MB
6-27-07
 Virtual Machines    
5-29-07
 Virtual Meeting
1.9 MB
i.     CREATE CATC
52 kB
ii.    Existing Instructor Training
2 MB
iii.   Eagle Server  
1 MB
iv.  Cisco Press Items
56 kB
4-27-07
 Virtual Meeting    
i.     CREATE CATC--Updates
59 kB
ii.     Network Security Instructors' Class
627 kB
iii.    The Human Network ( This is an off site link)
20.6 MB
Link download
3-9-07
 CREATE CATC Spring Meeting    
i.     Lee Hilliard presented his best practices.
872 kB
ii.     Did you know?
6 MkB
iii.     New CCNA curriculum
2 MB
iv.     CCNA Updates (March 2007)
1 MB
2-8-07
 Virtual Meeting    
i.     CREATE CATC
50 kB
ii.     Enterprise Carrier VoIP Deployments (Rev2I)
3 MB
12-1-06
 Virtual Meeting
i.     Cisco Wireless LANs 3
350 KB
ii.    Panduit
800 kB
iii.   CATC Promoting IT Careers
4 MB
iv.    Meeting Agenda
41 kB
11-26-06
 Cisco Systems Engineers Event, San Jose, CA
i.     Telephony ( Academies Voice Presentation)
5 M B
ii.    Wireless (Human Network)
6 MB
iii.   Security
5 MB
9-22-06
 Virtual Meeting from 1pm-2pm
i.      IT-Essentials Update
470 KB
ii.     CCNP Update
1.6 MB
iii.     SigmaNet update
970 KB
iv.     Meeting Agenda
1.4 MB
5-12-06
 Meeting was canceled
i.      IPv6
1 MB
4-21-06
 Virtual Meeting Online program at CSU Channel Islands
i.      Dr William Wolf, On line 2+2 BS in Information Technology
1.5 MB
1-27-06
 Virtual Meeting
i.      Robert Half Technologies presentation
320 kB
ii.     Kevin Lynn Girls in IT
202 MB
       

 

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CCNA Curriculum

 
Date
Description
File Size
File Format
1-29-07
 New CCNA Curriculum
At A Glance    
495 KB
Questions and Answers
580 kB
New CCNA Curricula (Presentation)
565 kB
8-26-07
 New CCNA Curriculum Retooling  
  Eagle Server Introduction (Snezhy Neshkova)
1.5 MB
  CCNA Exploation 1 Overview (Snezhy Neshkova)
3.7 MB
  CCNA Exploation 2 Overview
4.1 MB
  CCNA Discovery 1 Networking for Home and Small Businesses (Retooling session)
930 kB
  CCNA Discovery 2 Networking for Home and Small Businesses (Retooling session)
860 kB
  ITE PC v4.0 Overview (Retooling session)
2 MB

 

 

Training Schedule

 

CREATE CATC Classes for 2009
Class Instructor Date Location RSVP by
VLAN, LAyer 3 switching TBA March 7, 2009 Santa Barbara City College,CA  
VLAN, LAyer 3 switching TBA March 7, 2009 Northern Cal. Location to be announced.  
VoIP TBA May 16, 2009 Santa Barbara City College,CA RSVP Apr 25, 2009
VoIP TBA May 16, 2009 Northern Cal. Location to be announced.

 

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services Universities

The following are universities that can articulate Cisco units:

  1. CSU Monterey Bay
  2. CSU Channel Islands
  3. CSU Los Angeles
  4. CSU Fresno
  5. Fort Hays State University (Kansas)

 

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services Services

Training
Support Visits once every three years
Twice Yearly In-Person Meetings
Virtual Web Ex Technical Training
Cisco training
Technical Support Calls
Best Practices Sharing
Articulation support
Instructional skills workshops
Connection to other programs

 

resources Resources

CREATE File download area

CATC Multimedia Gallery

CREATE CATC Forums

CREATE CATC Labs and Projects

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resources Contacts

CREATE CATC, catc@canyons.edu
Cardenas, Angel, Acting Director, cardenas@sbcc.edu
Stanton, Karen, Curriculum Lead, Karen.Stanton@canyons.edu
Alfano, Kathy, Legal Main Contact, Kathleen.Alfano@canyons.edu
Reese, John, Webmaster, jwreese@hancockcollege.edu

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