Community Committee Report

March, 2015

University of Idaho Advisory Board Update

Security Operations Center/Simulation Lab

Workforce development Continuing Professional Education (CISSP, CCNP

Security) Commercial Uses

December, 2014 survey results indicate CISSP and Cisco certifications are the most relevant to companies

Informal Meetups & Seminars

MeetUp groups in Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls/Liberty Lake/Spokane Valley/Spokane:

Groups continuing to meet: Spokane Python User Group, Spokane Mobile App Developers, Spokane Front-end Meetup, Spokane Startup Marketing Meetup, CDA Web App Workshop

New independent coding group forming in Coeur d’Alene, with Innovation Collective:

Schedule not yet determined, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/innovationcollective/ for updates

Professional Education / Certification

Coming soon from University of Idaho:

In partnership with ISC2 to offer CISSP and certification preparation

In partnership with local businesses, will offer Cisco CCNP Security certification preparation series with staffed lab component

Proposal to Idaho Department of Labor for certification and on-the-job training options

Working with Idaho Technology Council and Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) to bring Code.org curriculum to K-12 students statewide. Teacher training begins this summer

Youth InitiativesGet involved & promote technology

careers

Hour of Code held December 11 at Gizmo in Coeur d’Alene

STEM Week held during National Engineer week Feb. 23-27 in north Idaho. Seven companies and over 90 students toured facilities and learned how to prepare for careers

University of Idaho Dig’nIT Program (need internships for summer 2015)Summer camps for middle and high school students and internship programs for high school and college students. http://www.uidaho.edu/cda/extension-outreach/dignit

PTech Network High schools, colleges, and employers working together for youth tech careers: www.idahoptech.org/vision

Need input from NIITPA members

Internship Programs

University of Idaho

North Idaho College

Washington State University

Eastern Washington University

Gonzaga University

Whitworth College

Spokane Community College

Spokane Falls Community College

ITT Technical Institute

Local companies

participating in STEM Week

program with the University

of Idaho are interested in

starting high school and

college internship

programs.