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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.