Please Note: This class is only open to Wisconsin Technical College Faculty/adjuncts and Wisconsin DPI High School faculty.

This 5-day class will cover core competencies in the latest PC hardware and software technologies as well as safety and environmental issues and soft skills. There will be a special unit focusing on Cyber Security. The course will cover all topics required for the CompTIA's new A+ (2012) Certification and the new Cisco IT Essentials curriculum (version 5.0). This course's focus is on the training needs of high school IT faculty although it will also be open to College IT faculty. Attendees will have opportunity to gain certification as Cisco Instructors for Cisco IT Essentials Curriculum. This class will be offered two different weeks during the summer of 2015. This is the second class the first class is being held July 13-17, 2015

INSTRUCTOR: Ronald Koci has been program director and instructor in the Help Desk Support Specialist Technical Diploma program at Madison Area Technical College. He taught courses in computer hardware support (introductory and advanced), technical support soft skills and other courses in the diploma program. He served as liaison and trainer to area high schools in the colleges’ dual-credit program for CISCO IT Essentials. Previous to his tenure at the college he was part of the desktop support team for the Information Systems department of a major area hospital.