Welcome to The Next Level! Most of us agree that continued training is critical to keeping up with new technology and advancing our careers. For instance, Datanauts 21 talked about how to beat skills entropy.

In this episode we’ll expand on that subject, and talk about it from the manager and trainer perspective. Joining us today is Colleen Morrissey, Senior Network Engineer and Adjunct Lecturer. You can follow her on Twitter at @colleencmw.

We discuss:

* Cisco Academy/Computer science courses

* Certification

* Reading

* Mentorship

* Hands-on experience

* Practicing labs

* Attending conferences

* Creating solution and network designs

* Podcasts (ISC2 counts as CPE, lol)

And special thanks to Tom Willner, who composed song “All We’ve Learned at Rensselaer” that we used at the end of the show. You can find out more about Tom, and hear more of his music, at tomwillner.com.

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