Becoming a Computer Forensic Examiner…Are You Ready for the Challenge of CCE BootCamp®?

The Champlain College Workforce Development Center receives many calls from individuals interested in becoming a Computer Forensic Examiner. Is Champlain College’s online CCE BootCamp® a fast-track to a new and exciting career?

The good news is that there are no “official” prerequisites or certifications needed to participate in CCE BootCamp®. However, the most successful attendees are currently working in the computer forensics field, have had training in the field, or possess extremely strong computer skills. Despite the word "BootCamp," it is not a training course as much as it is an exam preparation course. The hands-on skills are outlined at http://www.certified-computer-examiner.com/skill.htm

Next, take a look at the agenda to see if the topics are familiar to you. Also, take a look at the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE) website to see if you fit the criteria for CCE Certification & take the practice test. You don’t need to know all the answers, but if the majority of the terminology is unfamiliar, then attending CCE BootCamp® would be arduous.

ISFCE Official Links:
• Home Page
• Sample Practical Exercise
• Sample Examination Test

If you are you are ready for the challenge of CCE BootCamp®…Great! Sign up today. Our next 15 week online CCE BootCamp® begins on January 10, 2011.

If you are not yet ready for CCE BootCamp®, don’t despair. Consider enrolling in a computer forensics online course, certification or degree program to first obtain the background skills. You will be on your way to being successful in this hot career field with a credential employers will respect sooner than you think!

Healthcare Management Program

New for fall 2009!
This fall, Champlain College will launch its new Healthcare Management Program. The program will include a full spectrum of professional certificates on the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as a Bachelor’s Completer Degree (for students who have already earned a 2-year Associates Degree) and a Master’s of Science degree.

This program was designed to meet the enormous job growth in the healthcare sector which is expected to outpace that of the overall economy over the next decade. Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow 16% from 2006 to 2016, faster than average for all occupations. Increases in medical innovations, as well as challenges in controlling costs, while maintaining high quality care, are driving the demand for managers in this industry.

Building on our strengths in management and information technology, Champlain’s new comprehensive program in Healthcare Management focuses on management in the healthcare environment, performance management, and information systems as strategic tools for quality improvement and cost containment.

The program which was built with the involvement of a wide range of industry representatives and is designed to meet the current and future workforce needs of this growing industry. For more information about this program or to enroll this fall, please contact Dr. Mika Nash, Associate Dean.

Welcome to the Champlain College Workforce Development Center Blog

Welcome to the Champlain College Workforce Development Center blog.

Champlain College, founded in 1878, is a small private college located in the beautiful Hill Section of Burlington, Vermont, overlooking Lake Champlain. If you've ever visited Burlington, you know what a beautiful and vibrant community it is. We are lucky to live and work here. If you'd like to share the experience, please visit us (www.vermont.org.)

The Workforce Development Center is located within Champlain's Continuing Professional Studies Division and was established to meet the workforce challenges of businesses and organizations. At Champlain, we understand the complexity of running a successful enterprise and we deliver programs that directly impact quality, productivity and professional/technical development while improving the bottom line (www.champlain.edu/workforce.)

At the Center, we partner with private companies and international societies to deliver certified education and training that is ahead of the curve. We help businesses and organizations remain competitive in the global marketplace. One example of this is our Online Marketing Boot Camp that we offer in collaboration with our partner EpikOne (www.epikone.com.) We just ran our third boot camp on campus last month (www.ombootcamp.com) and hope to run more in the near future. People traveled from across the country to attend. Our keynote speaker was Avinash Kaushik, the Web Analytics guru.

We also provide internationally recognized certified training in digital forensics, CCE BootCamp,(www.go.champlain.edu/cce) taught by industry experts every quarter.

Need more support as a manager? The second round of our Management Excellence Seminar Series (www.go.champlain.edu/management) will launch on September 12th. This series is targeted to new and recently promoted managers who need additional training to reach their full potential as team leaders and front-line supervisors. We also found that experienced managers who needed additional support also attended when we first offered the series in May 2008.

Finally, we will be offering a two-day Executive Leadership Technology Summit - Business Agility through Technology on September 10 & 11 (www.go.champlain.edu/leadersummit) in collaboration with Vermont Business Roundtable. Steve Shepard, internationally renowned telecommunications expert, (http://www.shepardcomm.com/) will lead the Summit with his brilliant presentations. Steve, who is a Vermonter, has delivered this training in over 70 countries and he finally offering it at Champlain College in his backyard! CEOs, COOs and other senior level managers are encouraged to attend.

That's it for now. Please let us know if you'd like to learn more. Our contact info is below.

Melissa Hersh, Director Cathy Brotzman, Project Manager
(802) 865-5402 (802) 865-5471
hersh@champlain.edu brotzman@champlain.edu