Our vision is to provide innovative, relevant, accessible training for executives, engineers, and salespeople that will enable them to directly impact the growth of their companies.
At a glance
NC-Expert is a consortium of experts in business and technical specialties focused around Enterprise Infrastructure. Specifically:
NC-Expert is changing the way professionals look at training. No longer will they see training as a drain on valuable time and resources. Instead they will use training to build trust, drive conversions and ensure efficient, effective deployment of business solutions.
NC-Expert is a privately-held California corporation and is well established within the Wireless, Security, and Collaboration certification training and consulting market.
Led by its Founder and CEO, Rie Vainstein, NC-Expert has won numerous private contracts with Fortune level companies around the world. These customers have depended on NC-Expert to train, advise, and mentor their staff. NC-Expert is also a pioneer in the Cisco Authorized CCIE program.
NC-Expert was the only company to offer the authorized Cisco CCIE Voice courses for the first year the program was live and was heavily involved in creating and launching Cisco's CCIE360 program. When Cisco choose to evolve the CCIE360 Voice course into CCIE Collaboration and reduce its offering to a single course, NC-Expert chose to create an exclusive program offering, which was endorsed by Cisco, that many students continue to take before continuing onto the mainstream Cisco course, and return for the concluding course in the program, prior to sitting their lab exams. To date NC-Expert has helped over 300 CCIE candidates successfully navigate the program.
In addition, NC-Expert-trained engineers were some of the first to achieve Cisco's Cyber Security Specialist status and, as an EC-Council Accredited Training Center, helps candidates achieve the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker certification.
NC-Expert is one of the only CWNP Premiere Authorized Learning Centers in the world. Originally given this status in 2011 NC-Expert has worked closely with CWNP to develop and promote the vendor-neutral wireless industry certification program. To date NC-Expert has helped over 2,000 individuals reach the various certifications in the CWNP track.
Wireless LAN Association NC-Expert is a proud corporate sponsor/member of the Wireless LAN Association.Better Business Bureau
NC-Expert is A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau.
NC-Expert Apprenticeship Programs We try to make things a bit easier on our students by augmenting our courses with mentoring, webinars, and re-sits of the previously attended class lectures (in most of our classes), until our students comprehend and master the topics covered in their discipline. We call the students “our” students because, unlike a lot of other training companies, we truly care about their individual successes.
We provide scholarships and other opportunities to allow those students who are struggling to take a firm hold on IT with the belief that excellent training in an ever-growing career field can change their lives. We look forward to growing this approach in a formal and scalable model to provide our IT Apprenticeship programs to as many candidates as possible.
Our programs are sought by the kinds of organizations that may ultimately hire our apprenticeship graduates and we will work hard to ensure our programs can make a difference in their lives.
In our own way it is an attempt to thank them for their service by enabling them to realize success after their sacrifices.
NC-Expert IT Apprenticeship Program Flow
Getting the Candidate Apprentice Hired
Our unique position within the IT industry and market allows us to leverage existing and new relationships with companies looking to hire IT workers with the skills we provide in our programs.
At a glance
NC-Expert is a consortium of experts in business and technical specialties focused around Enterprise Infrastructure. Specifically:
- Mobility (Wireless, WLan, Wi-Fi, Location Capabilities, Outdoor, High Density, LTE)
- Security (Cyber Security, Next Generation Firewalls, ISE, Malware, Threat Detection & Mitigation, Ethical Hacking)
- Collaboration (VoIP, Cisco Unified Communications, Telepresence, Contact Center)
NC-Expert is changing the way professionals look at training. No longer will they see training as a drain on valuable time and resources. Instead they will use training to build trust, drive conversions and ensure efficient, effective deployment of business solutions.
NC-Expert is a privately-held California corporation and is well established within the Wireless, Security, and Collaboration certification training and consulting market.
Led by its Founder and CEO, Rie Vainstein, NC-Expert has won numerous private contracts with Fortune level companies around the world. These customers have depended on NC-Expert to train, advise, and mentor their staff. NC-Expert is also a pioneer in the Cisco Authorized CCIE program.
NC-Expert was the only company to offer the authorized Cisco CCIE Voice courses for the first year the program was live and was heavily involved in creating and launching Cisco's CCIE360 program. When Cisco choose to evolve the CCIE360 Voice course into CCIE Collaboration and reduce its offering to a single course, NC-Expert chose to create an exclusive program offering, which was endorsed by Cisco, that many students continue to take before continuing onto the mainstream Cisco course, and return for the concluding course in the program, prior to sitting their lab exams. To date NC-Expert has helped over 300 CCIE candidates successfully navigate the program.
In addition, NC-Expert-trained engineers were some of the first to achieve Cisco's Cyber Security Specialist status and, as an EC-Council Accredited Training Center, helps candidates achieve the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker certification.
NC-Expert is one of the only CWNP Premiere Authorized Learning Centers in the world. Originally given this status in 2011 NC-Expert has worked closely with CWNP to develop and promote the vendor-neutral wireless industry certification program. To date NC-Expert has helped over 2,000 individuals reach the various certifications in the CWNP track.
Wireless LAN Association NC-Expert is a proud corporate sponsor/member of the Wireless LAN Association.Better Business Bureau
NC-Expert is A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau.
NC-Expert Apprenticeship Programs We try to make things a bit easier on our students by augmenting our courses with mentoring, webinars, and re-sits of the previously attended class lectures (in most of our classes), until our students comprehend and master the topics covered in their discipline. We call the students “our” students because, unlike a lot of other training companies, we truly care about their individual successes.
We provide scholarships and other opportunities to allow those students who are struggling to take a firm hold on IT with the belief that excellent training in an ever-growing career field can change their lives. We look forward to growing this approach in a formal and scalable model to provide our IT Apprenticeship programs to as many candidates as possible.
Our programs are sought by the kinds of organizations that may ultimately hire our apprenticeship graduates and we will work hard to ensure our programs can make a difference in their lives.
In our own way it is an attempt to thank them for their service by enabling them to realize success after their sacrifices.
NC-Expert IT Apprenticeship Program Flow
Getting the Candidate Apprentice Hired
Our unique position within the IT industry and market allows us to leverage existing and new relationships with companies looking to hire IT workers with the skills we provide in our programs.
The Apprenticeship Programs Cyber Security Support Technician Program In this program, all apprentices will undertake the same Associate level (year 1) training and will sit the same exams. This enables cohorts to be created, in which apprentices can form study groups and a support network for each other. It is expected that the apprentices will proceed, together, through the Associate and Professional level (year 2) training and examinations.
If the apprentice decides to exit the program at the end of year 1, they will have gained a good foundation in technology and would be able to secure employment using the skills and certifications gained during year 1 training.
Upon successful completion of the Professional level (year 2), apprentices can choose to either graduate from the program, or can elect to remain in the program for the Master level (year 3) in which the bar will again be raised for the training and certification exams.
The Master level is aimed at apprentices (who will now have achieved full employment) who are, ultimately, looking to achieve a VP, Director, or C-level Executive career*.
Example industry certifications to be gained during year 1:
CompTIA Administrator Plus (A+)
CompTIA Network Plus (N+)
Cisco-Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT)
CWNP Certified Wireless Technology Specialist (CWTS)
CWNP Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)
EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND)
Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching
Note: Courses listed are not in specific order and additional technical and/or soft-skills courses may be provided.
*Obviously, this will not happen immediately - to become VP, Director, or C-level Executive takes time and lots of relevant experience, but these certifications will definitely help toward achieving this goal.
If the apprentice decides to exit the program at the end of year 1, they will have gained a good foundation in technology and would be able to secure employment using the skills and certifications gained during year 1 training.
Upon successful completion of the Professional level (year 2), apprentices can choose to either graduate from the program, or can elect to remain in the program for the Master level (year 3) in which the bar will again be raised for the training and certification exams.
The Master level is aimed at apprentices (who will now have achieved full employment) who are, ultimately, looking to achieve a VP, Director, or C-level Executive career*.
Example industry certifications to be gained during year 1:
CompTIA Administrator Plus (A+)
CompTIA Network Plus (N+)
Cisco-Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT)
CWNP Certified Wireless Technology Specialist (CWTS)
CWNP Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)
EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND)
Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching
Note: Courses listed are not in specific order and additional technical and/or soft-skills courses may be provided.
*Obviously, this will not happen immediately - to become VP, Director, or C-level Executive takes time and lots of relevant experience, but these certifications will definitely help toward achieving this goal.
Registered IT Apprenticeship
Veteran Centric
Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer Program //or// Network Engineer Program In these two programs, which are almost identical, all candidates will undertake the same Foundation year (year 1) training and will sit the same exams during their first year. Upon successful completion of the Foundation year, candidates will be invited to select their option for their Specialization year (year 2). If the apprentice decides to exit either of these programs at the end of year 1, they will have gained a good foundation in technology and would be able to secure employment using the skills and certifications gained during year 1 training. The Specialization year focuses on the specific technology selected and provides more advanced certification training in those technologies and graduation from the program is achieved following successful completion of the year 2 program. Example industry certifications to be gained during year 1:
Cisco-Certified Entry Network Technician - CCENT
CWNP Certified Wireless Network Administrator - CWNA
Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching
Cisco CCNA Wireless
CompTIA Security Plus - S+
EC-Council Certified Network Defender - CND
Cisco CCNA Cyber Ops
Cisco CCNA Cloud Note: Courses listed are not in specific order and additional technical and/or soft-skills courses may be provided. Multiple classes and/or examination passes may be required to earn one certification (i.e., Cisco CCNP level certifications). S+ is not included in the Network Engineer Program
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The virtual attendance option is executed via cutting edge video conferencing which allows live, full interaction of both instruction and the all too valuable hands-on lab exercises that accompany most of our courses.
The only thing missing is the extra costs associated with travel.
Additional webinar events are offered multiple times each month on topics that are typically harder to learn and leverage the same virtual attendance platform. These allow the veteran to pack in even more training during after-hours.
In addition, we extend our practice of group and individual mentoring with all apprenticeships. This prevents the veteran from ever getting into a situation while learning where they get stuck without having someone to explain the topic. We know from years of experience that no one comprehends every topic and our enhanced program gives the veteran the extra help on those topics that are proving more difficult to grasp.
We also know the certification process itself is a daunting task so we offer workshops on test taking techniques and study habits to aid in this aspect as well.
In addition, we do not run dedicated classes for just veterans, we mix the veterans from the apprenticeship program with our normal customers that consist of established engineers already working in companies today in the same positions the veteran is seeking. This allows us to provide the veteran another invaluable aid at the start of their career - networking opportunities .
How is Our Apprenticeship Program Different from Other Veteran Programs?
Less than 11% of veterans ever use their benefits. One of the reasons why, specific to IT, is that while employers respect a candidate with a degree, what they need above all is skilled and trained engineers that know more than the theory you learn in the generic university degrees. They want engineers that know the technologies and products they are investing millions of dollars in.
A fundamental role of an engineer in most corporations is to keep the environment running: down time means lost revenue. This is why IT engineers earn great salaries; companies are paying to prevent the loss of business. This means the engineer needs to know the ins and outs of the specific technologies and products being purchased.
Consortium of Experts - Our Solution
We sell training to the same companies you want to work for, we train their existing staffs. We work with the vendors you are trying to get skills in, directly, to help them develop programs and write many of their courses for them. We know what these skills are, in many cases months before the courses are ever released to the public.
We put our heads together with the Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, our Vendors and our customers, to create a unique program that was designed to help veterans best utilize their educational benefits, without the fear of being taken advantage of, as is all too common in the industry today.
In short, our program gives you a good job, one where you will get the real world experience while earning a better-than-average salary. We ensure the employers we approach on your behalf hire you, assign a mentor to you and guarantee that you are rewarded with 10 wage increases throughout the program after you master the new skills and certifications. At completion you will have almost 3-years of real world, cutting-edge IT engineering experience, 10-12 of the most desired IT certifications in the market, resume proof of being a good hire and a formal US Government credential signed by both NC-Expert’s CEO and the Secretary of Labor.
With this program we specifically reduced the costs involved to be able to give veterans that absolute maximum amount of training we could in the areas that are in the most demand. From an employment perspective you not only want to get a certification that is recognized but you want to get the ones that are in demand. Specifically, in areas of technology that are growing. The veteran must consider where this gets them in 10 years from when they earn the certification. Choosing the wrong certification or technology will end up being a waste of time and money that may start you on a path that is hard to reverse.
So we had multiple people even outside our team scrutinize our program to ensure we only include training from companies that are leading in their respective markets and hiring managers that were investing corporate money in the classes we included already to better their existing teams. We had a simple goal: we want our vets to be the envy of the team they are joining because they are getting the training they want but haven’t been able to get funding for.
COURSE SCHEDULE
The only thing missing is the extra costs associated with travel.
Additional webinar events are offered multiple times each month on topics that are typically harder to learn and leverage the same virtual attendance platform. These allow the veteran to pack in even more training during after-hours.
In addition, we extend our practice of group and individual mentoring with all apprenticeships. This prevents the veteran from ever getting into a situation while learning where they get stuck without having someone to explain the topic. We know from years of experience that no one comprehends every topic and our enhanced program gives the veteran the extra help on those topics that are proving more difficult to grasp.
We also know the certification process itself is a daunting task so we offer workshops on test taking techniques and study habits to aid in this aspect as well.
In addition, we do not run dedicated classes for just veterans, we mix the veterans from the apprenticeship program with our normal customers that consist of established engineers already working in companies today in the same positions the veteran is seeking. This allows us to provide the veteran another invaluable aid at the start of their career - networking opportunities .
How is Our Apprenticeship Program Different from Other Veteran Programs?
Less than 11% of veterans ever use their benefits. One of the reasons why, specific to IT, is that while employers respect a candidate with a degree, what they need above all is skilled and trained engineers that know more than the theory you learn in the generic university degrees. They want engineers that know the technologies and products they are investing millions of dollars in.
A fundamental role of an engineer in most corporations is to keep the environment running: down time means lost revenue. This is why IT engineers earn great salaries; companies are paying to prevent the loss of business. This means the engineer needs to know the ins and outs of the specific technologies and products being purchased.
Consortium of Experts - Our Solution
We sell training to the same companies you want to work for, we train their existing staffs. We work with the vendors you are trying to get skills in, directly, to help them develop programs and write many of their courses for them. We know what these skills are, in many cases months before the courses are ever released to the public.
We put our heads together with the Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, our Vendors and our customers, to create a unique program that was designed to help veterans best utilize their educational benefits, without the fear of being taken advantage of, as is all too common in the industry today.
In short, our program gives you a good job, one where you will get the real world experience while earning a better-than-average salary. We ensure the employers we approach on your behalf hire you, assign a mentor to you and guarantee that you are rewarded with 10 wage increases throughout the program after you master the new skills and certifications. At completion you will have almost 3-years of real world, cutting-edge IT engineering experience, 10-12 of the most desired IT certifications in the market, resume proof of being a good hire and a formal US Government credential signed by both NC-Expert’s CEO and the Secretary of Labor.
With this program we specifically reduced the costs involved to be able to give veterans that absolute maximum amount of training we could in the areas that are in the most demand. From an employment perspective you not only want to get a certification that is recognized but you want to get the ones that are in demand. Specifically, in areas of technology that are growing. The veteran must consider where this gets them in 10 years from when they earn the certification. Choosing the wrong certification or technology will end up being a waste of time and money that may start you on a path that is hard to reverse.
So we had multiple people even outside our team scrutinize our program to ensure we only include training from companies that are leading in their respective markets and hiring managers that were investing corporate money in the classes we included already to better their existing teams. We had a simple goal: we want our vets to be the envy of the team they are joining because they are getting the training they want but haven’t been able to get funding for.
COURSE SCHEDULE
