CCNA Program
About The Program
The Networking Academy Program is an E-Learning Model that delivers Web-based content, online testing, student performance tracking, and instructor training and support, as well as hands-on labs. The Program combines face-to- face lectures and online learning with hands-on laboratory exercises in which students apply what they learn in class while working on actual networks. It is a globally recognized program with more than 10,000 participating academies in about 152 countries with more than 2 million students.
Students are prepared for Industry Standard Certifications upon successful completion of specific Cisco Networking Academy courses, such as: Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT™) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Program Curriculum and Structure
The new generation of CCNA curricula, known as CCNA Discovery which replaces the soon retired CCNA 3.1 and prepares the student for the new industry CCNA exams (ICND 1 and ICND 2), is taught in the academy. CCNA Discovery provides a hands-on approach to learning networking skills. It uses easy-to-follow labs to help students learn the general theory needed to build networks. CCNA Discovery allows for quick application of learned concepts, prepares students for IT careers by teaching applied skills midway through the four-course series and encourages the students to consider additional education in IT.
The CCNA Discovery curriculum prepares students for two different Cisco certification exams.
After completing the first two courses of CCNA Discovery, Networking for Home and Small Businesses and Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP, a student has the option to take the CCENT™ (Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician) exam. CCENT™ certifies the practical skills required for entry-level IT positions. In addition, this certification demonstrates a student’s aptitude and competence to work in an environment that features Cisco networking devices and software.
CCENT certification is an optional first step towards earning the Cisco CCNA industry-standard certification for networking careers. After completing all four CCNA Discovery courses, students will be prepared to take the CCNA certification exam. After finishing each course of the CCNA Discovery four courses, the students receive an academy certificate indicating that they have successfully completed the course, which not only certifies that they passed the theoretical exams, but also confirms that they mastered advanced networking skills.
CCNA Discovery Curriculum Course Description
- Networking for Home and Small Businesses
- Personal Computer Hardware
- Operating Systems
- Connecting to the Network
- Connecting to the Internet Through an ISP
- Network Addressing, Network Services
- Wireless Technologies
- Basic Security
- Troubleshooting Your Network
Prerequisite: None
- Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP
- The Internet and Its Uses
- Help Desk
- Planning a Network Upgrade
- Planning the Addressing Structure
- Configuring Network Devices
- Routing
- ISP Services, ISP Responsibility
Prerequisite: The previous course (Networking for Home and Small Businesses)
- Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise
- Networking in the Enterprise
- Exploring the Enterprise Network Infrastructure
- Switching in an Enterprise Network
- Addressing in an Enterprise Network
- Routing with a Distance Vector Protocol
- Routing with a Link-State Protocol
- Implementing Enterprise WAN Links
- Filtering Traffic Using Access Control Lists
- Troubleshooting an Enterprise Network
Prerequisite: The previous course (Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP)
- Designing and Supporting Computer Networks
- Reviewing the Concepts of Network Design
- Gathering Network Requirements
- Characterizing the Existing Network
- Estimating the Impact of Applications on a Network Design
- Creating the Network Design
- IP Addressing in the Network Design
- Prototyping the Network Design
- Presenting and Implementing the Network Design
Prerequisite: The previous course (Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise)
