Q: How many hours of instruction do the CCNA and CCNP online curricula include?
A: The online portion of the curriculum contains eight 70-hour blocks of study, which total - 560 hours. High schools/secondary schools typically teach the CCNA (courses 1- 4) in two academic years, whereas colleges and universities typically use one academic year to deliver the entire CCNA curriculum. The CCNP courses are typically taught over two academic years. The CCNP curriculum is 70-hours per course, lab-based with additional out-of-class lab time of 14 hours compulsory, for a total of 84 hours.
Q: How is the online curriculum provided to the students?
A: The online portion of the curriculum resides on a Web server at each Academy. Students access the curriculum from their workstations over the classroom LAN. Students also have access to view the curriculum online during non-classroom time.
Q: Does the curriculum teach students things that will be useful for maintaining non-Cisco networks?
A: The curriculum is a vendor-neutral. While Cisco equipment is used to practice and reinforce certain concepts, students gain broad-based knowledge of the operation of networks, the differences between various types of networking products, how to design and troubleshoot networks, and other general topics.
Q: What kinds of controls are there on course materials?
A: The curriculum is copyrighted. Access to the curriculum should be provided only to students enrolled in Networking Academy classes and the personnel within the institution offering the program.
Equipment
Q: What type of equipment is needed to teach the CCNA curriculum?
A: The labs include routers, switches, software, cables and first-year product support.
Q: Are multiple Academies allowed to share lab equipment?
A: Academies may share equipment, although Cisco believes that each institution is better able to provide a quality instructional experience if it has its own lab.
Instructor Training
Q: How are Academy instructors trained?
A: In the CCNA program, Local Academies are trained by Regional Academies, Regional Academies are trained by CATCs and CATCs are trained by Cisco.
Q: Where is the training for Academy instructors held?
A: Training is typically conducted at Regional Academies and CATC training sites.
Certification and Assessment
Q: When should a student take the Cisco Certified Network Associate exam?
A: Cisco recommends taking the CCNA exam after completing the fourth course of the CCNA curriculum.
Q: Where is the CCNA test given?
A: The CCNA test is given at Prometric or Pearson VUE testing centers worldwide.
Q: What is Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Program?
A: The CCNP program follows CCNA. The curriculum consists of CCNP 1 - 4 and prepares students to obtain their CCNP certification. This is a more advanced curriculum covering Advanced Routing (CCNP 1), Remote Access (CCNP 2), Multi-Layer Switching (CCNP 3) and Network Troubleshooting (CCNP 4).
Q: What is Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) Program?
A: The CCIE program has no required curriculum, although many of Cisco's commercial classes taught by Cisco's Training Partners are suggested prerequisites to the CCIE exam. The exam consists of both written and practical exams. CCIEs have world-renowned internetworking expertise and are widely thought to be the most knowledgeable networking personnel available.
Q: Are CCNA students assessed as they progress through the CCNA curriculum?
A: Yes. Cisco has developed a state-of-the-art assessment system to provide students, instructors, administrators, and Cisco personnel with detailed data on student progress.
What is Cisco Systems?
Cisco Systems' end-to-end enterprise network solutions form the most comprehensive line of networking products available in the industry. From the branch office to the WAN and campus backbone, Cisco products are the leading choice of the enterprise.
Cisco's vision is that the Internet will transform the way people work, live, play, and learn. Today change is happening faster than ever before, and Cisco helps companies turn that change into a competitive advantage, by helping them become agile. How? With expertise, a strong network of partners, and superior technology including intelligent network services and scalable architectures. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
What is the Cisco Systems Networking Academy?
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a partnership between Cisco Systems, education, business, government, and community organizations around the world. The Networking Academy curriculum centers on teaching students to design, build, and maintain computer networks. The Program prepares students for the 21st Century workplace, while serving as a valuable model for e-learning.
The Cisco Systems Networking Academy program trains students in networking and advanced networking principles with a combination of lectures and hands-on activities & labs. WANGONeT Cisco academy is a local academy within the Cisco Systems Networking Academy structure.
What is the CCNA exam ?
CCNA is "Cisco Certified Network Associate", this is a title you will recieve once you pass the Cisco exam at a test center. These four classes will help to prepare a student to take this exam.
Where do I take the exam to become a Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA once I have completed the 4 classes at HCC ?
You can check here at Cisco for exam information about the CCNA Exam Cisco Exam Information. You can find more information about the Cisco Exams at the Cisco Exam Location Information page. There is an additional fee of typically $100 - $200 for this exam.
Where can I find more information on Cisco Exams ?
You can find more information about the Cisco Exams at the Cisco Exam Location Information page.
Why should I take any classes if all I have to do is pass the Certification Exam to get Certification ?
If you are currently working in or have experience in the fields of Telecommunication, Networking, and the Internet, it would probably be to your advantage to expedite the attainment of CCNA certification by attempting to pass the exam directly. These 4 courses at HCC are recommended for people needing hands on experience, certification of hands-on skills based exercises and exams, and preparation for successful completion of the certification exam. In addition to offering hands-on experience and exam preparation, these courses provide college credit which can be applied to degree programs offered at HCC
Program Benefits ?
Graduates of the academy master the necessary skills to support IT infrastructure and pass the CCNA exams. The experience is thorough and well grounded compared to the popular short-run courses. The Lab exposes participants to numerous hand-on scenarios that are designed to simulate real workplace environments. The curriculum also covers the network+ certification and is approved by Cisco.
Graduates of the academy get 70% discount on CCNA vouchers for their exams and only have to pay a small administrative to the prometric centers where the exams are written |
