Cisco Networking Academy Fact Sheet



Cisco Networking Academy Fifth Anniversary Fact Sheet

Teaching Internet technology skills

The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive, global e-learning program that teaches the Internet technology skills needed to prepare students for the twenty-first century work force. Teaching basic to advanced Internet technology skills, the Academy program prepares students for industry-standard certifications, including Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNPTM) - each of which entails a 280-hour curriculum.

Taught at the secondary and post-secondary levels, CCNA is the first step towards Cisco Career Certifications. Students learn how to install and configure Cisco switches and routers in multiprotocol networks using local and wide-area networks (LANs and WANs), provide Level 1 troubleshooting service, and improve network performance and security.

CCNP is taught primarily at the post-secondary level; entry requires a CCNA certification. This advanced curriculum trains students to install, configure, and operate local and wide-area networks and dial access services for organizations or networks from 100 or more nodes with a wide range of protocols and technologies.

Cisco has expanded the curriculum to include optional, partner-sponsored courses by industry leaders such as Fundamentals of UNIX and Fundamentals of Java Programming (Sun Microsystems), Fundamentals of Voice and Data Cabling (Panduit) and IT Essentials (Hewlett-Packard).

How It All Started

The Networking Academy program traces its roots back to 1993, when Cisco initiated a project to design practical, cost-effective networks for local schools. These schools needed on-site people trained to maintain their evolving networks and Cisco responded with instruction for teachers and staff that inspired a seminar program across the U.S. The success of those seminars prompted schools to ask for a formal curriculum and the result was the Cisco Networking Academy Program. The company has since extended the program to community colleges and universities worldwide.

Today, the Academy teaches students in Canada and around the world the fundamentals of networking. They learn how to design, build and maintain networks capable of supporting national and global organizations. Combining online learning and testing with instructor-led training and hands-on laboratory exercise, the students apply what they learn in class by working on actual networks.

Canadian Five Year Fast Facts

Academies: 360

Students: 15,000

Instructors: 1,500

Worldwide Five Year Fast Facts

Countries: 149

Academies: 10,372

Students: 468,927

Instructors: 21,093

Daily Exams: 30,000

Languages: 9

Study areas:

Preparation for industry-standard certifications

CCNA, CCNP, UNIX, Java, Web Design, Voice and Data Cabling, IT Essentials

Partners:

Sun Microsystems, Adobe Systems, Panuit, HP, World Bank, UNDP, UNIFEM, USAID, ITU

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