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TRAINING MODEL
Th e C i sc o

and c erti f i c ati o n. Th ere are th ree lev els to th i s trai ni ng m o del: C A TC i nstruc to rs trai n reg i o nal ac adem y i nstruc to rs.

N etw o rk i ng A c adem y

pro g ram

uses a " trai n th e trai ner" m o del f o r i nstruc to r trai ni ng

C i sc o -appro v ed i nstruc to rs trai n i nstruc to rs at C i sc o A c adem y Trai ni ng C enters (C A TC s) . R eg i o nal ac adem y i nstruc to rs trai n lo c al ac adem y i nstruc to rs.

Th e c o m po nents o f th e trai ni ng m o del are th e sam e at ev ery lev el o f th e trai ni ng pro c ess. Th i s trai ni ng m o del w as dev elo ped to pro v i de v ari ed perspec ti v es o f c o urse c o ntent, f ro m o f a f i rst-ti m e reader, a c lassro o m i nstruc to r trai ni ng sessi o ns. enc o urag ed to i nc lude all elem ents o f th e trai ni ng m o del i n th ei r C A TC parti c i pant, and a f i rst-ti m e teac h er. I nstruc to rs are stro ng ly o r reg i o nal ac adem y

th e v i ew po i nts

C A TC s, reg i o nal ac adem i es, and lo c al ac adem i es pro v i de di f f erent lev els o f trai ni ng and suppo rt. and suppo rt to lo c al ac adem i es, and lo c al ac adem i es are respo nsi b le f o r teac h i ng students at i ndi v i dual educ ati o nal i nsti tuti o ns. CATC E n v ir o n m e n ts in w h ic h in s tr u c to r s c an r e c e i v e t r ai n i n g Au d i e n c e s t h at i n s t r u c t o r s c an t e ac h o r t r ai n E n v ir o w h ic h c an d e o r t e ac n m e n ts in in s tr u c to r s l i v e r t r ai n i n g h I n-perso n o nly R e g i o n al ac ad e m y A ll appro v ed m o dels i nc ludi ng rem o te, i nperso n, c o m b i nati o n, o r F ast Trac k L o c al ac ad e m y

C A TC s pro v i de trai ni ng and suppo rt to reg i o nal ac adem i es and reg i o nal ac adem i es pro v i de trai ni ng

A ll appro v ed m o dels i nc ludi ng rem o te, i nperso n, c o m b i nati o n, o r F ast Trac k S tudents R em o te, i n-perso n, o r c o m b i nati o n S tudent c lasses

R eg i o nal and lo c al Lo c al ac adem y ac adem y i nstruc to rs and i nstruc to rs and students students A ll appro v ed m o dels i nc ludi ng rem o te, i nperso n, c o m b i nati o n, o r F ast Trac k I nstruc to r trai ni ng c lasses f o r reg i o nal o r lo c al ac adem i es and student c lasses A ll appro v ed m o dels i nc ludi ng rem o te, i nperso n, c o m b i nati o n, o r F ast Trac k I nstruc to r trai ni ng c lasses f o r lo c al ac adem i es and student c lasses

Cl as s e s t h at c an b e d e liv e r e d

TRAINING REQ U IREMENTS F OR INS TRU C TORS

To h elp ensure q uali ty i n th e N etw o rk i ng A c adem y pro g ram , all i nstruc to rs m ust adh ere to th e f o llo w i ng trai ni ng req ui rem ents.

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In s t r u c t o r R e q u i r e m e n t s

A c adem i es determ i ne w h i c h i nstruc to rs are eli g i b le to teac h th ei r students. H o w ev er, th e i nstruc to rs m ust suc c essf ully c o m plete trai ni ng b ef o re teac h i ng N etw o rk i ng A c adem y c o urses. Ac ad e m y O r i e n t at i o n

Th e A c adem y O ri entati o n c o urse i s f o r i nstruc to rs w h o are new to N etw o rk i ng A c adem y . C o urse m ateri als c o v er A c adem y C o nnec ti o n, b est prac ti c es, and pedag o g y . A n i nstruc to r m ust suc c essf ully c o m plete th e A c adem y O ri entati o n c o urse b ef o re c reati ng student o r i nstruc to r

c lasses. Th i s c an b e c o m pleted ei th er i n a c lass env i ro nm ent o r th ro ug h self -pac ed i nstruc ti o n. Tr ai n i n g P r o c e s s P ri o r to trai ni ng :

C o m plete y o ur reg i strati o n.

D uri ng trai ni ng :

R eso urc e G ui de (I R G ) tw o w eek s b ef o re th e trai ni ng sessi o n.

D o w nlo ad and rev i ew th e c o urse m ateri als, I nterac ti v e C o urse G ui de (I C G ) , and I nstruc to r

assessm ents, and sk i lls-b ased assessm ents.

A c ti v ely parti c i pate i n all ac ti v i ti es, i nc ludi ng o nli ne and c lassro o m

learni ng , lab s, o nli ne

L e n g t h o f In s t r u c t o r Tr ai n i n g S e s s i o n s C i sc o C C N A

Th e rec o m m ended ti m e req ui rem ents f o r i nstruc to r trai ni ng sessi o ns f o r th e A c adem y O ri entati o n, I T E ssenti als c o urses are as f o llo w s: ,C C N P

, F undam entals o f N etw o rk S ec uri ty , F undam entals o f W i reless LA N s, and In -p e r s o n , i n s t r u c t o r l e d t r ai n i n g ( IL T) 4 h o urs* 5 day s 5 day s B l e n d e d i n -p e r s o n an d r e m o t e IL T 1 h o ur i n perso n and 1 h o ur rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te R e m o t e IL T

Co u r s e Ac ad e m y O r i e n t at i o n CCN A D i s c o v e r y : N e tw o r k in g fo r H o m e an d S m al l B u s i n e s s e s

4 h o urs (self -pac ed) 40-48 h o urs 40-48 h o urs

CCN A D i s c o v e r y : Wo r k i n g at a S m al l -t o M e d iu m B u s in e s s o r IS P CCN In t r o an d E n te AD is c o v e r y : d u c in g R o u tin g S w itc h in g in th e r p r is e

5 day s

40-48 h o urs

CCN A D i s c o v e r y : D e s i g n i n g an d S u p p o r t i n g Co m p u t e r N e tw o rk s CCN A E x p l o r at i o n : N e tw o rk F u n d am e n t al s

5 day s

40-48 h o urs

5 day s

40-48 h o urs

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CCN A E x p l o r at i o n : R o u tin g P r o to c o ls an d Co n c e p t s

5 day s

2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 2 day s i n perso n and 3 0 h o urs rem o te 5 day s i n perso n and 40-48 h o urs rem o te 5 day s i n perso n and 40-48 h o urs rem o te

40-48 h o urs

CCN A E x p l o r at i o n : L AN S w i t c h i n g an d Wi r e l e s s CCN A E x p l o r at i o n : Ac c e s s i n g t h e WAN

5 day s

40-48 h o urs

5 day s 10 day s

40-48 h o urs 64-80 h o urs

CCN P : B u i l d i n g S c al ab l e In t e r n e t w o r k s

CCN P : Im p l e m e n t i n g S e c u r e Co n v e r g e d Wi d e -Ar e a N e tw o rk s CCN P : B u i l d i n g M u l t i l ay e r S w itc h e d N e tw o r k s

10 day s

64-80 h o urs

10 day s

5 day s i n perso n and 40-48 h o urs rem o te 5 day s i n perso n and 40-48 h o urs rem o te 5 day s i n perso n and 40-48 h o urs rem o te 5 day s i n perso n and 40-48 h o urs rem o te 3 day s i n perso n and 16-2 4 h o urs rem o te

64-80 h o urs

CCN P : O p tim iz in g Co n v e r g e d N e t w o r k s F u n d am e n t al s o f N e tw o r k S e c u r ity : R o u te r

10 day s

64-80 h o urs

10 day s 10 day s 5 day s 4-6 day s

64-80 h o urs 64-80 h o urs N o t av ai lab le N o t av ai lab le

F u n d am e n t al s o f N e t w o r k S e c u r i t y : P IX F u n d am e n t al s o f Wi r e l e s s L AN s

IT E s s e n t i al s : P C H ar d w ar e an d S o f t w ar e

1 day and 2 4-3 2 h o urs rem o te

* O ne d ay represents eight hou rs

Th ese g ui deli nes are rec o m m endati o ns o nly . Trai ni ng c enters m ay adj ust ti m e req ui rem ents. Cl as s S i z e R e c o m m e n d at i o n s To pro v i de an o pti m al learni ng ex peri enc e, th e m ax i m um eq ui pm ent av ai lab le f o r i nstruc to rs to use. Co u r s e Co m p l e t i o n S t an d ar d s trai ner-to -trai nee rati o sh o uld b e no m o re

th an 1 to 10 i n i nstruc to r trai ni ng c lasses. Th i s num b er c an b e adj usted b ased o n th e am o unt o f

I n addi ti o n to th e trai ni ng sessi o n, eac h trai nee m ust c o m plete an o nli ne f i nal ex am asso c i ated h ands-o n, sk i lls-b ased assessm ents (S B A s) o r f i nal c o urse pro j ec ts.

and pass any

I f all elem ents o f th e trai ni ng are suc c essf ully c o m pleted, b ut th e S B A i s no t passed af ter tw o m ak e th i s f i nal attem pt o nly af ter so m e addi ti o nal study .

attem pts, th e trai ner m ay arrang e f o r th e trai nee to attem pt th e S B A a th i rd ti m e. Th e trai nee sh o uld

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I f di stanc e f ro m no t f ro m

th e S B A pro c to red at a di f f erent lo c ati o n b y a q uali f i ed i nstruc to r w h o h as passed th e S B A and i s th e sam e ac adem y as th e trai nee.

th e trai ni ng c enter i s an i ssue, th e trai ner m ay arrang e to h av e th e th i rd attem pt o f

In s t r u c t o r F as t Tr ac k O p t i o n s

I nstruc to r F ast Trac k (I F T) trai ni ng i s an o ppo rtuni ty to g ai n sk i lls q uali f i c ati o n w i th li ttle o r no a f ull i nstruc to r trai ni ng sessi o n.

sk i lls w h o w o uld no t b enef i t f ro m

i nstruc ti o n. Th i s ri g o ro us o pti o n i s pro v i ded f o r i nstruc to rs w i th req ui si te sub j ec t k no w ledg e and

k no w ledg e i s v eri f i ed th ro ug h o ne o r m o re o f th e f o llo w i ng m eth o ds:

O nly c andi dates w i th pri o r sub j ec t m atter k no w ledg e c an enro ll i n an I F T c lass. Th i s pri o r S pec i f i c i ndustry c erti f i c ati o n

F o rm al ev i denc e o f i ndustry ex peri enc e

w ai v e i n-c lass trai ni ng req ui rem ents. Th e S uppo rt D esk w i ll req uest pro o f o f i ndustry c erti f i c ati o n o r th e H e l p li nk i n th e to p-ri g h t c o rner o f A c adem y C o nnec ti o n, o r at w eb m aster@ A c adem y O ri entati o n c o urse i s separate f ro m th e I F T c o urse. ev i denc e o f i ndustry ex peri enc e o r teac h i ng ex peri enc e. Th e S uppo rt D esk c an b e reac h ed th ro ug h c i sc o .netac ad.net.

A ll c andi dates w h o c o m plete th e I F T o pti o n m ust c o ntac t th e A c adem y C o nnec ti o n S uppo rt D esk to

F o rm al ev i denc e o f teac h i ng ex peri enc e

P ro spec ti v e i nstruc to rs m ust also c o m plete th e A c adem y O ri entati o n c o urse. P lease no te th at th e

Th e f o llo w i ng i ndustry c erti f i c ati o ns w i ll sati sf y th e F ast Trac k k no w ledg e v eri f i c ati o n req ui rem ents: C C N A D i sc o v ery , C C N A E x plo rati o n (all 4 c o urses) C C N P I T E ssenti als: P C H ardw are and S o f tw are IF T Cu r r i c u l a / Co u r s e C C N A In d u s t r y Ce r t i f i c at i o n

C C N P

C o m pTI A A + , E U C I P I T A dm i ni strato r

C ONTINU ING EDU C ATION REC OMMENDATION

I nstruc to rs m ust c o m plete a m i ni m um N etw o rk i ng A c adem y i nstruc to rs are ex pec ted to pursue c o nti nui ng educ ati o n o ppo rtuni ti es. o f f o ur h o urs o f trai ni ng eac h y ear f o r ev ery c o urse th ey are

c erti f i ed to teac h . Th ere are m ulti ple w ay s to f ulf i ll th i s trai ni ng req ui rem ent, i nc ludi ng c o m pleti ng c lasses o f f ered b y C i sc o and trai ni ng c enters.

TEAC H ING A C LAS S

To teac h a c o urse, i nstruc to rs m ust c o m p l e t e t h e Ac ad e m y O r i e n t at i o n c o u r s e and also ac h i ev e th e f o llo w i ng prereq ui si tes: Co u r s e P r e r e q u is ite s A c adem y O ri entati o n C C N A c o urse 2 v 3 .1

Al l Cu r r i c u l a An y c o u r s e CCN A D i s c o v e r y

N e t w o r k i n g f o r H o m e an d S m al l

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Wo r k i n g at a S m al l -t o -M e d i u m B u s i n e s s o r IS P

In t r o d u c i n g R o u t i n g an d S w i t c h i n g in th e E n te r p r is e

C C N o r C C N o rIS o r C C N C C N

o r C C N A D i sc o v ery : N etw o rk i ng f o r H o m e and S m all B usi nesses o r C C N A E x plo rati o n: N etw o rk F undam entals A c o urse 2 v 3 .1

A D i sc o v er: W o rk i ng at a S m all-to -M edi um

B usi ness

D e s i g n i n g an d S u p p o r t i n g Co m p u t e r N e t w o r k s

CCN A E x p l o r at i o n

C C N o r C C N N etw o r C C N o r C C N C C N o r C C N o r C C N o rIS

C C N A c o urse 3 v 3 .1 o r C C N A D i sc o v ery : I ntro duc i ng R o uti ng and S w i tc h i ng i n th e E nterpri se o r C C N A E x plo rati o n: R o uti ng P ro to c o ls and C o nc epts and C C N A E x plo rati o n: LA N S w i tc h i ng and W i reless A c o urse 4 v 3 .1

A E x plo rati o n: R o uti ng P ro to c o ls and C o nc epts and A E x plo rati o n: LA N S w i tc h i ng and W i reless

A D i sc o v ery : D esi g ni ng and S uppo rti ng C o m puter o rk s A E x plo rati o n: A c c essi ng th e W A N A I nstruc to r F ast Trac k A c o urse 2 v 3 .1 A E x plo rati o n: N etw o rk F undam entals P A D i sc o v ery : W o rk i ng at a S m all-to -M edi um B usi ness

N e t w o r k F u n d am e n t al s

R o u t i n g P r o t o c o l s an d Co n c e p t s

L AN

S w i t c h i n g an d Wi r e l e s s

Ac c e s s i n g t h e WAN

C C N A c o urse 3 v 3 .1 o r C C N A E x plo rati o n: LA N S w i tc h i ng and W i reless o r C C N A D i sc o v ery : I ntro duc i ng R o uti ng and S w i tc h i ng i n th e E nterpri se C C N A c o urse 4 v 3 .1

C C N A c o urse 2 v 3 .1 o r C C N A E x plo rati o n: R o uti ng P ro to c o ls and C o nc epts o r C C N A D i sc o v ery : I ntro duc i ng R o uti ng and S w i tc h i ng i n th e E nterpri se

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o r C C N o r C C N N etw o r C C N

A E x plo rati o n: A c c essi ng th e W A N A D i sc o v ery : D esi g ni ng and S uppo rti ng C o m puter o rk s A I nstruc to r F ast Trac k

B u i l d i n g S c al ab l e In t e r n e t w o r k s

Im p l e m e n t i n g S e c u r e Co n v e r g e d Wi d e -Ar e a N e t w o r k s

B u i l d i n g M u l t i l ay e r S w i t c h e d N e tw o rk s

C C N P : I m plem enti ng S ec ure C o nv erg ed W i de-A rea N etw o rk s o r C C N P I nstruc to r F ast Trac k C C N P : B ui ldi ng M ulti lay er S w i tc h ed N etw o rk s o r C C N P 3 o r C C N P I nstruc to r F ast Trac k C C N P : O pti m i z i ng C o nv erg ed N etw o rk s o r C C N P I nstruc to r F ast Trac k

C C N P : B ui ldi ng S c alab le I nternetw o rk s o r C C N P 1 o r C C N P I nstruc to r F ast Trac k

O p t i m i z i n g Co n v e r g e d N e t w o r k s

F u n d am e n t al s o f N e t w o r k S e c u r ity :R o u tin g F u n d am e n t al s o f N e t w o r k S e c u r i t y : P IX Wi r e l e s s F u n d am e n t al s o f Wi r e l e s s L AN s IT E s s e n t i al s : P C H ar d w ar e an d S o f t w ar e v 4 . 0 IT E s s e n t i al s

N e tw o r k S e c u r ity

F undam entals o f N etw o rk S ec uri ty : R o uti ng F undam entals o f N etw o rk S ec uri ty : P I X

F undam entals o f W i reless LA N s I T E ssenti als: P C o r I T E ssenti als: P C H ardw are and S o f tw are v 4.0 H ardw are and S o f tw are v 4.0 F ast Trac k

W AIV ERS AND AP P EALS

Th e f i eld o perati o ns team req uests m ust b e sub m i tted i n w ri ti ng to netac ad-trai ni ng @ w i ll c o nsi der w ai v ers and appeals to any g ui deli nes and pro c edures. A ll c i sc o .c o m .

C o p y r ig h t 2 0 0 8 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d . C is c o , th e C is c o lo g o , C is c o S y s t e m s , C C N A , a n d N e t w o r k in g A c a d e m y a r e r e g is te r e d tr a d e m a r k s o r tr a d e m a r k s o f C is c o S y s t e m s , In c . a n d / o r its a ffilia te s in th e U n ite d S ta t e s a n d c e r t a in o th e r c o u n t r ie s . A ll o t h e r tr a d e m a r k s m e n tio n e d in th is d o c u m e n t a r e th e p r o p e r t y o f t h e ir r e s p e c tiv e o w n e r s . T h e u s e o f th e w o r d p a r t n e r d o e s n o t im p ly a p a r tn e r s h ip r e la tio n s h ip b e t w e e n C is c o a n d a n y o t h e r c o m p a n y . ( 0 8 0 2 R )

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