CISCO Computer Networks

Minimum age: 19 years (unless sponsored by an employer or training agency), with an IT qualification or IT working experience.

This course consists of four modules - see "course content". You will need to complete and pay for a total of four separate modules before taking the CCNA and CompTIA Network+ certfication exams.

Modules 1 to 4 - Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). CCNA is the first step to a Cisco career certification path. Particular emphasis is given to using decision-making and problem solving techniques in the application of science, mathematics, communication and social studies concepts to solve networking problems. Students will learn 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. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official Cisco Networking Academy Certificate of Completion. This curriculum also prepares students for the CCNA and the CompTIA Network+ certification exams. The CCNA course will help prime students for career opportunities such as network administrator, systems analyst, testing engineer, information systems architect, and systems integrator. For higher education bound students, this course will help ready them to enter an electrical engineering, a computer science or a management information systems degree program.

When will I receive my results?

Results will be forwarded on as soon as they are received at the college. Please note that certificates, where awarded, can take up to 4 months to be received at the college before forwarding on to learners.

Continuous assessment and portfolio.

Exam: This curriculum prepares students for the Cisco CCNA and the CompTIA Network+ certification exams.

Employment: Opportunities exist as computer technicians or as helpdesk support staff.