Cisco Networking
Academy:
Where can it take you?
EC Drury & TA Blakelock
Olivia Lu, Area Academy Manager
December 8, 2010
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Mind Wide Open (3 minute commercial)
www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/us/videos/MWOcommercial.wmv
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Agenda
 What is Information Technology
(IT)?
 What is the value of
certifications?
 How do I get there?
 What’s beyond the classroom?
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You use IT all the time.
Instant Messaging
Music/Video
Gaming
Social Networking
Cellular / Text Messaging
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Blogging/Wikis
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What is “IT” anyway?
Information Technology is the design, management, and
improvement of information networks that connect people together.
Email – texting – instant messages – blogs – chat rooms
YouTube – MySpace – FaceBook – Twitter
All of these utilize information networks that connect people together.
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IT jobs can be found in most industries.
 There are virtually no limits, because today nearly every
organization relies on IT for success
Television
Entertainment
Education
Gaming
Green Technology
Healthcare
Gov’t/Finance
Security
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Top 4 reasons to work in IT:
1. Competitive salaries
2. Recession-proof jobs
3. Work with the latest
technology
4. Influence the next wave
in technology evolution
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You can work in cutting edge technology.
Video examples of Cisco technology in entertainment
Hologram
CNN 2008 Election: Will.I.Am (1st time on TV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deoOTqT-SMI
Hologram buzz and “how it’s done”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRck4hpWRKs&feature=related
TelePresence
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CSI: NY
http://www.cisco.com/web/solution
s/telepresence/fox/index.html?Ref
erring_site=PrintTv&Country_Site=
US&Campaign=HN&Position=URL
&Creative=http://www.cisco.com/g
o/fox/&Where=solutions/telepresen
ce/fox/
http://www.cisco
.com/web/entert
ainment/cbs/ind
ex.html
Second Life
CSI: NY
virtual lab
Vanished
http://wwwin.cisco.com/marketing/
corporate/sponsorships/product_pl
acement/files/Vanished_636x360.
wmv
WebEx
http://www.cbs.com/pri
metime/csi_ny/second
_life/#
Heroes
Video
Surveillance
http://www.cisco.com/we
b/entertainment/nbc/inde
x.html?Referring_site=Pr
intTV&Country_Site=US
&Campaign=Product+Int
egrations&Position=Vani
ty&Creative=http://www.
cisco.com/go/nbc
http://www.cisco.com
/web/consumer/rockb
and/index.html
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You can earn a competitive salary.
Average IT and Networking Salaries in the U.S.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$118,710
$78,830
Computer Systems Analysts
$73,830
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
$69,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Computer Support Specialists
Source: BLS, http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes_nat.htm#b00-0000
$46,370
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What is the
value of
certifications?
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Why are industry certifications important?
 Validate your skills to employers and colleges
 Provide opportunities for competitive salaries
 Increase options for career growth
 Keep you on the cutting-edge of the industry
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Certifications and Enhanced Salaries
Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)
Routing and Switching
Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)
Security
Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)
Voice
$81,300
$87,500
$89,100
Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP)
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
$94,400
$96,400
$103,800
SOURCE: 2009 IT Skills and Salary Report, Global Knowledge and TechRepublic
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Cisco Certifications Overview
Five Levels of IT Certification
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Eight different paths
Career Certifications
Certification Paths
Entry-Level
Associate
Professional
Expert
Routing & Switching
CCENT
CCNA
CCNP
CCIE Routing &
Switching
Design
CCENT
CCNA & CCDA
CCDP
CCDE
Network Security
CCENT
CCNA Security
CCIE Security
Service Provider
CCENT
CCNA
CCSP
CCNP Security
CCIP
Service Provider
Operations
CCENT
CCNA Service
Provider
Operations
CCNP Service
Provider
Operations
Storage Networking
CCENT
CCNA
CCNP
Voice
CCENT
CCNA Voice
CCNP Voice
CCIE Voice
(Formerly
known as CCVP)
Wireless
CCENT
CCNA Wireless
CCNP Wireless
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CCIE Service
Provider
CCIE Service
Provider
Operations
CCIE Storage
Networking
CCIE Wireless
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Cisco Learning Network
http://learningnetwork.cisco.com
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How do I get there?
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Through the
Cisco Networking Academy
IT and networking courses
delivered through your local school
To prepare you for higher education, and
high-wage, high-demand jobs in today’s economy
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Cisco Networking Academy Overview
Entry Level Networking Skills Education
Focus: Individuals & Underserved Communities
Large and
Global
165+ Countries
900,000+ Students/Year
2 Million+ Students over 12 Years
Diverse
Students &
Communities
Students:
Diverse
Educational
Institutions
Universities, Community Colleges, Vocational
Schools, Secondary Schools, Non-profit
Organizations, Second Chance.
Age, Gender (18%), and
Challenging Circumstances
Communities: Mature and Developing Countries
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Where is Cisco Networking Academy?
900,000+ students annually
165+ countries
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Cisco Networking Academy in Canada
Networking Academy Students
18.034
Distinct cumulative Networking Academy graduates
(having successfully completed at least one course)
88,257
Academies
244
Secondary Schools
134
Community Colleges
103
Universities
Instructors
7
508
Source: Quarterly Metrics Oct 09.xls
*This estimate includes donations and discounts made to educational institutions implementing Cisco Networking Academy within the United States.
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IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
 2-course series
 Introduction to IT skills
 Learn-by-doing: hands-on
activities and labs
 Develop skills and confidence in
working with desktop and laptop
computers
 Aligns with CompTIA A+
certification
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CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration
 Each is a 4-course series
 CCNA = Cisco Certified
Networking Associate
 Each series prepares you for
the CCNA certification exam
 Develop knowledge and skills to install, operate and troubleshoot a
small to medium-size business network
 Learn about connecting to WANs, basic security measures, and
wireless extension of a network
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What’s in it for me?
 Participate in active learning classes
 Build confidence in hands-on labs
 Earn college credit
 Get discounts on certification exam fees
 Be part of a global community of
students interested in IT
 Build a future in a career that is both
exciting and expanding
“Networking Academy has given me the skills
to embark on a new career path, and hope
for unlimited potential in the future!”
-Networking Academy student
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Learn by doing.
 Interactive activities,
hands-on labs
 Simulation, virtual tools
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What’s Beyond
the Classroom?
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Networking Academy and social networking
main page
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2348029702
Academy NetSpace page
Find us
everywhere…
www.facebook.com/pages/Academy-NetSpace/32395566318
http://twitter.com/CiscoSystems
www.youtube.com/CSCOPR
www.flickr.com/photos/25679159@N03/
RSS feed - http://blogs.cisco.com/rss/tag/
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Academy NetSpace: share and play
https://www.academynetspace.com/
• Social
networking
• Skills
competitions
• Challenges
and prizes
• Videos
• Academy
profiles
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NetRiders Skills Challenge
 US
US and
and Canada
Canada post-secondary
post-secondary
competition,
in 3
3 phases
phases
competition, in
 Promotes
Promotes networking
networking and
and IT
IT
skills
skills


Challenges
Challenges students
students to
to excel
excel
Virtual
Virtual and
and in-person
in-person
 Provides
Provides visibility
visibility for
for Cisco,
Cisco,
Networking
Networking Academies,
Academies,
students
and
students and instructors
instructors
 Identifies
Identifies top
top talent
talent for
for potential
potential
employers
employers
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Cisco at WorldSkills 2009
 Cisco
Cisco is
is a
a sponsor
sponsor of
of WorldSkills
WorldSkills
International
International
 Donated
Donated Cisco
Cisco equipment
equipment for
for
competition
competition
•• 2811
2811 routers,
routers, 2960
2960 switches,
switches, firewalls
firewalls
 Networking
Networking Academy
Academy students
students helped
helped
build
build event
event network
network at
at Stampede
Stampede Park
Park
 IT
#39)
IT PC/Network
PC/Network (Skill
(Skill #39)
•• 18
18 of
of 26
26 contestants
contestants were
were Networking
Networking
Academy
Academy students
students
•• Gold
Medal winner
winner was
was Academy
Academy student
student
Gold Medal
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Enroll in the Academy Program Today
 Learn more about the Academy program
http://cisco.netacad.net/
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