Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

The CCNA certification is highly regarded within the IT industry and opens up a number of career opportunities.

With even small businesses running complex computer networks, certified network professionals are in great demand.

Cisco certification demonstrates a high level of understanding and ability in installing, configuring, operating and troubleshooting medium-size route and switched networks.

Through this course of CCNA training you'll gain an understanding of security issues and wireless concepts, and the various protocols involved in creating effective networking systems.

This includes implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN.

Everything you need to know to become a Cisco Certified Network Associate will be covered in the CCNA course, including the basic mitigation of security threats, an introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performance based skills.

Entry Requirements

In order to successfully pass this course, you should have at least some experience in installing, operating, and troubleshooting a small to medium size Enterprise branch network.  There are however no formal prerequisites to study this course.

Technical requirements

Hardware Requirements

  • Minimum Pentium® 1 GHz
  • Minimum G3 machine for Macintosh®
  • Minimum 128 MB RAM
  • Minimum 256 MB RAM for Macintosh®
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution is recommended
  • 56K or high-speed Internet

Operating Systems

  • Microsoft® Windows® operating system (32-bit and 64-bit) (not Windows NT)
  • Windows 7 using Internet Explorer 8
  • openSUSE® (SUSE® Linux) - 9.2-9.3, 10.0-10.3, 11.0-11.1
  • Macintosh OS® X™ - 10.4, 10.5
  • Macintosh OS® X™ 10.6

Third-Party Software and Add-Ons Minimum Requirements for Plug-Ins

  • Flash® 6.0 - 10
  • Adobe® Reader® 7.0 and greater JRE Support
  • Sun JRE™ with installed JVM™
  • 1.4.2 and all updates
  • 5.0 (1.5.0) and all updates
  • 6.0 (1.6.0) and all updates except u10
  • Internet connection required

What will I gain?

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification

Assessment

You will need to take and pass the following exams:

640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

What will I get?

  • Full online content via a learning portal
  • Access to a virtual bookshelf containing all the textbooks you might need during your studies
  • Access to all components of the courses from any PC with internet connection
  • Test-Preps. These consist of test questions at a level of difficulty similar to that of your qualifying exams.
  • They come with an test-mode option, which limits the time available to complete it, or in a study mode, which makes detailed feedback available to explain the right and wrong answers for every question
  • SkillSoft's mentors are available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for the most popular certification exams to provide support, guidance and encouragement.
  • Other courses have mentors available online Monday to Friday, 2pm-10pm GMT
  • The support period is 12 months from the date of enrolment.

Study Period

12 months

Hours of study

100 hours

Support period

12 months

Course code

605

Course cost

£705.00

Additional fees

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

Find out more information about arranging your examinations.

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Key topics

Part 1

  • Cisco ICND1 1.1: Network Fundamentals
  • Cisco ICND1 1.1: Network Communications and Connections
  • Cisco ICND1 1.1: Switched LANs
  • Cisco ICND1 1.1: Switch Optimization, Security, and Troubleshooting
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Wireless LANs
  • Cisco ICND1 1.1: Routing and Addressing in the LAN
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Packet Delivery, Security, and Remote Access on the Router
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: WAN Technologies and Routing
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: WAN Encapsulation and Dynamic Routing using RIP

Part 2

  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Small and Medium Network Implementations
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0 Improving Switched Network and VLAN Performance
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Routing Fundamentals, Subnetting, and VLSMs
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Single-Area OSPF Implementation
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: EIGRP Implementation
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Access Control Lists
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Address Space Management
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Transitioning to IPv6
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: VPN and Point-to-Point WAN Connections
  • Cisco ICND2 1.0: Extending the LAN to a WAN

 

 

You can either pay for your course in full or opt for a monthly payment plan.

Course fee: £705.00 (excluding discounts)

Or speak to one of our course advisors now for payment plans.

Please remember that you will not be able to cancel your course once you have unsealed any supplied software or accessed any online courseware.

 

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

Find out more information about arranging your examinations.