Which Courses Require Accreditation?

Basically - if you go to www.netacad.com and review the courses, any that are not listed in the next section you can teach as either instructor-led or self-paced for free without any prior accreditation.

You do not need to be connected to an ASC, however it will help as you will be able to obtain support, guidance, advice and key updates. Each course is based on the assumption that as an experienced educator you know your capabilities and will, if required, review each course before teaching it to your students.

To learn more about this and other course offered by NetAcad, please visit the Courses page on NetAcad.

Cisco, the Open University, and all other Cisco Networking Academy Instructor Training Centres (ITCs) maintain an open model for training and accreditation. This means you can go to any ITC that you like. The following courses require prior teacher (known as instructor in Cisco Networking Academy lingo) accreditation based on their direct route to industry accreditation and employment. You must be connected to an ASC to access this. At the bottom of this page is a link and an associated video explaining the application process.

1. CCNA: CCNA the flagship industry associate level certification and sits at the core of the Cisco Networking Academy experience. The CCNA consists of a portfolio of three separate sequential courses, each at a duration of 70 hours. Each course includes practical, hands on and Packet Tracer based activities. This programme is a combined learning experience set at around 210 hours.

2. Network Security: This course is designed to follow the first two courses from the CCNA (Introduction to Networks; and Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials). It is a 70 hour course focussed on securing network infrastructures using Cisco technologies.

3. CyberOps Associate: Designed to follow on from the earlier cybersecurity courses, CyberOps is focussed on the professional practice of managing and defending networks against 'back hat' and cyber attack vectors.

4. DevNet Associate: This 70 hours course introduces the methodologies and tools of modern software development, applied to the IT and Network operations. It covers a 360° view of the domain including microservices, testing, containers, and DevOps, as well as securely automating infrastructures with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

5. CCNP: Route, Switch and TSHOOT are three professional level courses, all also set at 70 hours a piece. Following on from the CCNA Routing and Switching, each of these courses explore core advanced certifications from Cisco Systems. Ideally set for degree level programmes, these can be offered by a range of Cisco Academies. However, anyone embarking on CCNP delivery must be aware of the hardware commitments associated with these courses. 

To learn more about this and other course, please visit the Courses page.