Why Become an Academy?

Benefits of becoming a Cisco Academy

Becoming an Academy is free and gives organisations access to a plethora of courses and resources, including virtual lab simulation tools, in a curriculum that spans Cybersecurity, Networking, Programming, and more. Benefits include:

• Facilitate Teaching: Gain access to 1000s of hours of industry-aligned, vendor agnostic content. You can view the courses on offer here. Content delivery is flexible; self-paced, instructor-led, offered as a stand-alone course, or embedded into an existing course offering.

• Practical Tools: Gain unlimited access to tools such as Packet Tracer; a state-of-the-art simulation tool through which students can build, manage, and troubleshoot networks. Practical tools also include self-assessment tools whereby students can check their understanding with correct/incorrect scoring. Teachers can launch customisable quizzes and view students' progress to help identify potential areas additional support is required. 

• Instructor Training: The Cisco Networking Academy UK & Ireland community, led by the Open University, offers free, self-paced, and online instructor training on a rolling basis. You can view this page to learn more.

• Student Success: Help your students stand out from the crowd with an industry-aligned skills-to-jobs curriculum. 95% of NetAcad students shared that a Cisco certification course helped them get a job or further educational opportunity. 

• Community: In becoming an Academy, you become a part of the Cisco Networking Academy community. As well as getting support from a dedicated Academy Support Centre, we run an Instructor Facebook Page for instructors to expand their network and share best practices, and events hosted by Cisco and NetAcad Partners.