Why Become an Academy?
The Cisco Networking Academy programme has been operational in the UK and Ireland since 1998, connecting a community of Cisco Academies from schools, colleges, universities, and other types of organisations. There are a wealth of benefits in becoming an Academy, from leveraging high-quality, up-to-date, industry-aligned content to gaining access to free tools and resources, all whilst benefitting your professional development. Read below to learn more about the benefits of becoming an Academy.
Benefits of becoming a Cisco Academy
Becoming an Academy is 100% free and gives organisations access to a plethora of courses and resources, including virtual lab simulation tools, in a curriculum that spans cyber, networking, programming, and more. Benefits include:
Facilitate Teaching: Gain access to 2000+ hours of high quality, up-to-date, and vendor agnostic content spanning Networking, Cybersecurity, and Programming topics. You can view the courses on offer at netacad.com/all-courses and skillsforall.com. Content delivery is extremely flexible and can be 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.
Teacher training: We offer free, self-paced, and online instructor training three times per year. 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.
NetAcad Overview copy.pdfBenefits for students
Improved Learning: Practical, theoretical, in-person and virtual learning with diversified learning paths in professional development, IoT, CyberSecurity, Networking and Programming, more.
Accessibility: Visit our self-paced, online learning platform for 100% free and mobile friendly courses. Our courses are designed to take students from beginner to advanced.
Check your Knowledge: Embedded self-assessments with correct/incorrect scoring to check your knowledge and help identify your stronger and weaker areas.
Career Opportunities: Course content is designed to align with skills demanded by the market. Study towards industry recognised certifications to boost career prospects.
