Free Teacher Training

Different ITC's (Instructor Training Centres) offer a variety of free teacher (Instructor in Cisco terminology) training opportunities. Courses listed here should not be considered as an endorsement by Cisco UKI and are offered 'as is' for your consideration. You must also be aware that the same ITC's listed on this page, as well as other ITC's also offered 'paid for' options under different terms and conditions.

For these training options, you must directly contact the ITC, which can be located via the button to the right hand side.

Free courses

Offered by OU, BCU, TU:Dublin and UWTSD

The Open University (OU), Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Glasgow Caledonian University (GCAL), Birmingham City University (BCU), Technological University Dublin (TU:Dublin) and the University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) formed an informal academic collaboration, based on long established free instructor/teacher training courses offered by the Open University.

The model is simple: three times an academic year, September, January and May, they will promote free courses that will commence during October, February and June. Each of these courses are 100% remote, instructor led, scalable, hybrid MOOC's (Massive Open Online Courses). Once you enrol, you are committed to commence (they will not remove you), however you are not required to complete (if you lack the time).

Within each course, you will see prominently displayed study instructions and guidance, as well as the terms and conditions for completion. This includes proctoring of the final assessment, grades that must be accomplished, number of modules (chapters) that must be completed, the locally required skills based assessment as well as the expected passing grade.

Enrolment has now CLOSED for our October 2021 presentation!

Commencing February 2022

  • DevNet Associate - offered by TBC

  • CCNAv7 - Introduction to Networking - offered by TBC

  • CCNAv7 - Switching, Wireless, Routing Essentials - offered by TBC

  • CCNAv7 - Enterprise Networking Security & Automation - offered by TBC

  • Network Security - offered by TBC

  • CyberOps Associate - offered by TBC

Enrolment will be announced early January, 2022.

Terms and conditions of enrolment:

  1. If you are already enrolled elsewhere, the OU Cisco team and collaborating colleagues WILL NOT remove you from the enrolment

  2. By enrolling, you acknowledge that this is a 100% remote, 100% self-supporting experience

  3. You will follow the completion requirements described within each course - it is your responsibility to read these with care

  4. You acknowledge that by enrolling on any of these course, you will not consider yourself to be a formal student of any organisation supporting this programme, including the Open University

  5. You must already have instructor status at an established Cisco Academy

  6. You will not request additional special dispensation

  7. You will not pester the team, at risk of being removed

These courses are the collaborative efforts of the OU, ARU, GCal BCU, UWTSD, TU:Dublin and CiscoUKI. currently there is no external funding supporting this outreach.

Why is there no CCNP Enterprise Free Cisco Instructor Training?

The technical skills, equipment and teaching resource required to complete the CCNP instructor training places this in a different domain, where offering it for free isn't feasible. The collective view of all collaborating organisation, considers this to be one area where if an academy or a Cisco Instructor is willing and capable, they should consider exploring paid for options.