NetAcad in Wales

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.

• 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.  

Learn more here. 

As outlined above, becoming a Cisco Academy presents a range of benefits. An additional benefit is access to local support from Wales' dedicated Academy Support Centre (ASC): the University of Wales Trinity St David. The University of Wales Trinity St David is here to provide broad community support as well as access to an extensive knowledge base.

This offer is open to schools, colleges, apprenticeship training providers, universities, and education focussed charities. In other words, as long as your organisation is not-for-profit; it should be eligible. 

To register you organisation to become a Cisco Academy you can follow this simple process:

1. Apply via https://www.netacad.com/become-an-academy.

2. Once your application has been approved, please follow the instructions within the email. These are to sign a membership agreement and to select an ASC.

3. We will then set up a call to help you get your Academy up and running.