Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching

Welcome to our most popular associate level Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching training course. One of the most sought-after credentials in the tech industry, CCNA Routing & Switching certification is undoubtedly Cisco’s most popular certification.

Most successful network engineers embark on their careers after achieving the CCNA certified status. It is a first step for most novices in the networking industry. With this certification, you will be certified by the Networking Leader. Cisco pioneered routing and switching technologies—and continues to lead the way, with the greatest market share and largest installed base in the industry.

Why Join CCNA Routing and Switching training course

Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) certification is the single most popular networking certification and passing the exam requires more than just reading the books or watching some videos. It requires a deep understanding of networking fundamentals and network-security technologies covered in the CCNA curriculum.

With the latest rendition of the CCNA Routing and Switching 200-125 curriculum, Cisco has removed a lot of legacy stuff such as Frame Relay and introduced some much-needed changes to steer the exam away from topics covered in other specialist CCNA certifications (e.g. Wireless, Security) and focus more on the core routing and switching technologies. They have also brought in an introduction into Software Defined Networking (SDN), BGP, Quality of Service (QoS) and Cloud networking which was previously lacking badly.

Also included is the understanding the interactions and network functions of firewalls, wireless controllers and access points, along with additional focus on IPv6 and basic network security.

Our Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching course comes with tools to help you learn best practices and gain hands-on experience. From entry level to expert level, we offer instructor-led and self-paced training options with a hands-on focus for every learning style and budget.

Our experienced industry experts bring in the hands-on knowledge and real life scenarios to make the learning experience both intensive and fun.

What will I gain from joining this course

• Skills Building:

Recommended tools to help you learn best practices and gain hands-on experience. From entry level to expert level, we offer instructor-led and self-paced training options with a hands-on focus for every learning style and budget. Some of the skills you will gain include:

• Familiarisation with the basics of Networking fundamentals
• Understanding of packet & frame delivery from node to node on the LAN
• Understanding the importance of OSI/TCP models in the big picture
• Understanding IP addressing standards and schemes
• Identify networking topologies and trace packet flow
• Become adept at troubleshooting and identifying faults and solving trouble tickets
• Design and implement solutions using Cisco Routers and switches
• Implement network services such as DNS, DHCP, Network Address Translation and Access Control
• Become familiar with routing protocols such as RIP, EIGRP and OSPF
• Understanding advance networking concepts such as WAN, SDN, BGP to name a few

• Skills Validation:

Assess Cisco routing and switching knowledge and new skills proving to hiring managers that IT professionals are ready to design and deploy digital-ready networks.

• Skills Reinforcement:

Continually hone skills throughout your career as an Enterprise network engineer

What do I learn after successful completion of this course

The Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching certification training course covers a wide range of fundamental knowledge areas and skill-sets:

• Understand how different network topologies interact to form a secure IT network
• Explain how a computer network works and how it interacts with networked devices
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLAN & inter-switch communications
• Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet specific network requirements
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot routing and router operations on current Cisco devices
• Identify network security threats and describe threat mitigation methods & countermeasures
• Describe and perform the appropriate tasks for wireless local area network (WLAN) administration
• Setup and verify WAN links and execute the proper methods for connecting to a wide area network
• Implement & support Network Address Translation (NAT) and Access Control Lists (ACLs) in branch office networks

What are the Prerequisites for this Course

We don’t require any specific prerequisites for this course, however, attendees should be familiar with the following:

• Basic literacy of personal computers, familiarity with the command prompt
• Basic know-how of IPv4 addresses
• Intermediate Internet usage skills

Jobs Demand Trends for Cisco CCNA Roles

As you can see from the following chart, the average salaries in permanent IT jobs for Cisco CCNA within the UK have been on the rise. The average salary is £40,000 (source: itjobswatch.co.uk)

Career Paths/Job Roles:

The Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification training course prepares anyone looking to work in any of the following roles:

• 1st Line Support
• 2nd Line Support
• Network Engineer
• Network Analyst
• Network Support Engineers
• Network Implementation Engineer
• Network Administrator
• Telecom’s Support Technician
• Network Consultant
• Network Specialist
• Network Installation Engineer
• Network Services Engineer
• Network Engineer Associate
• 3rd Line IT Support Analyst

FAQs

Frequently Asked Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching Course Questions

• Q: What Exams are covered with this Course

A: By completing this course you can prepare for the following Cisco exams

• 200-125 CCNA Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated (CCNAX)

OR

• 100-105 ICND1 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)

AND

• 200-105 ICND2 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)

• Q: What topics are covered in this course?

A: Please follow the following link to a detailed list of topics: 200-125 Exam Topics

• Q: What is the course mode

A: This is an Instructor led lab based training with small classes of maximum 5-6 delegates.

• Q: How long do the two CCNA exams last?

A: ICND1 (100-105), the first of the two CCNA exams lasts 90min in length and the second CCNA exam ICND2 (200-105) lasts 75min in length.

• Q: Can I take my CCNA Routing and Switching exams from home?

A: No. The CCNA exams must be taken at a Cisco authorised training centre

• Q: Am I required to re-certify my CCNA Routing and Switching certification?

A: Yes. Cisco’s CCNA Routing and Switching certification is valid for only (3) three years after passing the ICND2 or CCNAX exam, and after that time, you will simply need to write (1) one exam to recertify.