CCNA Course

overview

CCNA is one of the world-renowned IT certifications qualification that is being offered by Cisco Systems. It is an entry-level Cisco Career certification. Cisco tests are updated regularly to cope with the update in the IT sector. In the past, various types of CCNAs were combined to form general CCNA credentials.

This course ensures an individual is informed about the foundation of network systems, their principles, and their efficient uses in the IT sectors. It has been an essential subject for people who are planning to develop professions in networking and fields related to networking in Nepal or outside Nepal. These courses are in high demand at the current period and they are being offered by various learning platforms such as Cisco and its academic companions. Cisco has also been providing access to these courses in Nepal.
 

Program Structure

What will be taught during the CCNA course?

CCNA course covers the wide topic as listed below:

• Network Fundamentals: This part will teach you about network constituents, features of network topology architectures, and a comparison of the physical interface and cabling types.
• Network Access: In this portion, you will understand how to configure and verify VLANs spanning multiple switches, configure and verify the inter-switch connectivity, and describe Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes.
• IP Connectivity: In this part, you will learn about the interpretation of various routing components.
• IP Services: This portion is all about showing your capability to set up routing for various IP versions and describing the reason for redundancy protocols.
• Security Fundamentals: This consists of various theories on understanding dangers and methods to avoid those threats along with various training and awareness for users.
• Automation and Programmability: In this portion, you will be taught how automation affects the management of networks, the comparison of controller-based networking and traditional networks, and how to manage the configuration of networks.

Objectives

What are the main goals of the CCNA course?

Some of the major objectives of this course are as follows:

• To equip students with a clear understanding of the working principles of network operating systems and ways to set them up.
• To develop the skills for connecting and securing a network and understanding of ethernet local area networks, virtual local area networking, segmentation targeting, and positioning.
• To provide a good understanding of static and dynamic routing and its concepts, opening the quickest path and enhancing the Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.
• To foster the knowledge on setting up and managing the IP connections.
• To provide students insights on various services that can be given over IP networks.
• To endow an essential understanding of the basics of network security and how to implement it.
• To ensure the students are aware of the latest trends in the automation of networks and methods to apply them.
• To understand infrastructures such as device monitoring and management, configuration management, and troubleshooting.

Career Prospects

CCNA course can open a wide range of career opportunities for you. Some of those career choices are as follows:

• Network Engineer: Employed in this position, you might need to design and build networks, monitor those networks as well as optimize the infrastructures.
• Network Administrator: For this job role, you have to design and implement an innovative network, configure the network, and monitor the working of the network.
• Collaboration Engineer: In this position, you are required to manage and maintain video networks, IP telephony, and communication systems within an organization.
• VoIP Engineer: As a holder of this job, you have to create an architecture plan for voice and data service to analyze the VoIP network and computer systems.
• Technical Support Engineer: In this job, you have to provide technical assistance and resolve problems related to computer networks.
• Technical Consultant: As the holder of this position, you have to plan, execute, control, conserve, improve, track, fix, and assist various kinds of design.
• Adobe tech support specialist: In this job, you have to provide technical assistance for Adobe products and network fundamentals.
• L2/L3 Network Support Engineer: For this role, you should handle second and third-level assistance and service appeals.
• AI Data Architect: As the holder of this job, you need to create and execute AI solutions.
• Network and Svcs Operation Associate: Being employed in this job, you also have to manage and maintain network infrastructure.

Prerequisite

In order to become CCNA certified, you’ll have to take the 200-301 CCNA exam offered by Cisco. There are no prerequisites for the exam, but Cisco reports that CCNA candidates generally have the following experience prior to taking the exam:

• At least one year of using and implementing Cisco products and solutions
• Basic knowledge of IP addressing
• Knowledge of network fundamentals
   

Self Learning Tips

 There are various online platforms which offer the basics of this course without any cost. However, you are required to pay a certain amount of money to get certification. Some of those online platforms are Coursera, Great Learning, and Class Central. If you are seeking help while preparing for the CCNA examination then here are some tips:

• First of all, you should familiarize yourself with the question pattern.
• Schedule your timetable to study as per your feasibility. You should focus on spending limited time regularly on studies rather than frying your brain a week before the CCNA exam.
• Focus more on earning practical knowledge in comparison to theoretical knowledge.
• Gather sufficient study materials as per your ability.
• Regularly practice mock tests on CCNA because this can immensely help you in time management and pressure handling during the CCNA assessment.
   

Conclusion

Although it is possible to prepare for the CCNA certification on your own, it is highly recommended that you sign up for dedicated classes for the actual exam. There are many institutions within most major cities in the country dedicated to teaching students the necessary tools and ideas to pass this certification exam. Like most courses, the capital still has some of the best institutions to learn these technical skills. Out of the many institutions that are dedicated to help students, IT Training Nepal remains one of the best training institutions for the CCNA certification preparation.