Interested educational institutions are given the designation of Networking Academy at the level of training that they will be providing in the program. There are currently three possible tiers of training. Industry experts at Cisco systems train the Instructor Trainers at the Cisco Academy Training Centers (CATCs), the CATC Instructors train Regional Academy Instructors and the Regional Academy Instructors train the Local Academy Instructors who then educate students. Utilizing this three-tier training model helps provide instructors the training they need in close proximity to where they are located. Educational institutions may play a role at one or more of these training levels.

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) 1-4
• Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNP) 1-4
• Fundamentals of Network Security
• Fundamentals of Wireless LANs
• IT Essentials 1: PC Hardware and Software
• FIT Essentials 2: Network Operating Systems
• Fundamentals of Java Programming
• FIT Essentials 2: Network Operating Systems
• Fundamentals of UNIX
• Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials

• Students gain access to:
  • multi-media web-based delivery that supports student-centred learning
  • hands-on training that develops problem solving skills
  • globally recognised industry-standard certification
  • an international passport to a well-paid career
• Educational institutions are able to gain access and deliver a program that:
  • is designed by industry and education experts
  • is ready-made and continuously updated on-line
  • comes with a Quality Assurance Plan
  • is available free to non-profit educational institutes
  • utilize the latest web tools
  • has full technical support and on-line instructors’ guide
  • uses a specially–designed management tool which reduces administration time and increases productivity
  • conducts assessment on-line/provides immediate feedback that monitors students’ progress
• Businesses can choose from a large pool of skilled networking graduates
  • with practical experience
  • who have undergone laboratory sessions designed with problem solving skills
  • who need no further training
  • who are industry certified
• Governments and societies gain access to a national pool of skilled IT manpower that:
  • reduces the need for foreign labour
  • boosts the growth of economies
  • attracts foreign investment
  • enhances e-learning and networking development at little or no cost
  • bridges the digital divide from country to country, rural to urban, young and old, and regardless of gender

• http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/get_involved/BecomeAnAcademy.html
• http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/academy/index.html