CCNP
Starting from January 2012 the CCNP will be offered by Frederick Cisco Networking Academy in Nicosia.
The Cisco CCNP curriculum is designed for Cisco Networking Academy® students seeking career oriented, enterprise-level networking skills. Target students include experienced networking professionals who are ready to advance their core routing, switching, and network troubleshooting skills and students with Cisco CCNA-level knowledge who are enrolled in technology degree programs at institutions of higher education. CCNP provides a next step for CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration students who want to build on their CCNA level skill set to further a career in computer networking.
The curriculum offers the following features and benefits:
- Provides an in-depth, theoretical overview of advanced routing and switching and troubleshooting complex enterprise networks
- Builds on the Cisco CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration courses with more complex network configurations, diagnosis, and troubleshooting
- Experience-oriented courses employ industry-relevant instructional approaches to prepare students for professional jobs in the industry
- Students gain significant hands-on interaction with networking equipment to prepare them for certification exams and career opportunities
- Hands-on labs and case studies help students apply what they learn and develop critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills