1. 1 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Cisco Networking Academy Program High School Career University College Fundamentals Courses ITE 2 UNIXJAVA NIE Panduit ITE 1 3 Switching 1 Basics 4 WAN 2 Routing CCNA CCNP 3 Multilayer Switching 2 Remote Access 4 Trouble Shooting 1 Advanced Routing Wireless Security Career Network Installer Basic IT Support System Admin Software support / dev SMB Networking Enterprise Networking IP Tel alpha Each circle approximates to 70 hours of learning

2. 2 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Certification Mapping - Fundamentals Fundamentals Courses ITE 2 UNIXJAVA NIE Panduit ITE 1 Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 CompTia A+ PAI - Panduit Authorised Installer (2006) No direct certification map – together basis of CompTia Server+

3. 3 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Certification Mapping - CCNA Cert 3 Switching 1 Basics 4 WAN 2 Routing CCNA CCNA 640-801 INTRO (640-821) - Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies ICND (640-811) - Inter-connecting Cisco Networking Devices

4. 4 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Certification Mapping – Advanced technologies Cert CCNP 3 Multilayer Switching 2 Remote Access 4 Trouble Shooting 1 Advanced Routing Wireless Security SNRS (642-502) – Securing Network Switches and Routers SNPA (642-522) – Securing Networks using the PIX Adaptive Security Appliance Success in these exams leads to Firewall Specialist certification 2 from the 5 exams required for Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) certification IP Tel alpha CCNP BSCI (642-801)-Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks BCMSN (642-811) - Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks BCRAN (642-821) - Building Cisco Remote Access Networks) CIT (642-831) - Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Also required a valid CCNA No direct certification map WLANFE (642-582 ) – Wireless LAN Support Specialist Also required a valid CCNA

5. 5 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Career Mapping - Fundamentals Fundamentals Courses ITE 2 UNIXJAVA NIE Panduit ITE 1 Programmer, Web designer IT desktop support, IT Technician Cable Installer, Network planner Sys Admin IT support specialist

6. 6 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Career Mapping - CCNA Cert 3 Switching 1 Basics 4 WAN 2 Routing CCNA SMB network support Design, build and maintain a small network. Valuable for a wide range of Engineering and IT professional careers Help desk, 1 st line support technician Part trained SMB network support

7. 7 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Session Number Presentation_ID Career Mapping – Advanced technologies CCNP 3 Multilayer Switching 2 Remote Access 4 Trouble Shooting 1 Advanced Routing Wireless Security Enterprise level – design maintain and support networks Professional networking Engineering IT installation technician, Wireless design and installations Enterprise level – design maintain and support network security (Router and PIX) Professional networking Engineering