CISCO CCNA training courses

Certified Cisco trained individuals and graduates are highly sought after around the world because of the high value employers place on this practical, industry standard training.

Bournemouth University (BU) offers the authorised Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) training courses to advance your career in

• Network Administration
• Network Installation
• Network Engineering.

Our CISCO courses will enable you to have the confidence to succeed in entry-level career opportunities in networking or IT positions.

Completion of our Cisco courses can lead (with an additional qualification) to full CCNA Certification.

We offer the following CCNA training courses as a part–time study option:

CCNA 1 Exploration – ‘Network Fundamentals’

CCNA 1 provides opportunities to gain skills and hands-on experience to design, install, operate and maintain networks in small-to-medium size organisations, such as enterprise or service provider environments.

CCNA 2 Exploration – ‘Routing & Routing Protocols’

CCNA 2 provides opportunities to gain skills and hands-on experience of connecting and configuring networks, employing routers and choosing between protocols such as RIP, EIGRP and OSPF.

CCNA 3 Exploration – ‘LAN Switching & Wireless’

CCNA 3 provides opportunities to gain intellectual skills and experience of designing and configuring modern switched virtual networks, employing protocols such as VTP, STP, Inter-VLAN Routing, and Wireless LANS IEEE802.11.

CCNA 4 Exploration – ‘Accessing the WAN’

CCNA 4 emphasises concepts of Wide Area Network (WAN) protocols and Internet Security. It provides opportunities to gain understanding of concepts and skills by choosing and configuring WAN technologies, employing protocols such as PPP, CHAP, PAP, HDLC, Frame Relay, DHCP and NAT; Security issues and countermeasures such as ACL are learned.

When, where and how to book

• Course Duration: 11 weeks part-time (Wednesday afternoons)
• Start Dates: 11 January 2012 (part-time)
• Location: Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole BH12 5BB
• Booking: Use the links above for the course you are interested in and click on ‘how to apply’.