What is CCNA?

The CCNA Cisco certification is known in the information technology field as the Cisco Certified Network Associate.  The key question our future students ask us concerns the background needed for the Cisco Certified Network Associate to lend credibility to their job resume. Let’s begin by answering this question.

When researching any new field a potential student will uncover the glamorous results as their first step.  The Cisco CCNA is at the top of a group of certifications, which are needed to provide credibility to a candidate who wants to maintain or manage a network.  In order to arrive at destination CCNA, several steps will need to be accomplished.

Employers when hiring a CCNA professional are looking for an employee who is certified to handle several important networking tasks. These are as follows: repair a computer, maintain a server and handle a router, which the Cisco Certified Network Associate certifies a student to accomplish. 

Students who gain certificates in the areas outlined above are considered to be fully qualified for CCNA.

Computer repair is the beginning or first step.  The certification for computer repair is the CompTia A+.  This course is usually completed in five weeks with 40 hours of hands-on class instruction.  Candidates passing the A+ exam must complete two exams, Hardware and operating systems.

The certificate to handle a network server is the Microsoft MCITP/Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional.  This certificate is completed in five months with the student passing five exams ranging from network infrastructure through active directory. 

The last stop for your destination is the Cisco CCNA.  This certificate is completed in six weeks with full hands-on instruction.  Students will pass two exams on the same day: ICND one and ICND2. 

Students having little or no experience in the information technology field will need to complete all of the steps in order to convince a potential future employer of their qualifications.  Students who have at least two years of work experience may eliminate the computer repair certification and possibly 2 out of the five Microsoft server exams. 

The Cisco CCNA is in demand.  Companies entering the cloud need someone on their staff who has a full understanding of routers and firewalls. 

It is very true the economy is going through a slow time, but information technology has pockets of demand, which need to be filled by qualified candidates.  You can be one of them.

Call ABCO Technology at 310-216-3067 for more information about how the CCNA can enhance your information technology career.

 

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