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Cisco CCENT Certification
A Firebrand Training
3
Day Course
Cisco CCENT Certification - Overview
Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician
The Cisco CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certification validates the skills required for entry-level network support positions, the starting point for many successful careers in networking. Candidates should have the knowledge and skill to install, operate and troubleshoot a small enterprise branch network, including basic network security. CCENT certification is the first step toward achieving CCNA, which covers medium size enterprise branch networks with more complex connections.
During our 3-day Certification Training Program, you will live, learn, and take the exam at one of our state-of-the-art education centres. This blended-learning program employs outcome-based (Lecture | Lab | Review) delivery - that focuses on preparing you with the real-world skills required to pass the simulator-based CCENT exam and to hit the ground running in your career.
- Allows you to achieve your certification in half the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages
- Helps students grasp complex technical concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
- Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory
Cisco CCENT Certification - Benefits
Reasons for Cisco certification include career advancement, personal improvement, skills enhancement, higher earnings, and increased on-the-job productivity.
Why Cisco Certifications?
- Cisco Certified Professionals are among the highest paid in the world.
- Cisco Certification gives you respect in IT Industry by allowing you to provide great value and service to any organization you work for.
- Cisco Certification validates an individual's achievement, thereby increasing the holder's professional credibility by ensuring high standards of technical expertise.
- Industry trend shows that with each certification there is an increase in salary of the certificate holders. Additionally, multiple certifications directly correlate to further increases.
Build Your Skills And Your Career: Certify Yourself
The Cisco CCENT certification lays the foundation for all other Cisco certifications.
This certification solidifies and markets your knowledge of installing, configuring, and operating routed LANs and WANs. Optimising WAN traffic through Internet access solutions that reduce bandwidth, and reducing WAN costs using features such as access list filters are also professional tasks of a CCENT.
Cisco certifications also afford you special membership benefits
- A certificate of accomplishment.
- A wallet card, logo and designation for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers.
- Access to the secure Cisco on-line tracking system so you can download logos, and track your Cisco certification progress throughout your career.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.
Cisco CCENT Certification - Curriculum
The Cisco CCENT certification validates the skills required for entry-level network support positions, the starting point for many successful careers in networking.
Candidates should have the knowledge and skill to install, operate and troubleshoot a small enterprise branch network, including basic network security. CCENT certification is the first step toward achieving CCNA, which covers medium size enterprise branch networks with more complex connections.
Course Content - ICND v.10
Operation of Data Networks
- Purpose and functions of network devices
- OSI and TCP/IP models
- Common networking applications
- Impact of voice and video on a network
Implementing a small switched network
- Layer 2 LAN technologies
- Network segmentation and traffic management
- Basic switch and operation of Cisco switches
- Implement basic switch security
Implementing a an IP addressing scheme
- Assignment of valid IP addresses in a network
- Introduction to NAT
- Introduction to DNS
- Private & Public addressing
- Using Cisco SDM for DHCP and DNS
Implementing a small routed network
- Basic router concepts
- Operation of Cisco routers
- Configure RIPv2 protocol
- Verify router operation using standard utilities
- Configure Static routes
- Manage IOS configuration files
- Implement router security
Concepts of Wireless LANs
- Wireless standards
- Components in a wireless network
- Configure a wireless network
- Wireless security
Identifying security threats to a network
- Current security threats
- Threat mitigation
- Introduction to security appliances
- Recommended security practices
Introducing WAN links
- Connectivity methods
- Configure a basic WAN serial connection
Cisco CCENT Certification - Exam Track
Exams
The CCENT qualification will be achieved by passing the following exam:
640-822 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1
Cisco CCENT Certification - What's Included
Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.
Our Certification Programs includes
- Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
- Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
- Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
- Examination vouchers *
- On site testing **
- Accommodation, All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Tea/Coffee
- Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
- Examination Passing Policy
Please note
- * Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
- ** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications
Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.
Cisco CCENT Certification - Prerequisites
Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:
- Experience of a desktop operating system
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals
Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.
Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.
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CCENT Certification Course Dates
Start |
End |
Availability |
Register |
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8/9/2008 |
10/9/2008 |
Finished |
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22/9/2008 |
24/9/2008 |
Finished |
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6/10/2008 |
8/10/2008 |
Finished |
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20/10/2008 |
22/10/2008 |
Limited availability |
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3/11/2008 |
5/11/2008 |
Limited availability |
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17/11/2008 |
19/11/2008 |
Seats open |
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1/12/2008 |
3/12/2008 |
Seats open |
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15/12/2008 |
17/12/2008 |
Waitlist |
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