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Networking Academy Offerings Update Lima Peru, 30 May 2012 Gary Coman Director, Corporate Affairs

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Curricula and Assessments Highly interactive online curricula engage students and enhance learning, and state-of-the-art online assessments provide immediate, interactive feedback on students’ strengths and weaknesses

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Simulation and Gaming in Education Cisco Packet Tracer provides a powerful simulation-based learning environment that supplements physical equipment with virtual networks. The Cisco Aspire Beta 4 game integrates virtual worlds, levels, competition, and scoring to help students learn while they are having fun

Entrepreneurial Skills Passport21 to Entrepreneurship provides entrepreneurship education through a series of case studies, and Cisco Packet Tracer activities that expose students to critical business and financial skills

Programs and Services • Personalized eVouchers • Recognition program • Networking Academy Maintenance Service

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ROUTE: Implementing IP Routing SWITCH: Implementing IP Switched Networks

Networking for Home and Small Businesses Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP

Network Professional

Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise Designing and Supporting Computer Networks

Network Specialist Network Associate Network Technician

IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software

TSHOOT: Troubleshooting and Maintaining IP Networks

Network Fundamentals Routing Protocols and Concepts LAN Switching and Wireless

CCNA Security

CCNP

Accessing the WAN

CCNA Security CCNA Discovery

CCNA Exploration

IT Essentials

IT Technician

PACKET TRACER

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Over the Past 12 Months—January 31, 2012 IT Essentials 150,825 (20%)

CCNA 572,548 (77%)

CCNP 10,988 (2%) CCNA Security 9,688 (1%)

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RELEASE DATES:

June 2007

March 2008

June 2008

V4.0

March 2010

December 2010

March 2011

V4.1

Windows 7 Supplemental Content

Windows 7 Lab Content

UN Language courses

Non-UN Language courses

20% Of Student Enrolled in ITE

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42% Of Students Are Enrolled in a Translated Course

Aligns to CompTIA A+ 2009 Certification Objectives

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• Maintain alignment with A+ certification direction in close partnership

with CompTIA • Continue to focus on PC Hardware and Software (PC Hardware, OS,

networking, laptops, printers, operational procedures) • Started planning process on next revision. Possible changes include: • Incorporating Windows 7 supplemental content into the course • Adding Windows 7 OS as part of lab bundle • More depth in Troubleshooting, PC Networking, Security • Supporting emerging technology trends – mobility, client side virtualization • Design for & leverage capabilities of new technology system • Plans to translate to Simplified Chinese! • More information to come in June-August timeframe: •

Availability dates, content changes, lab equipment bundle changes

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RELEASE DATES:

June/December 2007

February 2008

CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration V4.0 Courses

March 2008

November 2011

April 2012

UN Language courses

77% Of Student Enrolled in CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration

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August 2011

Non-UN Language courses

37% Of Students Are Enrolled in a Translated Course

Aligns to CCNA Certification Objectives

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• Understand instructor’s opinions about curriculum-related issues • Validate anecdotal information with a larger, representative audience • 1,171 Instructors who have taught CCNA Discovery or CCNA

Exploration in the past 12 months Region Africa Asia Pac Greater China CEE European Markets Japan LA & C ME Russia & CIS US/ Can Unknown

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n 36 116 14 109 236 7 175 46 31 290 111

Sample% 3.1 9.9 1.2 9.3 20.2 0.6 14.9 3.9 2.6 24.8 9.5

Education Level Secondary/High School Community/Technical College College/University Other

Sample% 18.4 34.7 41.1 5.8

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Amount of Content—Discovery 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

D1 (n=292) D2 (n=280) D3 (n=230) D4 (n=213)

Amount of content just right

Too much detail on some topics

Too many topics

Too many labs

Too many activities

Not enough content

Amount of Content—Exploration 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

E1 (n=850) E2 (n=837) E3 (n=796) E4 (n=762)

Amount of content just right

Too much detail on some topics

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Too many topics

Too many labs

Too many activities

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Topics to Remove 45

Write-in responses • No major trend • Anything obsolete • EIGRP (6) • VTP (3) • Classful networks (3) • ISDN (3)

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Frame relay © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

RIPv1

STP detail

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Topics to Add Please rate the importance of adding/increasing emphasis on each of the following. 1=Not at all important 2=A little important 3=Somewhat important 4=Important 5=Very important

Wireless Data Center Voice MPLS DSL Metro Ethernet Cable Dark Fiber DWDM SONET/SDH Time-Division Multiplexing Frame Relay ISDN

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IPv6 Coverage

High, Where IPv6 takes precedence over IPv4

Medium, where IPv6 may be taught along with IPv4 throughout the course at a level that would prepare our students to work with IPv6

Low, meeting the minimum required by what the certification will require

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Mobile Activities—Instructors

How desirable is it to be able to do each of the following on your phone or tablet? 1=Not at all desirable 2=A little desirable 3=Somewhat desirable 4=Desirable 5=Very desirable

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Mobile Activities—Students

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Maintain alignment with certification direction in tight partnership with L@C Continue focus on core routing & switching technologies Design for & leverage capabilities of new technology system • Greater flexibility for instructors to

tailor courses and support multiple learning paths

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Include emerging technologies topics, e.g. Data Center, Virtualization

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Integrated IPv6 in course flow

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Identify core and non-core content for certification

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Expand PT SBA enhancements

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Early stages of planning process

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Gathering requirements based on student and instructor feedback, market and technology trends

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More information to come in June-August timeframe

• Support mobile access and

content delivery on any device

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Enhance curricula content:

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Update and add course content to align to cert • Leverage development tools to identify, track, and resolve edits • Follow standard ToS and assessment processes • Architect the content in logical sets of learning that increase flexibility and can be reused as part of other offerings

Curriculum will undergo updated FQA process Content will be reviewed by external validators • Opportunity for feedback from customer through external review process • SMT will be completed before release

Course will follow new, more timely maintenance process PT activities will be aligned to PT 5.3 Leverage advisory team • Course Design • New System Integration © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

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• Aligns with updated CCNA Security (IINS) Certification Exam (640-554) • Cisco ASA content added in a new chapter including four ASA labs • Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP) replaced Security Device

Manager (SDM) throughout the course content and labs • Expanded scope of existing content, including the following: Info on mitigating SNMP threats Discussion on IPv6 ACLs and object groups Content on IPS Global Correlation and Security Intelligence Operation (SIO) Info on Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) filtering Info on Cisco protected port feature (PVLAN Edge) Content on Cisco SecureX security architecture Info on the Secure Copy (SCP) command

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End-of-Life Milestones for CCNA Security v1.0 End-of-Life Announcement

Last Class Start Date

Last Class End date

End-of-Support and End-of-Availability

March 8, 2012

May 31, 2012

August 31, 2012

August 31, 2012

Cisco IINS Certification Exam Availability Course

Exam Name

Exam Number

Availability

CCNA Security v1.0

IINS

640-553

Available through September 30, 2012

CCNA Security v1.1

IINS

640-554

From February 28, 2012

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Assessment Options Improved security for final exams Ability to track student progress across curriculum and assessment activities Improved security for chapter exams Addition of optional topic-based exams with PT and MC questions Improved security for PT Exams Pool of items for Chapter Exams More drag-and-drop simlet Items Ability to add/subtract items on Chapter Exams Ability to add/subtract items on Final Exams Chapter Exams are PT Exams rather than MC 1 © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

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• Additional form for some exams to reduce cheating and

overexposure of original exam • Clarification and simplification of instructions • Removal of extraneous or repetitive tasks • Removal of some scoring dependencies that might result in

multiple incorrect scores • More flexibility when scoring student answers • More targeted diagnostic feedback for both students

and instructors

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Cisco Packet Tracer 5.3.2 or Above Required CCNA Discovery

Exam Name

Networking for Home and Small Businesses

Dhomesb PT Practice SBA

Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP

DsmbISP PT Practice SBA

Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise

DRSEnt PT Practice SBA DRSEnt PT Practice SBA2

Designing and Supporting Computer Networks

DCompNtwk PT Practice SBA

CCNA Exploration

Exam Name

Network Fundamentals

Enetwork PT Practice SBA

Routing Protocols and Concepts

Erouting PT Practice SBA Erouting PT Practice SBA2

LAN Switching and Wireless

Eswitching PT Practice SBA

Accessing the WAN

EWAN PT Practice SBA

CCNA Security CCNA Security

Exam Name CCNAS PT Practice SBA

Note: PT Practice SBAs are available in English only but are available for use in non-English classes © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

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Curricula and Assessments Highly interactive online curricula engage students and enhance learning, and state-of-the-art online assessments provide immediate, interactive feedback on students’ strengths and weaknesses

© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Simulation and Gaming in Education Cisco Packet Tracer provides a powerful simulation-based learning environment that supplements physical equipment with virtual networks. The Cisco Aspire Beta 4 game integrates virtual worlds, levels, competition, and scoring to help students learn while they are having fun

Entrepreneurial Skills Passport21 to Entrepreneurship provides entrepreneurship education through a series of case studies, and Cisco Packet Tracer activities that expose students to critical business and financial skills

Programs and Services • Personalized eVouchers • Recognition program • Networking Academy Maintenance Service

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Cisco NetAcad Offerings

• NetAcad Portfolio • Curricula • Assessments • Simulation & Gaming • Supplemental content • Translated courses • Programs & Services • Vouchers • Recognition • Networking Academy Maintenance Service

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Partner Offerings

• Cisco Press resources • ASC/ITC resources • NetAcad Resource Program • L@C Partner courses

Community Generated Content

• Translations • Cloud Seminar • Voice Primer

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• Content developed through partnerships between Networking

Academy instructors and Cisco • Goal of these collaborative efforts is to assemble relevant content

to share with the entire NetAcad community • We’re in the early stages of supporting this approach • Not a formal curricula or offering of the Cisco Networking

Academy program • Leverage the NetAcad Communities to load & share content • No commitment by the community or Cisco to update this content

or provide any formal support to the wider Academy community

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NetAcad Instructor Community Site (community.netacad.net) • Communities • Offerings • CCNA Discovery & CCNA Exploration •Community Generated Content • Cloud (Intro page)

Cloud Discussion Forum Cloud Seminar Files

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• New technology solution provides new capabilities and features to

incorporate into learning offerings • ITE and CCNA curricula revision are priority over the next year • Stay tuned for more information as planning process progresses • Promote adoption of updated CCNA Security v1.1 course • Continue with enhancements to PT Practice SBAs • Broaden use of supplemental content and gaming • Experiment with enabling Community Generated Content • Roll out new programs such as Personalized e-Vouchers and

Recognition

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Thank you.