CISCO
Monash Professional - a Cisco Networking Local Academy
Monash Professional provides students from Monash University and members of the public with an innovative training program designed to ensure you receive a blended mix of conceptual learning with practical hands-on experience. Participants will learn how to design, build and maintain computer networks. Cisco networking equipment, as well as networking technologies from other vendors, is used to deliver the official Cisco Networking Academy curriculum to students through a series of short courses.
Courses offered
Monash Professional offers course units under the Cisco Networking Local Academy program. This consists of four short courses each of 40 hours duration. There are no specific course prerequisites for the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum, however, a minimum level of computer literacy and access to the Internet is required. The courses are designed with a large amount of hands-on laboratory based learning. The curriculum, which is accessed through a web browser, is predominately multimedia based and provides candidates with an understanding of the essential foundations in networking.
Credit for Study
Monash Professional has partnered with Monash University’s Faculty of IT to provide credit for postgraduate students who undertake Cisco studies. This credit consists of two six point units:
- CIS4881 granted for completion of CCNA1 and 2 at the Monash University Cisco Academy, and
- CIS4885 granted for completion of CCNA3 and 4 at the Monash University Cisco Academy.
Undergraduate students from the Faculty of IT may also undertake the program for credit. The Faculty grants unspecified second year credit for completion of CCNA1 and 2; and unspecified third year credit for completion of CCNA3 and 4.
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