Networking
Networking Essentials
Course Overview
Networking Essentials teaches networking based on environments learners may encounter in daily life, including small office and home office networking. This course provides an engaging, self-paced learning experience using Packet Tracer simulation, interactive activities, and learning everyday devices found at home.
Benefits
Develops a foundational understanding of the high-level network architecture and how a network operates.
Prepares for Careers
- For developers, cybersecurity, business analysts, or other professionals: gain essential networking knowledge
- For students: a launch point for many career pathways, from cybersecurity to software to business and more
Course Details
Target Audience: High school, secondary and 2 -year college vocational students, college and university students studying IT and non-IT fields, career changers
Estimated Time to Completion: 70 hours
Prerequisites: None
Course Delivery: Instructor-guided or Self-paced
Learning Component Highlights:
✓ 20 modules and 19 practice labs
✓ 24 Cisco Packet Tracer activities
✓ 130+ interactive activities, videos, & quizzes ü 5 module exams
✓ 1 final exam
Course Recognitions: Digital Badge
Certification Alignment of Cybersecurity Pathway: IT Specialist Cybersecurity certification from Certiport