My school offers some sort of a Cisco course in computer networking, and I have no idea what it's about. I'm still trying to get a framework of what my future years of college will be like, as in what subjects I'm taking, and it seems like I'll be bored in the year I can choose this Cisco course.
Snippet pulled off some website, courtesy of teh Googlez:
" Avondale College is also able to reduce ICT maintenance costs through a spin-off benefit from the Cisco Networking Academy Programme it runs for year 12 and year 13 students. Students can leave school with a CCNA qualification and some are invited back to further their experience by helping as technicians for the school network – usually for three or four years. "
(Sorry, can't find a quote coding thingy)
It's a two year course, and either the previous years' students have been real geniuses, or the teacher in charge is really good, because I think, off the top of my head, my school's pwned ( owned/beaten/whooped/shamed/embarassed ) at this prestigious annual contest run by Cisco, winning for the last two years in a row, and embarrassing scores of University students taking the same course, in the process.
Anyone know much about this qualification and what I can do with it? And is there any "small-print" I should be aware of? Also, since this takes a slot in my timetable, it offers 20+ credits "by inclusion", whatever that means. Please enlighten me, o ye wise people.