Study Cisco CCNA with The Open University
The UK's largest Cisco Academy, The Open University, is celebrating its rapidly growing suite of IT vendor certifications by offering two free places to study the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) programme starting in February 2011.
Cisco Systems are world leaders in supplying networking equipment for the internet. The CCNA programme will convey the knowledge, understanding, and skills needed to configure a local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) using Cisco equipment.
Kevin Streater, Executive Director, IT&Telecoms at The Open University, said: "As the leaders in part time distance education, The Open University is committed to helping organisations address the skills gap with relevant courses to build professional skills. Vendor certified courses such as Microsoft, Cisco and VMWare are highly demanded additions to our BCS accredited courses designed to enhance student employability and support specific industry job roles; for example Computer Forensics and Project Management.
As the fastest growing Cisco Academy, The Open University delivers CCNA and CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) curriculum using an online virtual learning environment provided by Cisco.
There is a chance to win a free place on Cisco Networking CCNA (T216) - visit www.openuniversity.co.uk/computing before 23rd November 2010.
In addition, The Open University is also a Microsoft IT Academy, accredited by CompTIA , the Linux Professional Institute and BCS accredited training partner. As a founding sponsor in the Cyber Security Challenge UK, The OU is committed to addressing the shortage of skilled professionals in the cyber security sector. Further information on the challenge can be found online at www.cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk.