Netacad Technical and

Program Updates

Semyon Ovsyannikov
Technical Manager, Cisco Netacad Europe

Belgium Instructor Event

7 November 2019
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Agenda:
1. New Portfolio and Platform
2. New Certification Track
3. CCNA v7 and The New CCNP
4. Netacad Maintenance

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New Portfolio and Platform

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 The IT Team
of the Future

World of World of
Network Engineers Software Developers

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 World of World of
Network Engineers Software Developers

Automation Application Economy

Software-defined infrastructure Speed of development, shift from IT to LOB,
programmability cloud offers quick and easy

Multi-Cloud Internet of Things

New expectations for speed, Connectivity increases value,
scale, and security edge computing and analytics

AI/ML & Business Insights DevOps & Cloud

For increased performance, Powerful developer tools, APIs and open source,
reliability, and security CI/CD and DevOps are enablers

Secure Foundation
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The New Network Requires New Skillsets
Software
Automation APIs Programming Wireless Security
Defined

Digital business Automation and Network Programming Wireless Expanding

and virtualization device skills technologies security threats
architectures now extend management becoming now require new
rely on software across all moving from essential to prevalent in analytics and
defined network CLI to API network access corresponding
networks domains admins networks skills

Employers expect foundational IP skills and breadth of

knowledge from network engineers
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NetAcad Learning Strategy

Expand learning portfolio Scale global delivery of learning

focused on skills for high Portfolio Platform portfolio, class management and
demand ICT jobs academy operation

Experience

Accelerate and improve

learning effectiveness for skills
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mastery
Portfolio
Networking Programmable Infrastructure Cybersecurity

• Provide breadth and depth in • Domains: Software development, • Domains: IoT and Cloud Security,
networking technology DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, Digital Forensics, Security Audit
IoT data analytics, Business
• Expand coverage in key digital Intelligence, Machine Learning, • Employability skills with alignment
transformation technologies: Network Artificial Intelligence to Cisco and industry certifications
programmability, virtualization,
wireless, & security • Employability skills and alignment to • Gamification
Cisco certifications, e.g. DevNet
• Emphasis on job ready skills and Associate • Updated Security Foundation and
alignment to Cisco certifications Cyber Ops courses
• Expanding portfolio into software
• New CCNA and CCNP Enterprise developer community with DevNet
courses, right-sized content with Associate course
optimized path to job readiness
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Portfolio Direction
Planned Updates/Releases
within 12 months

Under Consideration

Explore Career
IT Essentials PCAP: Programming Essentials in Python
Digital Essentials NDG Linux Essentials
Get Connected Entrepreneurship 2.0 Design Thinking (Hackathon Playbook)
Introduction to Packet Tracer

Linux Unhatched Networking Programmable Cybersecurity

Infrastructure
Cybersecurity Essentials CCNA 7.0: CCNA Security
• Introduction to Networks DevNet Associate
Introduction to Cybersecurity • Switching, Routing, and CCNA Cybersecurity
Wireless Essentials Emerging Tech Workshops: Operations
Introduction to IoT • Enterprise Networking, Network Programmability IoT Fundamentals:
Security, and Automation Experimenting with REST APIs
Networking Essentials
IoT Security
CCNP Enterprise: IoT Fundamentals: Cloud Security (CCSK)
Core Connecting Things
Advanced Routing & Data & Analytics
Big Data Penetration Testing
Services (CEH)

Practice Prototyping Virtual Physical

Packet Tracer Gaming Assessments
Lab Labs Equipment

Complementary Offerings
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New Certification Track

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Technologies used in the New Network
require new skillsets
Digital business and architectures rely Programming skills becoming essential
on software defined networks to network admins

Automation and virtualization now Wireless technologies now prevalent in

extend across all network domains access networks

Network device management moving

from CLI to API Expanding security threats require new
analytics and corresponding skills

Employers expect foundational IP skills and breadth of

knowledge from network admins
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 New CCNA Certification
Realigned CCNA to job and employer needs
Network Automation 10%
• Network administrators need foundational IP
(physical layer, switching and routing basics Automation &

plus IP services) IP Foundation 75% Programmability

• Broad awareness of technologies and problem Security 15%

solving skills Network
Fundamentals
Security
• New hires can be trained to support Network Fundamentals

networking environment specific to that Access

company/industry IP Connectivity

Right-sized CCNA exam blueprint

• Removed topics that extend beyond IP Services

entry/associate level job roles

Employers expect foundational IP skills and breadth of

knowledge from network admins
Sources: Job Role Analysis and Job Task Analysis with SME groups (300+ technical managers); Focus
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 Cisco Expanded Certifications & Training
Certifications Associate Level Specialist Level Professional Level Expert Level

Network
Engineers Technology Concentration
One Exam One Exam Technology Core + Lab Exam
Core Exam Exam

ENCOR Enterprise C C C C C L L

Security C C C C C L
ENARSI
Service Provider C C C C C L
Others…
Collaboration C C C C C L

Data Center C C C C C L

Software
Developers

One Exam One Exam Two Exams Future offering

Training Foundations, e.g. Security, • CCNA • CCNP Tracks • CCIE Tracks

Collaboration, Data Center, • DevNet Associate • DevNet Professional • DevNet Expert (Future)
Wireless

NetAcad
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My Digital Badges
• Like Certificate: Can be issued, verified,
expires, saved in history

• Like Certification Credentials: Can be

shared, verifies, secure privacy

• More than a Certificate: Can be posted

online, attached to your signature, embedded
into online resource

• Unlike the certificate: can not be printed nor

fixed to the wall

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Badges for Netacad
Starting February 2020 issued for CCNA Security after Feb 24
• Completed courses
• Certifications Converted into
• Trainings • CCNA Certification + Security Badge
• Event participation
• Achievements Existing Certificate stays valid till the end of
validity period

* - badges example

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CCNA 7.0 & CCNP Enterprise
Course Updates

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 CCNA 7.0 Course Outlines

Switching, Routing, and Enterprise Networking, Security Use 70h left of

Intro to Networks (ITN) CCNA-4 for:
Wireless Essentials (SRWE) and Automation (ENSA)
Networking Today Basic Device Configuration Single-Area OSPFv2 Concepts CCNP Enterprise
Basic Switch and End Device Switching Concepts Single-Area OSPFv2 (ENCOR, ENARSI)
Configuration VLANs Configuration
Protocol Models or
Inter-VLAN Routing WAN Concepts
Physical Layer
STP Network Security Concepts CCNA Security / CCNA
Number Systems
Etherchannel CyberOps
Data Link Layer ACL Concepts
DHCPv4
Ethernet Switching ACLs for IPv4 Configuration or
Network Layer SLAAC and DHCPv6 Concepts
FHRP Concepts NAT for IPv4
Address Resolution DevNet Associate
Basic Router Configuration LAN Security Concepts VPN and IPsec Concepts
IPv4 Addressing Switch Security Configuration QoS Concepts
or
IPv6 Addressing WLAN Concepts Network Management
ICMP WLAN Configuration Network Design Python / ETWs
Transport Layer Routing Concepts
Network Troubleshooting
Application Layer IP Static Routing
Network Security Fundamentals Network Virtualization or
Troubleshoot Static and Default
Build a Small Network Routes Network Automation
IT Essentials
__ New/significantly changed
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CCNP Enterprise
Current SWITCH ROUTE TSHOOT
Exams • New Labs and Exams using Cisco Press
Certification Guide as an anchor for text
materials
• ENCOR ~Jan release by CP
Enterprise • ENARSI ~Mar release by CP

New Enterprise Advanced • Digital badges for completion of labs &

Exams Core Routing & exams and passing assessments
Services • Target timeframes:
• Equip list (end of Dec)
• PPTs, Labs and Exams (Feb-Apr 2020)
Leverages ROUTE/SWITCH/TSHOOT topics and labs with addition of:

• Virtualization • Wireless • Network Programmability

• Automation • Analytics

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CCNA Instructor Qualification Mapping
CCNA R&S v6 Course
Current Qualification(s)
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA 2 (Routing & Switching Essentials)
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA 2 (Routing & Switching Essentials)
CCNA 3 (Scaling Networks)
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA 2 (Routing & Switching Essentials)
CCNA 3 (Scaling Networks)
CCNA 4 (Connecting Networks)
CCNA v7 Course Materials to
Qualification(s) Earned Review*
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks) No additional
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA 2 (SRWE) v7
CCNA 2 (Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials)
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA3 (ENSA) v7 +
CCNA 2 (Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials)
Bridging Course
CCNA 3 (Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation)
CCNA 1 (Intro to Networks)
CCNA 2 (Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials) Bridging Course
CCNA 3 (Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation)
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CCNA v7 Migration Guidance

Feb 24 July 31
Dec 10, 2019* New CCNA exam Last CCENT exam

Complete v6 courses for

students targeting existing
cert

Continue with Wrap-up CCNA v6 + adopt v7 Bridging

CCNA v6 content

Transition to CCNA v7
(course #2 and #3 are significantly changed)

The timeline is specific for English version of CCNA 7.

For other languages, continue teaching v6 until v7 becomes available
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 Key Milestones & Timeline
2019 2020

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Certifications
New Certifications Public Announcement • New cert exams go live EOL of CCENT (ICND1)
(June 10) • EOL Old cert exams Exam for NetAcad
• Training badges go live (Jul 31)
(Feb 24, 2020)

Networking Draft 1 S&S Draft 2 S&S

(June 26) (Aug)
CCNA 7.0 First Look
CCNA 7.0 Target GA (EN): Dec 10, 2019 CCNA 7.0 Learning
• Courses, Labs & Exams, PT Badges go live
• Bridging course

Translations  - AR, BP, FR, RU, ES, ZH_CN::

• Bridging course
• CCNA 7.0 Courses
(Jan-Jul)

CCNP Enterprise 8.0 Equip List Target GA (EN)*

Labs & Exams

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New CCNA

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Relative NetAcad Course Comparison
Going away

Current CCNA v6

Current content or moving to CCNP

Some of new Topics

LAN Security
New CCNA v7
Switch Security

WLAN Concepts

WLAN Configuration
New Topics
Network Security

VPN & IPSec

Network Automation
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CCNA R&S v6 Content Removed reference by size
ITN RSE ScaN CN
Internet of
Port VTP, Extended VLANs, DTP HDLC
CIDR Parent/Child Things
IPv4 Routes
Forwarding

Spanning-Tree Configuration PPP

RIPv2
EIGRP GRE
Troubleshoot ACLs
OSPFv3 EBGP

Troubleshoot NAT
OSPF Multiarea IPv6 ACLs

Troubleshoot ACLs

PPPoE SPAN

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CCNA R&S v6 Content Removed DRAFT
: Topic
by the s ma
course y change
in Details for RSE, ScaN, CN releas
e
Routing & Switching Essentials Connecting Network
Scaling Networks (ScaN)
(RSE) (CN)
Routing Concepts LAN Design (Moved to CCNA 2) WAN Concepts
Static Routing Scaling Networks Point-to-Point Connections
• 2.1 VTP, Extended VLANs & DTP
Dynamic Routing (Moved to CCNA 3) • 2.2.3 VTP and DTP Issues Branch Connections
• 3.2 RIPv2 • 3.2 PPPoE
• 3.3.2 Parent and Child Routes STP (Moved to CCNA 2) ?? Moved some to • 3.4 GRE (CCNP)
CCNP • 3.5 eBGP (CCNP)
Switched Networks
EtherChannel and HSRP (Course 2) ?? Moved
Switch Configuration Access Control Lists
HSRP
• 4.3 IPv6 ACLs (CCNP)
VLANs
Dynamic Routing • 4.4 Troubleshoot ACLs (CCNP)
Access Control List (Moved to CCNA 3) • 5.2 Distance Vector Dynamic Routing Network Security and Monitoring
• 7.3 Troubleshoot ACLs (CCNP) (CCNP)
• 5.3 Cisco Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) (CCNP)
DHCP • 5.3 Link-State Dynamic Routing (CCNP)
Quality of Service
NAT for IPv4 (Moved to CCNA 3) EIGRP (CCNP)
Network Evolution
• 9.2.4 Configure Port Forwarding EIGRP Tuning and Troubleshooting (CCNP) • 7.1 Internet of Things
• 9.3 Troubleshoot NAT (CCNP)
Single-Area OSPF Network Troubleshooting
Device Discovery, Management (Moved to • 8.3 Single Area OSPFv3 (CCNP) • 8.3 NetFlow (CCNP)
CCNA 3) & Maintenance
Multiarea OSPF (CCNP)
• 10.3.2 Device Maintenance
OSPF Tuning and Troubleshooting (CCNP) Removed Removed

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New CCNA – 7 Modules

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LAN Security Concepts DRA
F T

• Endpoint Security
• Access Control
• Security Threats
• MAC Address Table Attacks
• LAN Attacks

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Switch Security Configuration DRA
F T

• Port Security
• VLAN Attacks
• DHCP Attacks
• ARP Attacks
• STP Attacks

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WLAN Concepts DRA
F T

• Introduction to Wireless
• WLAN Components
• WLAN Operation
• CAPWAP Operation
• Channel Management
• WLAN Threats
• Secure WLANs

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WLAN Configuration DRA
F T

• Remote Site WLAN Configuration

• Configure a Basic WLAN on the WLC
• Configure a WPA2 Enterprise WLAN on the WLC
• Troubleshoot WLAN Issues

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Network Security Concepts DRA
F T

• Current State of Cybersecurity

• Threat Actors
• Threat Actor Tools
• Malware
• Common Network Attacks
• IP Vulnerabilities and Threats
• TCP and UDP Vulnerabilities
• IP Services
• Network Security Best Practices
• Cryptography

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VPN and IPsec Concepts DRA
F T

• VPN Technology
• Types of VPN
• IPsec

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Network Automation DRA
F T

• Automation Overview  ETW on NetProg and Model-Driven Prog

• Data Formats  All ETWs
• APIs  All ETWs
• REST  All ETWs
• Configuration Management Tools  ETW on NetProg and Model-Driven Prog
• IBN and Cisco DNA Center  ETW on NetProg and Model-Driven Prog

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IPD Week (http://cs.co/IPD20)

Content added in May and September

Will be complemented in December

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CCNA 1st Look / Bridging Course

ITrs already have access to it

UI Comparison
Focused on 7 new Modules

7 New Bridging course to be released

Modules Dec 10th

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CCNA Certification
• 1 exam

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CCNP Certifications
• Every track has 1 Core and multiple Concentrations
• Technology Core + Concentration = CCNP
c ad
tA
• Concentration without Core = Specialist Ne
cad
NetA

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Hardware changes in CCNA

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 CCNA 6 vs CCNA v7 Minimal Lab Bundle
4221 4221

or 4321 or 4331 or 4321 or 4331

PT for 3-router
topologies
2960 2960

SOHO
Server Server
WiFi Router

Various end devices Various end devices

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SOHO Wi-Fi Router is Back in CCNA

• 1 wireless router (generic brand) with WPA2 support

• Configure a Home Network with Wireless
• Configure WLAN with WPA2 Encryption
• GUI
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HWIC Serial Interfaces and Cables are Optional

• Trend in the industry toward Ethernet links

• Reducing cost to the Academy

The Following Parts are Moving to Optional:

• NIM-2T= 2 Port Serial WAN Interface Card
• CAB-SS-V35MT= V.35 DTE Male to Smart Serial
• CAB-SS-V35FC= V.35 DCE Female to Smart Serial

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Considerations to Equipment Updates
• Minimal lab POD will now be cheaper
• Existing academies with 3R+3SW PODs can now be more efficient in
student/equipment ratio: ex. Academies with 12R + 12SW can now serve
simultaneously 6 complete lab PODs instead of 4
• SOHO Wi-Fi Router was a requirement earlier in CCNAv5 and now it’s in
action again
• HWIC Modules and Cables still can be used in more advanced courses

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New Equipment List Published Oct 2019

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Netacad Maintenance
…see separate Overview deck…

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NetAcad Maintenance
Determining if you are Signed up
1. Login to Cisco.com
2. Click on your profile icon in the top right
corner
3. Click Manage Profile
4. Click Access Management
5. Under "Your Current Access" you will see
your Contract Number list
6. NetAcad Maintenance Contract =
95698496

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