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Alaska Regional/Local Support Structure

Welcome to the Become an Academy page. Below you will find links that describe the support structure of the AVTEC Regional/Local Cisco Networking Academy Program, the requirements to become a Local Academy, and the associated training and support costs.

AVTEC Regional Support
Instructor Training & Support Costs
Training & Cost Examples:
    + Example 1: IT Essentials
    + Example 2:
CCNA1 and CCNA2
    + Example 3:
CCNA1 - 4 and IT Essentials
Remote Teaching Options
Additional Implementation Costs to Consider

AVTEC Regional Support

The Cisco Networking Academy Management System is hierarchical in design. This structure is intended to ensure adequate support for all academies in the system. Regional academies in the CNAMS system are required to provide a number of services, and have certain obligations that must be fulfilled. AVTEC is the Regional Academy for the Networking Academy program in Alaska. Local academies enter into contractual agreements with the AVTEC, and AVTEC, in turn, must sign an agreement with Cisco. All these agreements are to ensure that the Cisco Networking Academies maintain high standards and deliver the highest quality educational experience possible to students.

Following is a partial list of requirements for Regional Academies:

  • Receive approved training in the specific curriculum courses being offered.
  • Market the program
  • Provide direct educational and technical support to Local Academies, including delivery instructor preparation training.
  • Provide on-site support upon request.
  • Provide opportunities for local academy instructors to fulfill their obligation for 4 hours of professional development annually.
  • Bill local academies for training and support on a cost-recovery basis.

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Instructor Training & Support Costs

The following are the estimated costs to fulfill the Local Academy requirements.

  • Cost per day of regional academy training: $150
  • Room and board cost per day (3 meals per day and dorm room) included in above cost.
  • Basic annual participation cost, including professional development and retooling workshops: $500
  • Annual curriculum support cost: $100 per course offered.

An orientation course is required for instructors new to the Networking Academy system. This may be completed online prior to attending the classes at AVTEC.

The number of days training required for each academy course is as follows:

  • IT Fundamentals, 5 days
  • CCNA1 Discovery: Networking for Home and Small Businesses, 5 days
  • CCNA2 Discovery: Working at a Small to Medium Business or ISP, 5 days
  • CCNA3 Discovery: Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise, 5 days
  • CCNA4 Discovery: Designing and Supporting Computer Networks, 5 days
  • CCNA1 Exploration: Network Fundamentals, 5 days
  • CCNA2 Exploration: Routing Protocols and Concepts, 5 days
  • CCNA3 Exploration: LAN Switching and Wireless, 5 days
  • CCNA4 Exploration: Accessing the WAN, 5 days

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Training & Cost Examples

The following are examples of training and associated costs:

Example 1
A school wishes to prepare a new instructor to offer the IT Essentials course next school year. Costs would be:

IT Essentials Instructor Course: $750
Annual participation and support: $600
First year total cost: $1,350

Example 2
A school wishes to train an instructor for the Cisco CCNA1 and CCNA2. Costs would be:

CCNA 1 Instructor Course: $750
CCNA 2 Instructor Course: $750
Annual participation and support: $700
First year total cost: $2,200

Example 3
A school has completed its instructor training and is offering CCNA 1 – 4 and IT Essentials. Costs would be:

Annual participation and support $1,000

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Remote Teaching Options

Remote teaching options are currently being rolled out, and will be incorporated in our instructors’ courses as soon as they are available. This should reduce training costs for some schools by reducing the travel and housing costs for many instructors. Contact AVTEC for current options.

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Additional Implementation Costs to Consider

Additional implementation costs that should be budgeted include:

  • Appropriate equipment for offering the curriculum.
  • A web server to offer academy multimedia curriculum over local area network. The regional academy can help the school set up a protected server.

For more information regarding the Cisco Networking Academy Program
Contact
Mark Ganser at mark.ganser@avtec.edu

 

 

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