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Cisco Networking Academy

The Cisco Networking Program (CISCO Networking Academy) provides students with a unique opportunity to earn graduation credits and gain knowledge and skills leading to industry certification.

WHAT DOES A COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNICIAN DO?

  • installs and repairs hardware, software and peripheral equipment
  • verifies and troubleshoots network and internet connectivity
  • consults with usersand conducts computer diagnostics to determine the nature of problems and provides technical assistance

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?

  • enteringÌýgrade 11 or 12
  • good employability skills
  • strong interest in working with computer hardware
  • aptitude for working with computers and electronics

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

  • start post-secondary training while still in secondary school
  • 20 graduation credits
  • community-based work experience placements
  • learn skills applicable to rapidlyÌýemerging and expanding tech/communication and wireless industries
  • articulated transition to post-secondary programs at BCIT or UFV or transition to employment
  • building connections with industry employers
  • prepare for certification exams in CompTIA A+ and LPI Linux Essentials
  • complete course 1 of 3 towards CCNA certification
  • scholarship opportunities

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE PROGRAM OFFERED?

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ South Secondary School
  • Classes are scheduled every morning from September – June (first & second period)

HOW DO I REGISTER?

  • submit an application package
  • participate in an interviewÌý

 

VIEW PAST STUDENT SUCCESSES!

  • Skills Canada Provincial Gold Medal & Skills Canada National Bronze Medal in 2023

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  • Top Defensive Team Award– CyberTitan 2019

  • Skills Canada Silver Medal in 2019

  • Silver Medal at Canadian CyberDefence Challenge 2018

 

  • Skills Canada Gold Medal in 2018

 

  • Skills Canada Gold Medal in 2016

Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson got into this program quite accidently – turns out it was the best accident ever for it gave him a jumpstart to career success! Always an avid gamer, his passion for computers deepened as he sought new challenges. He was a co-winner of the Cisco Netriders’ Challenge and created a game that was released on iTunes. Since graduating from high school in 2011, he’s worked as an app designer, taken post-secondary courses at SFU and is presently at Zhejiang University in China working on ideas for a start-up company.
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For more information,
Contact your School Career Advisor
or email CareerEducation@burnabyschools.ca