Instructor Certification Program (ICP) for Cisco® Training

Length: 3-day Workshop

This certification event is intended for candidates who would like to become certified to deliver authorized Cisco training courses. This certification event ensures that instructors demonstrate capabilities and skills for interactive and engaging classroom instruction in a technical environment with hands-on technical laboratory exercises.

Program highlights include:

CCSI candidates must initially obtain a Baseline Certification. Baseline Certification requires successful candidate attendance at an ICP evaluation event that includes presentations and a certification laboratory.

ICP Evaluation

Evaluation Content

An intensive three-day program that offers sponsored individuals the opportunity to obtain a Baseline Certification and become a CCSI. This three-day program is divided into a period of guided preparation and individual practice, a period of candidate presentations, and a period of technical, hands-on lab activity.

Candidates are expected to have highly developed interpersonal skills that minimally include:

• Ability to present information in a clear and engaging style
• Expertise in the use of analogy in instruction to clarify and simplify
• Use of positive response and praise
• Support of an open and honest relationship with the participants

Presentation

Evaluations will consider Candidate abilities in the following areas:

• Perform white board (chalk talk) based on course material
• Maintaining Instructional Credibility
• Managing the Learning Environment
• Communicating Effectively
• Presentation Skills
• Effective Use of Questions
• Providing Motivation and Reinforcement
• Providing Clarification and Feedback

Laboratory

Each candidate will be asked to complete a Certification Laboratory. The items selected for certification testing will be based on materials found in the Official Cisco® ICND course. The certification laboratory reflects the activities required of student participants in the Official Cisco® ICND course. The certification laboratory may also include classroom tasks that could be required of an instructor to manage the Labs, as well as methods required to recover from common errors. Any materials, technologies or configurations presented or implied in the Official Cisco® ICND course and/or the CCNA® Career Certification may be subject to testing.

Recommended for:

• Instructors
• System Engineers/Channel Partners/Resellers who are interested in delivering training

The ideal instructor for Cisco® technical courses will satisfy the following criteria:

Technical Experience

• Strong understanding and appreciation of internetworking, LAN switching, and routing technologies and implementation
• Knowledge of Cisco® products and product families
• Experience with Cisco® solutions and products
• Experience with the networking and business problems of typical customers

Instructional Experience

• Present information to learners in a clear and engaging style
• Facilitate classroom exercises and learning activities keeping them appropriate for the participant group
• Use appropriate media to present materials and examples
• Adjust presentations and exercises to the participant level and needs
• Manage classroom time
• Maintain appropriate order
• Keep presentations and exercises congruent with objectives

Prerequisites:

• CCNA® or higher Career Certification
• Official Cisco® ICND or CCNA® course attendance (recommended)
• CCSI level score of 902 or higher on associated exams: ICND (640-811) or CCNA® (640-801)
• Strong understanding of and experience with hands-on lab exercises based on Official Cisco® ICND v2.2 course

Preparation

Candidates are asked to carefully study the provided Instructor or Student guide for the ICND course and any supplemental materials that assist in obtaining a CCNA® Cisco Career Certification. The majority of the information required for successful completion of the ICP can be found in these materials. Additionally, candidates should study materials related to the ICND course, as ICP will test information related to but outside the scope of the guides.

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