Cisco Networking Academy

Networking, Cybersecurity & Cloud Certifications

About the platform

Global IT and cybersecurity education program partnering with learning institutions to prepare learners for hands-on technical careers.

Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) is a Cisco education program started in 1997. It works with thousands of schools, universities and training centres worldwide to teach networking and cybersecurity.

What it offers

Free self-paced courses such as Introduction to Cybersecurity and Networking Basics.
The CCNA curriculum for Cisco's well-known certification.
Python programming, IoT and IT essentials.
Packet Tracer, a free network simulation tool.

Certificates and cost

Self-paced courses are free and award shareable digital badges. Some courses are taught through partner academies with an instructor. Official Cisco certification exams such as CCNA are paid, and students may get discounts.