Network Infrastructure Essentials(NIE)

Program Objective

Panduit Corporation, a world leader in network and electrical solutions, manufactures high-quality products for wiring and communications applications. Panduit is partnering with the Cisco Networking Academy program by sponsoring a new customer-driven Network Infrastructure Essentials (NIE) course. The new course, which replaces Panduit's Fundamentals of Voice and Data Cabling course, provides hands-on training and new innovations for students who are interested in successfully mastering the physical layer of a network, where 70 percent of all network problems occur. Network Infrastructure Essentials gives Cisco Networking Academies the opportunity to provide a curriculum on the installation and management of the physical layer of a network. This 120-hour, lab-oriented course focuses on cable management and installation, documentation, design, laboratory safety and on-the-job safety, and how to work effectively in groups. Students will become familiar with cabling issues related to data and voice connections, media and transmissions practices, and cabling customer support. This course provides an overview of cabling and networking industry standards as well as emerging cabling technologies.

Program Description:

Students learn the essentials of setting up and maintaining the physical layer of the network, giving them the expertise to keep a network stable, safe, and reliable