Goal: CCSI Status

To be able to deliver authorized Cisco courses you have to meet few criteria. Most significant is CCSI status.

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.

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.

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

We are sure that ideal instructor for Cisco® technical courses have to 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 ICND2 course attendance (recommended)
• CCSI level score of 878 or higher on associated exam: CCNA (640-802)
• Strong understanding of and experience with hands-on lab exercises based on Official Cisco ICND2 v1.0 course