CISCO and Red Hat Engineering

Careers in Cisco and Red Hat Engineering are progressively growing. They include, but are not limited to:

• Network Administrator
• Network technicians
• Network Security Professional
• These and similar career paths can be realized through the employment and businesses and organizations in a variety of industries, not limited to just the IT industry.

In this area, duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Strong knowledge and technical skills in key network hardware and software platforms including Cisco Switches, routers and PIX/ASA Firewalls
• Working knowledge of embedded and full operating systems (IOS, Windows, Router and switching platforms, LAN, WAN, and router protocols) and how they interact with the network
• A thorough understanding of the OSI network model
• Ethernet and TCP/IP Networking

Grade 12 or equivalent or Mature Student status.

Courses are open to any applicant who possesses a good command of the English language and is able to follow instructions.

An admissions interview will be administered to determine if the applicant has the required interest, motivation, and entry-level skills to take this program.

Students must attend the required hours and times per week per the course schedule.

• Strong technical background in computing and data work
• Excellent analytical and technical problem solving skills
• Excellent English communication skills (written and oral)
• Good knowledge of database architectures
• Collaborative team player with a positive attitude
• Self-motivated & Detail-oriented
• Ability to effectively manage time and stress

• Implement day to day network operations
• Build resource models which predict network capacity and utilization based on predicted business model
• Strong knowledge of network hardware, software platforms, and operating systems
• Establish Network connectivity, basic security administration
• Deploy applications and manage operations