Networking Academy

Summer Camp
• Concept Note
August - September 2024
Middle East & CIS

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MISSION
AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity, creating a dual-edged sword: it equips defenders with advanced tools for enhanced productivity,
yet it simultaneously arms cybercriminals with sophisticated tactics.
This dynamic field also introduces a critical new battleground – safeguarding the AI models themselves.

Our mission as Cisco’s Networking Academy is to support, upskill, and educate its learners to become digital literate and
ready to be the next generation of cyber-heroes by closing the cybersecurity, networking and programming skills gap;
crucial for a cyber-safe environment.

To achieve this mission, the Networking Academy offers an opportunity to join our “Summer Camp Initiative”, providing
many courses to its learners and students who have had an experience learning with NetAcad and/or last-callers before
graduation, to enjoy many training sessions, discussion forums, hands-on experience with Packet Tracer and live sessions
as well, provided by Cisco Certified Instructors.

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The need for a skilled workforce

85 million 97 million
jobs new jobs

Displaced by a shift in labor between Created by digital transformation by

humans and machines by 20251 20251

1. “Future of Jobs,” World Economic Forum

 The skills gap

3.5 Million undersupply of cybersecurity professionals worldwide

Organizations are also not fully prepared to guard against the cybersecurity threats that come with AI Adoption. As 68% of respondents
fall short of being “fully equipped” to detect and prevent adversarial attacks on AI models.

Deploying AI also increase cybersecurity vulnerabilities for an organization by introducing new attack surfaces and potential exploitation
points in AI models and related data infrastructure.

Unchecked, AI presents critical risks including bias, data privacy, unanticipated output, false content, uniformed decision making, and
reputational liability.
Cisco Readiness Index Report
Data privacy is yet another key risk facing organization.
Cybersecurity Jobs Report 2021, Cybersecurity Ventures
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 Methodology
Tracks and Courses

01 Cybersecurity Track:
A. *Introduction to Cybersecurity
B. Ethical Hacker
C. Network Security

AI & Automation Track

A. *Introduction to Data Science
02
B. Python I
C. Networking Essentials
D. AI Fundamentals with IBM
Skillsbuild

* Additional access to AI content and videos will be available within the course
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Initiative Practicalities:
The initiative will be run Students successfully completing
the mentioned courses will be able
during August till end of

01 03
to receive Networking Academy’s
September of 2024; certificate and a digital badge.
virtually/remotely.

Delivered courses will

04
We offer different tracks, in
order to deliver a
comprehensive and inclusive
02 provide an opportunity to
gain knowledge and skills
experience to our learners with hands-on experience.
as; Cybersecurity & AI and
Automation

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Initiative Practicalities:

Training will be mostly

05 asynchronous to fit with

the students’ schedules. 07

A registration form will Learners and participants will have

be shared with
Academies to collect 06 the opportunity to enjoy many
training sessions, discussion forums,
students’ preferences hands-on experience with Packet
and input. Tracer and live sessions as well.

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Course
Offerings

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Cybersecurity Track

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 Introduction to Cybersecurity

Course Overview Course Details

This course explores cyber trends, threats,
and staying safe in cyberspace, and protecting Target Audience: Secondary and 2-Year college
personal and company data. students, general audience

Estimated Time to Completion: 6 hours

Benefits
Today’s interconnected world makes everyone Prerequisites: None
more susceptible to cyber-attacks. Teach how Course Delivery: Instructor-led or Self-paced
to protect personal data and privacy online, in
social media, and why more and more IT jobs Learning Component Highlights:
require cybersecurity awareness and ✓ 5 modules and 7 practice labs
understanding. ✓ Interactive activities & quizzes
✓ 1 final exam

Explore Opportunities in Technology Course Recognitions: Digital Badge Requirements

✓ Builds cybersecurity understanding for a • ASC Alignment Required: Recommended
secure and safe digital life Recommended Next Course: • Instructor Training: Optional
Networking Essentials or Cybersecurity Essentials • Basic Equipment: Computer/Mobile Device
✓ Explores many career possibilities
and Internet
cybersecurity skills offers
• Additional Equipment Required: No

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 Ethical Hacker
Course Overview Course Details
The Ethical Hacker course prepares learners with
skills to proactively discover vulnerabilities before Target Audience: College/university students or
the cybercriminals do. Learners will become vocational school students
proficient in the art of scoping, executing, and Estimated Time to Completion: 70 hours
reporting on vulnerability assessments, while
recommending mitigation strategies. Prerequisites:
• Entry-level cybersecurity knowledge:
Benefits CCST Cybersecurity certification or
Cybersecurity Essentials or Junior
Through the gamified narrative in the course and real-
Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path, or
world inspired hands-on practice labs, students
equivalent
develop essential workforce readiness skills, laying a
• Basic programming knowledge
solid foundation in offensive security.
Course Delivery: Instructor-led and Self-paced
Requirements
Prepare for Careers • ASC Alignment: Recommended
Learning Component Highlights: • Instructor Training: Recommended
✓ Get job-ready for Offensive Security roles such ✓ 10 modules and 34 labs
as Ethical Hacker or Penetration Tester. • Basic Equipment: Computer and Internet
✓ 86 interactive practice activities and quizzes
• Additional Equipment: No
✓ Understand the mindset and tactics of ✓ 1 final exam
cybercriminals to strengthen your defensive ✓ 1 skills-based assessment
security skillset.
Course Recognitions: Digital Badge
✓ Gain needed skills for implementing security
controls and monitoring, analyzing, and Recommended Next Course:
responding to current security threats. CyberOps Associate, Network Security

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Network Security Cybersecurity

Course Overview Course Details

This course introduces the core security
Target Audience: 2-year and 4-year college
concepts and skills needed to configure and
students in Networking or Engineering programs
troubleshoot computer networks and help
ensure the integrity of devices and data. Estimated Time to Completion: 70 hours

Recommended Preparation: Basic

Benefits understanding of computer networks (CCNA:
Gain practical, hands-on skills to design, Introduction to Networks and CCNA: Switching,
implement, and manage network security Routing, and Wireless Essentials, or equivalent)
systems and ensure their integrity.
Course Delivery: Instructor-led

Prepare for Careers Learning Component Highlights:

✓ 22 modules and 25 practice labs
✓ Build expertise in network security and data ✓ 22 Cisco Packet Tracer activities
protection ✓ 87+ interactive activities, videos, and quizzes
Requirements & Resources
✓ Develop skills for entry-level network security ✓ 1 final exam • ASC Alignment Required: Yes
specialist roles • Instructor Training Required: Yes
Course Recognitions: Certificate of Completion, • Physical Equipment Required: Yes
✓ Gain industry in-demand skills aligned with Letter of Merit, Digital Badge
the National Institute for Standards and • Discount Availability: Not Applicable
Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework Recommended Next Course:
CyberOps Associate, Cloud Security, IoT
Security

Hands-on practice with

Quick Links Course Page Course Demos
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Introduction to Data Science

Course Overview Course Details

This introductory course takes learners inside the
world of data science. They will learn the basics in Target Audience: High-school, Secondary and 2-
the fields of data science, data analytics and data Year college students, General audience
engineering to better understand how machine
Estimated Time to Completion: 6 hours
learning is shaping the future of business,
healthcare, education and more. Prerequisites: None

Course Delivery: Instructor-guided or Self-paced

Benefits
Data science professionals who can provide Learning Component Highlights:
actionable insights for data-driven decisions are in ✓ 4 modules
high demand. ✓ 5 practice lab activities
✓ 1 interactive pivot table widget
✓ 13 videos Requirements &
Explore Opportunities in ✓ Knowledge checks and module quizzes
✓ Final exam Resources
Technology • ASC Alignment Required: No
✓ Develop your awareness of opportunities that data Course Recognitions: Digital Badge • Instructor Training Required: No
analytics enable.
• Physical Equipment Required: No
✓ Explore career opportunities in the Data Science, Recommended Insertion Points: A great start for
Analytics, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence learners exploring the area of data science along
and Machine Learning landscapes. with machine learning, artificial intelligence,
analytics and big data.

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 Python Essentials 1

Course Overview Course Details

This course teaches in-demand skills including how
to design, develop, and improve computer programs Target Audience: Secondary and 2-Year college
using Python. students, general audience

Estimated Time to Completion: 30 hours

Benefits
Learning Python opens opportunities in fields like data Prerequisites: None
science, machine learning, web development, and
Course Delivery: Instructor-led or Self-paced
automation, increasing your students’ employability.
With Python, learners can create their own software Learning Component Highlights:
apps which fosters their creativity, critical thinking, ✓ 4 modules and 30 practice labs
and hands-on learning. ✓ Interactive activities & quizzes
✓ 1 final project
Explore Opportunities in Technology ✓ 1 final test
Requirements
✓ Explores the world of computer programming and Course Recognitions: Digital Badge • ASC Alignment: Recommended
the careers it offers
• Instructor Training Required: No
✓ Develops coding skills using Python Certification Aligned: PCEP: Certified
• Basic Equipment: Computer/Mobile Device
Teaches about data types, variables, I/O Entry-Level Python Programmer certification
✓ and Internet
operations, control flow and functions • Additional Equipment Required: No
Recommended Next Course:
Python Essentials 2
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 Networking Essentials

Course Overview Course Details

Networking Essentials provides learners with a
broad foundational understanding of Target Audience: High school, secondary and 2-
networking. It is suitable for anyone interested year college vocational students, IT and non-IT
fields university students, career changers
in a career in IT, or a related career. This course
provides an engaging, self-paced learning Estimated Time to Completion: 65 hours
experience using Packet Tracer simulation,
interactive activities, and learning everyday Prerequisites: None
devices found at home.
Course Delivery: Instructor-led

Benefits Learning Component Highlights:

✓ 39 modules
Learners develop a foundational understanding ✓ 48 practice labs
of the high-level network architecture and how ✓ 160+ interactive activities, videos, & quizzes
a network operates. ✓ 15 module exams
Requirements
✓ 1 final exam • ASC Alignment: Required
Prepare for Careers Course Recognitions: Digital Badge
• Instructor Training: Recommended
• Basic Equipment: Computer/Mobile Device
✓ Gain the skills needed for entry-level job,
Certification Aligned: Cisco Certified Support and Internet
internship, and apprenticeship roles, such as
Technician (CCST) Networking • Additional Equipment Required: No
Network Support Technician, Entry-level
Help Desk Technician, and IT Support Recommended next certification:
Specialist Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or
CyberOps Associate

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 AI Fundamentals with IBM SkillsBuild
Course Overview Course Details
Students will learn fundamental artificial intelligence
(AI) concepts, including machine learning, deep Target Audience: High school, secondary or
learning, natural language processing (NLP), and vocational school and college/university students,
computer vision. Students apply these concepts general audience
with a comprehensive machine learning project
Estimated Time to Completion: 10 hours
within IBM Watson Studio.
Prerequisites: None
Benefits
Course Delivery: Self-paced
AI’s impact on the tech workforce is reshaping
industries at an unprecedented pace. Equip your Learning Component Highlights:
students with fundamental AI concepts and hands-on ✓ 6 learning modules and 25 quizzes
practice with the latest tools and technologies and ✓ Many interactive practice activities and Requirements
enhance their readiness to thrive and compete in the simulations
world of AI. • ASC Alignment: Recommended
✓ 5 module final assessments
✓ 1 AI machine learning project • Instructor Training: Recommended
Opportunities in Technology • Basic Equipment: Computer and Internet
Recommended Next Course: Introduction to
• Additional Equipment: No
✓ Students build and test an AI machine Cybersecurity
learning model using IBM Watson Studio and
learn how to save it as a Jupyter Notebook.
✓ Students learn key AI concepts like generative AI,
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hear how real AI professionals got their start, and
learn the skills needed for an AI-driven career.
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