Training Mission High School - San Francisco, CA The CCNA training uses a comprehensive, entry-level networking curriculum. Cisco quality control requires Networking Academies to offer it with no fewer than 280 hours, in no less than six months. Hands on TrainingAll Networking Academies agree that the labs are a critical part of the learning. They have found ways to provide as much lab time as possible during the training."I invite all of my Locals to come to the college and I'll have 16 to 20 students from Denby High School or another high school in my lab. Here instead of having 5 routers for 20 people, we have 25 routers for 20 people. They work for two to four hours and they get a lot more labs done here than they can do in four weeks at their high school. Dennis Quatrine, Henry Ford Community College Regional Academy Dearborn, MI "Communities in Schools got routers from two schools and set them up in a common location for students to be able to work on the weekends." Dennis Quatrine, Henry Ford Community College Regional Academy Dearborn, MI
CertificationsSome Networking Academies have supplemented the curriculum with other certifications either for a better foundation or additional skills for employment."The students were not ready. They had the technology information, but not the background. They had an end-user background: Word, Excel, and they surfed the web. We've added A+ and Net+ before they begin Cisco."
Jose Velazquez Chicago Public Schools Chicago, IL "When you're entry-level, you have to have a broader knowledge and not as much depth. So by having a cabling certification, an A+ certification and a CCNA, you're very flexible in the job you may be placed in." Linda Hanks Focus: HOPE Detroit, MI
Students with Special NeedsIndividuals with learning disabilities may find the electronic delivery and self-paced style of the curriculum engaging."I have two IEP (Individual Education Plan) students. They either have a reading disability or a learning disability. My students were chosen because they were high achievers, motivated and they have good work habits. They're not always successful on the test the first time, but they go back over the material and they get it the next time around. They're two of my better students."
Lynne Ryan Eastern Technical High School Baltimore, MD For more information about implementing the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regarding Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children with disabilities, see the Department of Education's IEP Guide. 
Soft Skills Mission High School - San Francisco, CA
In addition to technology training, some Networking Academies prepare students for employment. The courses are covered by a combination of teacher-directed and computer-based training. Some of the topics offered include:  The Electronic Job Search Electronic Resume Avoiding New Employee Pitfalls Negotiation Skills Conflict Resolution Sexual Harassment Safety Training Developing A Career Management Plan
"The industrial model of a company hiring an employee for many years and investing in their training is changing. The new technology employee is taking more responsibility for their own professional development and career management."
Some high schools provide curriculum that integrates SCANSLinda Hanks Focus: HOPE Detroit, MI soft skills.
"Campuses are working with career centers to provide soft skills that are integrated to the SCAN Skills in interviewing . This is followed up by field trips that allow students to practice their SCAN skills in dressing for the office."
Some of the soft skills necessary for success are communicated to the student via office simulation.
Carlos Colom Alameda County Office of Education Hayward, CA "The students have a dress code, behavior code and attendance policy. At the beginning of each cycle we see them test it. Once they see us follow through on the traditional, verbal warning, written warning, final warning and termination; they realize they're now in the real world."
Acte Maldonado, Dean Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY "A few weeks after the safety training, I'll come to the class and randomly pick students to experience the feeling of working with an injury. We'll patch someone's eye as if he had poked it out. We'll bandage someone's hand as if they had drilled through it. We'll give someone a crutch and bandage his leg as if he had broken it. It's make believe, but it drives home the importance of practicing safety procedures more effectively than just telling them." Linda Hanks Focus: HOPE Detroit, MI "We have evaluation forms like you do in industry. We evaluate them once a quarter in different categories like quality of work, quantity of work, initiative, and effort. They have a senior year multidisciplinary project. They prepare a multimedia presentation for a research paper and a product. It is then presented to a group of professionals. Bell Atlantic offers scholarships for these." Lynne Ryan, Eastern Technical High School Baltimore, MD "We require the students to work Saturdays to wire other schools." Carlos Colom Alameda County Office of Education Hayward, CA
Professional ClubsA number of Networking Academies reinforce the classroom training by encouraging students to join professional organizations related to their interests.SkillsUSA-VICA is a national organization serving more than 245,000 high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations.SkillsUSA-VICA prepares America's high performance workers. It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills. It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA-VICA also promotes understanding of the free enterprise system and involvement in community service activities. A number of Networking Academies have their students participate in the national internetworking contest. The contest consists of two parts: a written and a hands-on evaluation. The written test questions covers several general internetworking topic areas. The hands-on portion tests the student's ability to design, install, and maintain internetworks. Given a set of networking equipment (cable, hubs, routers, etc.), the student must, in a finite amount of time, install a network on which an Internet application runs. Complete information is available at www.skillsusa.org |
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