January is a good month to outline goals and objectives. This year, we want to remind the entire community of the importance of certification, and to those responsible of the Cisco Networking Academy Program, the quality rules that must be observed by Academies and Instructors around the world. In this direction, the issue of updating becomes important. We want to invite the entire community to Academy Conference 2005 on March 14 - 15 in Puebla. This invitation is for everyone. Register today! For more information on this event, please visit www.academyconference.com Cisco Networking Academy Program Mexico. back to top

May I help you ? Launching: Fundamentals of Network Security: Router and Fundamentals of Network Security: PIX. Academies are now able to offer Fundamentals of Network Security as two separate Courses, Fundamentals of Security: Router and Fundamentals of Security: PIX... >> More "This bulletin has been edited in Spanish for the Spanish speaking community. The translation into English is to keep the World Wide Education Team informed and it is translated by a non-native speaker. Please use it only internally and do not distribute it."

The beginning of a new year always brings new ideas, opportunities and hope, and this year is not an exception. We are pleased to welcome 6 new academies that joined the Cisco Networking Academy Program since December 2004. The following institutions are now Local Academies. The first two from the Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla an the rest from the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas: IT de Orizaba. Instituto Universitario Tecnologías de la Información. UT de Tamaulipas Norte. UT Matamoros. UT Nuevo León. UT Altamira. We expect that they achieve the educational goals they've planned regarding the Program. We are convinced that the Program will help them to offer their students avant-garde and quality education always on behalf of them. New Academy Connection Benefits. Cisco Networking Academy México, has developed a new tool totally in Spanish, to benefit the program's community. It is an interactive tool to assist you to find job offerings, as well as to create your curriculum vitae. Career Connection is an Employment Exchange site, as well as a professional development approach designed to link the class room with the real working world. As an extension to the Cisco Networking Academy, Career Connection / Employment Exchange, is designed to act as a bridge between graduates of the program and partners, customers and organizations looking for IT and networking candidates. To access Career Connection services follow these steps: If you have already registered as “Alumni”, click on the following link: http://cc.netacad.net/home.do and using the same access data you use in the Academy Connection click on “Candidates log in here." If you have not registered as “ Alumni”, follow these steps: First, you need to register as member of the Alumni community. To see if you are eligible for this option, please click on “Alumni Home” located in the Academy's Connection navigations bar. Click on it to finish the registration process. You will be asked to answer an online survey regarding your professional situation. Once registered as Alumni, you will be redirected to the new home page of the Alumni site, where you will be granted access to the Career Connection services of your region Cisco Networking Academy Program Mexico. back to top .		Our student's opinion... "Cisco was a very encouraging experience. It extends knowledge horizons and you acquire new skills necessary to get better job opportunities. The Networking Academy Team is doing a great job, improving student's educational experiences. I've seen the new curriculum version and it is good to know contents' are being updated almost as fast as technology changes". Alfonso Santana Rodríguez. Centro Universitario de la Costa Universidad de Guadalajara ro. Alumni. "This is an excellent course, because we are being trained in new technologies. On the other hand, it is a great tool, because the company I work at uses Cisco equipment". Joel Mauleón Alemán. Universidad Tecnológica de Morelia. Alumni. Gender Initiative

Fast parts replacement: What is it? In today's article, we will describe the benefits associated to the option of fast parts replacement through Cisco's SMARTnet agreement. The concept of fast parts replacement means, that the damaged part or hardware will be sent to the customer after diagnosing the problem, but before the damaged hardware has been returned to Cisco. This is the fastest hardware problems' solution, which can affect network availability, the customer's business or end-user's satisfaction. If the customer only has the warranty and the Cisco's hardware is not backed up by a SMARTnet agreement, the part or hardware is shipped directly from the manufacturer in a minimum of 10 working days, but only after the damaged part or hardware has been returned to and received by Cisco. Cisco offers several options for parts replacement, including: 8x5xNext Business Day (NBD): replacement parts are delivered the next business day of failure diagnose. The delivery is within regular working hours. 8x5x4: replacement parts are delivered within 4 hours of determining that part replacement is required. This service is available 5 days a week 8 hours a day. 24x7x4: replacement parts are delivered within 4 hours of determining that part replacement is required. This service is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. The option of fast parts replacement, allows you to reduce network down times, because the parts will arrive in less time. You will also reduce operating expenditures, because you will not need a stock of equipment. Finally, it is important to remind you to begin your coverage immediately. To assure equipment or parts availability, Cisco's logistics team needs a reasonable amount of time to supply local warehouses, given import and customs procedures. This process can affect customers located in geographically remote areas. Ana Saputi, Customer Advocacy E-mail: asaputi@cisco.com  SMARTnet for Lab equipment - SMARTnet is a safe step towards well operating lab equipment. To make sure every student has the possibility to make his hands-on exercises on time, it is necessary that all Academies have a valid SMARTnet. January 31st 2005 is the due date to fulfill this requirement indicated in the program's QAP (Quality Assurance Plan). If your Academy still does not have it or has not renewed it, please contact Erica Peralta, via e-mail eperalta@netacadlatam.com or by phone 5240-1020. back to top		Alumni Connection. Do you live in USA, Canada o Mexico and are looking for a job in the IT field? Have you already published your Curriculum Vital in Career Connection? Cisco is preparing a marketing campaign with its different partners, customers and organizations who need its curriculum published. Don't wait any longer and publish your curriculum in: http://cc.netacad.net Reminder: Please be sure to register as candidate and not as employer, otherwise your curriculum will not be available to employers. Please visit the Employment Exchange on a regular basis, to learn about new vacancies o scholarship programs. Tecnology Report. Study shows the importance of mobility for working success. Mobil communication tools are critical for working success, according to a new Economist Intelligence Business Unit survey of executives worldwide, sponsored by Cisco Systems. The study, called "Communications, mobility and the working world" , conducted between July and August, 2004, queried users on their productivity levels, and the current and future use of mobility tools in their working environment. The study shows that more mobility is associated with greater productivity. See more...

One of Cisco's main goals offering the Program to students is to give them the possibility to improve their job opportunities when they graduate. This cannot be accomplished if students do not certify. The certification is the tangible proof that they posses the required knowledge to solve real world problems. Instructors have a lot to do with this issue as they are the students' example. In accordance with the worldwide quality rules that control the program, instructors must get certified. For more information on this topic, please click here or contact Erica Peralta: eperalta@netacadlatam.com. back to top		Benefits for students and instructors. PADHIA. " Wisdom begins in wonder". - Sócrates. Cisco Networking Academy Program Mexico and Padhia developed an alliance to offer programs about Human development, academic improvement, pedagogic updating for teachers, as well as top education technology integration. For more information call Padhia S.C. at 5603-0840, 671 7081 and 5603-3072. Visit us, click here!

Two critical actions.

I want to start this 2005 text by wishing the entire Networking Academy community a year full of well-being, health and love. This is also the right time to consider new challenges and to start taking care of the ones accomplished.

Last year, a special Cisco team and its different partners have been making a special follow-up to all local and regional academies that don't have a SMARTnet policy, which is a must stated in one of the contract's clauses, and it is everyone's responsibility.

It would be regrettable to suspend an academy for not having the SMARTnet policy. It is time to be responsible in all our tasks, we therefore urge Main Contacts and functionaries of the different education institutions to double their efforts to comply with this duty.

On the other hand, the CCAI Certification is a necessity, also stated in the QAP and it is necessary to remain active in an Academy. Due date is February 20, therefore you will be receiving a series of messages asking you for feedback on your certification process, to avoid your dismissal in the system and a lot of subsequent problems. We are aware of the enormous responsibility and therefore we need to join forces and work as a team.

We are sure we can make it.

Remember we are here to help you. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Cisco's Academy Training Center México operation team.


Operations Teams
CATC MX
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas.
E-mail: catcmx@uat.edu.mx
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Cisco Networking Academy Program México. Cisco Networking Academy is a non profit program in Mexico. If you are requested a fee to take the course, please contact us at Help Desk Latinoamérica te_ayudo@netacadlatam.com   back to top		Cisco Trivia. Which are the two main functions of a router? a) Simplify the installation of an information network in an organization. b) Maintenance of routing tables. c) Keep a record of every conversation traversing the network. d) Distribution of knowledge in the form of routing tables updates to other routers. Congratulations to Arturo Lerma, winner of the December 2004. If you are the first one to correctly answer this Quiz, you will get a surprise gift. Send your answer via e-mail to rdelavega@netacadlatam.com. Deadline for submitting your answer is January 31, 2005. Do not forget to send us your username for the Academy Connection to validate your participation.

Launching: Fundamentals of Network Security: Router and Fundamentals of Network Security: PIX.

Academies are now able to offer Fundamentals of Network Security as two separate Courses, Fundamentals of Security: Router and Fundamentals of Security: PIX.

¿What are the requirements to be a Local Academy from Fundamentals of Network Security?

• Need to be a Regional or Local Academy of CCNA.
• Have at least two CCAI Instructors.
• Contract Agreement for CCNA & Smartnet update.
• Complete CCNA equipment.
• Students with certification CCNA.
• Have tought the CCNA 4.
• To apply for FSN Academy send a mail to: catcmx@uat.edu.mx
• Acquire the FSN Lab. Practices.

Fundamentals of Security: Router aligns to the Cisco SECUR 642-501 Certification Exam.

Fundamentals of Security: PIX maps to the Cisco CSPFA 642-521 Certification Exam.

Student level courses can be offered as one course (Fundamentals of Security) or as two separate courses (Fundamentals of Security: Router, Fundamentals of Security: PIX). Instructor level courses can only be offered as two separate courses (Fundamentals of Security: Router, Fundamentals of Security: PIX).

On January 8, Cisco will retire Fundamentals of Network Security v1.1 for both Student and Instructor level courses and Fundamentals of Network Security v1.2 for Instructor level courses. Once retired, the version of the curriculum will.

• Not be viewable (in course materials area) on the Academy Connection.
• Not be downloadable from the Academy Connection.
• Not be available for creating classes.

If you already have a Fundamentals of Network Security class in progress, you will still be able to conduct any class activities through the Academy Connection.

In order to access these two new versions of the Security curriculum, please make sure your Academy's has enabled both of them. Legal Main Contacts and Curriculum Leads may enable course offerings at their Academy by following these steps.

• Log in to Academy Connection.
• Access the 'Administrator Home' page.
• Click on the name of your Academy under the 'Manage My Academies' section.
• Click on 'View/Edit Academy Information' under the ' Administer Academy ' section.
• Click on the 'Enable/Edit Course Offerings' link under 'Academy and Curriculum'.
• Click on the checkbox to the left of each version and language for the course you are going to enable at your Academy and select the anticipated class start date.
• For each curriculum you enable, select 'Yes' or 'No' to indicate if the curriculum will be replacing a similar course at your Academy.
• Click 'Submit' at the bottom of the page.

Help Desk en Español Latinamerica
Cisco Networking Academy Program
E-mail: webmaster-espanol@cisco.netacad.net
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