Cisco Network Academy Spring Day March 8, 2005

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Cisco Network Academy Spring DayMarch 8, 2005
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Did you Know. . . Part 1

• New PNIE course
• CCNA Prep Center
• Academy Conference

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Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials (PNIE
v2.0)
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It is not just just another class!

• Hosting PNIE Requires
• A Lab
• Tools and Equipment
• Supplies
• An Academy Classroom (May be the lab)
• Trained instructors

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Why Teach PNIE?

• Approximately 70 of all network problems can be
  traced to poor wiring and patch cords. Layer 1
  management is increasingly more business critical
  and technology based. PNIE prepares students to
  identify layer 1 problems.

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It is not just about wiring!

• PNIE Introduces
• Building automation
• Industrial automation
• Voice over IP
• Power over Ethernet

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Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials (PNIE)
V 2.0

• PNIE V 2.0 provides the most relevant content and
  hands-on skills necessary in todays network
  infrastructure job market and prepares students
  for networking in the future.
• PNIE V 2.0 is an excellent complement to CCNA and
  more advanced networking curricula providing the
  important physical layer knowledge and skill set
  to the higher level networking administration
  competencies needed by Network Administrators,
  Project Managers, Designers, and Engineers.
• PNIE V 2.0 stands on its own to prepare students
  for the Panduit Authorized Installer exam.

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PNIE Version 2.0 Updates

• Removed 30 of content and replaced w/ new
• Includes Intl standards (ISO/CENELEC/ITU-T)
• Fiber is not in main body of curriculum
• Separate bundle
• Keeps cost down
• New cost calculator available

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About the Sponsor
Sponsored by

• Panduit Corporation is a global leader in network
  connectivity solutions.
• With a presence in more than 80 countries around
  the world, Panduit delivers innovative network
  infrastructure solutions to satisfy the unique
  application requirements of customers ranging
  from Fortune 500 companies to educational
  institutions.
• Panduit is committed to the future of networking
  with solutions around IP Communications,
  Industrial Ethernet, Building Automation, Fiber
  to the Premises, and 10Gigabit Ethernet.

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Career Opportunities
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Career Opportunities
Job Market Analysis

• Job Titles
• Installer - Entry level Technician - Experienced
  Installer Foreman - Supervises 10 people
  Project Manager - Designs systems RCDD -
  Registered Communication Distribution Designer
  Line Installer - Outside plant
• Skills Needed
• These skills vary in depth depending on the Job
  TitleMath Mechanical Codes/ Standards Verbal
  communication skills Writing skills Blue Print
  Color Recognition Analytical skills P.C.
  skills Networks Telephone systems
  Telecommunication skills Installation skills

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Career Opportunities (cont.)
Job Market Analysis

• Certification
• In the US, very few Local and State Building
  Departments require licensing for
  Telecommunication wiring. Certification has been
  the only way to judge work performance.
  Manufactures provide product training. BICSI
  provides vendor- neutral certification training.
  Union and Non-Union Telecommunication
  Apprenticeships have grown in popularity in the
  past 4 years.
• Employment
• Areas of employment include the following
  Cabling Contractors, Equipment Manufacturers,
  Telephone Companies, Cable-TV Companies, Wireless
  Companies, Specialty Systems

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Course Overview
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Typical Audience

• People who are interested in the physical make up
  and implications of cabling infrastructure and
  who want to gain proficiency in infrastructure
  cabling, whether to use the information for
  managing, selling, or installing and maintaining
  networks. This audience typically includes
• Students in secondary, college, or technical
  schools sales and marketing personnel network
  designers and engineers technicians and
  installers

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Course Description

• The Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials
  Course is designed for students interested in the
  physical aspects of voice and data network
  cabling and installation.  
• The course prepares students for an entry-level
  position in the cabling industry. The 14 modules
  cover the Basics of Networking, Media and
  Transmission Practices, Installation Theory,
  Practical Installation, and overviews of the
  Cabling Industry and the Future of Cabling. 

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Course Description (Continued)

• The Panduit Network Infrastructure Essentials
  course is an instructor-led course. The 70-hour
  course comprises about 30 hours of instruction
  and 40 hours of hands-on lab tasks.
• This hands-on, lab-oriented course stresses
  documentation, design, and installation issues,
  as well as laboratory safety, on-the-job safety,
  and working effectively in group environments.

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Learning Objectives

• Upon completion of this course, students will
  have an understanding of
• The cabling industry and the market for cabling
  installers.
• International standards and worldwide standards
  organizations.
• Basic networking concepts and topologies, the OSI
  model, and main functions of each layer of the
  model.
• Signal transmission, basics of electrical and
  optical transmission theory, and the causes and
  effects of signal degradation.
• Physical construction of copper cabling in the
  form of twisted-pair, screened twisted-pair, and
  coaxial cable, as well as the respective
  standards.
• Fiber optics theory and installation, Lab safety
  principles.
• Code of conduct for installers, tools of the
  trade and professional behavior and demeanor.

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Learning Objectives (cont.)

• Structured cabling and structured cabling
  subsystem basics, including the use and purpose
  of equipment rooms, telecommunications rooms,
  main distribution facilities, intermediate
  distribution facilities, and cross connects.
• Terminations of horizontal and backbone cabling,
  including punch down blocks.
• Understanding of the work of others in presales
  and sales process phases, documentation
  processes, software tools introduction,
  infrastructure design introduction, parts lists
  and purchases.
• Rough-in phase upgrades and retrofits.
• Trim-out phase the importance of cable
  management and copper and fiber optic media
  termination.
• The finish phase cabling system testing, cable
  certification and documentation.
• Customer support phase cabling project
  completion and customer support.

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Course Screenshot
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Module Outline

• Module 1 Cabling and Safety Overview
• Module 2 Networking Basics
• Module 3 Signals and Wires
• Module 4 Copper Media
• Module 5 Fiber-Optic Media
• Module 6 Introduction to Cabling Standards
• Module 7 Structured Cabling
• Module 8 Tools of the Trade
• Module 9 Cabling Installation Process
• Module 10 Cabling Rough-In
• Module 11 Trim Out Phase
• Module 12 Finish Phase
• Module 13 Cabling for Special Situations
• Module 14 Standardizations Around the World

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The PNIE Lab Room
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The PNIE Lab Room

• The labs for the Panduit Network Infrastructure
  Essentials course include
• Hands-on labs that increase in difficulty as the
  course progresses
• Essential hands-on skills required for an
  entry-level cable installer
• The use of a work area called the Lab Wall
  (Instructor Guide contains instructions on how to
  set up the Lab Wall and tips on conducting labs)

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Dedicated Lab

• Ideally, the PNIE Lab Room should be a dedicated
  facility in which students can practice cabling
  skills in an environment that mirrors what they
  will find in the local workplace
• Similar construction
• Multiple walls and work areas
• Can grow over time as ideas and donations accrue
• Eventually becomes an item of school pridegentle
  competition between schools for best cable lab

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Dedicated PNIE Lab Room
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Dedicated PNIE Lab Room
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Dedicated PNIE Lab Room
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Dedicated PNIE Lab Room
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Semi-Permanent Lab

• If the PNIE Lab Room cannot be permanently
  converted to a telecommunications wiring lab,
  then at least a lab wall should be provided for
  the term. Lab walls provide realistic practice of
  cabling tasks.
• The PNIE Lab Wall is proven
• Multiple work areas accommodate many students
• Can grow over time as ideas and donations accrue
• Used in annual Skills America (VICA)
  Championships
• Basis for lab wall used in many Union Halls (CWA)

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Semi-Permanent Lab
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Semi-Permanent Lab
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Semi-Permanent Lab
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Semi-Permanent Lab Wall
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Portable Lab

• If the room cannot be dedicated to the PNIE Lab,
  then a portable version of the lab wall can be
  created.
• Wheeled construction allows movement (be
  careful!)
• Compact size
• Easy set-up

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Portable Lab Wall
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Portable Lab Wall
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Portable Lab Wall
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Individual Lab Wall

• Ideally, the PNIE Lab Room should be a dedicated
  facility in which students can practice cabling
  skills in an environment that mirrors what they
  will find in the local workplace
• Similar construction
• Multiple walls and work areas
• Can grow over time as ideas and donations accrue
• Eventually becomes an item of school pridegentle
  competition between schools for best cable lab

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Individual Lab Wall

• Thick plywood sawed into approx. 12x12 inch
  squares (30cm x 30cm)
• Use for punch down labs and leave other Lab Wall
  open for other student lab activities
• All labs can be done w/ some creativity

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Recommendation

• RECOMMENDATION Use both a full lab wall
  (Semi-permanent or Portable) and the Individual
  Lab Wall (plywood squares)

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PNIE Lab Equipment
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PNIE Lab Equipment

• The PNIE Lab requires equipment of three kinds
• Personal Safety Equipment used by students and
  Instructors (All hands, all times, NO Exceptions)
• Tools and materials used to build and maintain
  the Lab and Lab Walls.
• These are not supplied by the course sponsor
• Tools used to perform cabling exercises at the
  Lab Walls. (Panduit makes these available to
  academies at a reduced price.)

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PNIE Lab Supplies

• The PNIE Lab requires supplies
• These are connectors, raceways, labels, and other
  items that are used up or worn out over time and
  which need periodic replenishment. (Panduit makes
  these available to academies at a reduced price.)
• Materials that are readily available from local
  sources will not be supplied by the course
  sponsor.

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PNIE Lab Bundles

• To simplify ordering (one line item for the PO)
  Panduit offers different types of equipment
  bundles to facilitate class sizing and costs
• The Standard Bundle is based on class sizes of 1
  to 4 students--schools can order exactly as many
  as they need
• The Instructor Toolkit bundle provides extra hand
  tools for instructors to use in demonstrations
  and a source of ready spares -- RECOMMENDED but
  not required
• The Consumables bundle contains items that are
  subject to wear and depletion

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PNIE Lab Bundles(cont.)

• Schools should assess their needs, then buy one
  each of the Instructor Toolkit and Consumable
  bundles, along with one standard bundle for every
  four students
• Schools may also need to purchase additional
  equipment locally
• Optional Fiber Bundles are available to
  facilitate Academies that wish to teach
  fiber-optics
• No test equipment in bundles -- order from AC
  Marketplace or use existing suppliers

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Instructor Materials
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Instructor Materials
Instructor guide

• Over 260 pages containing
• Course Materials
• Lab Matrices
• Lab Bundles
• Course Instruction
• Sample Lesson Plan
• Tips on Classroom Management
• Course Hard- and Software Requirements
• Resources
• Notes and Tips for Each Module and RIO

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Instructor Materials

• Lab Wall
• Lab Walls available full (permanent and mobile)
  and individual
• If these don't match construction practices in
  your area, then design your own -- please post
  and share your design on FTP Center
• The Instructor Guide contains instructions and
  video on how to set up including building the
  wood frames, mounting hardware, running cables to
  the lab walls, maintenance and consumables

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Course Certifications
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CCAI-PNIE Certification

• Successfully complete all required training
  (including final exam and skills assessment)
• Pass any of the certification exams
• Panduit Authorized Installer
• BICSI Installer Level I exam
• Australian Communication Authority's Open Cabling
  Registration
• Successfully teach at least one student or
  instructor class

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PAI Certification

• Panduit Authorized Installer (PAI)
• Surveys of job tasks offered to cabling experts
  in different parts of the world to determine
  which tasks would be generally expected of an
  entry-level cable installer
• Survey results were reduced into claims, and the
  PNIE course was structured to teach and assess to
  these claims
• Significant new portions were added to the PNIE
  curriculum to accommodate these claims
• PNIE course is the only approved curriculum by
  which to prepare for the PAI certification
• Although the requisite knowledge can be gained
  elsewhere, PAI will precisely align with PNIE

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PAI Certification

• Panduit Authorized Installer (PAI)
• Available globally by mid 2005 through Panduit
• PAI certification exam will be offered two or
  three times per year depending on the school
  calendar
• Certification exam
• Written (paper) and hands-on portions
• Testing implemented through the Academy
  infrastructure
• Academies become testing centers a portion of
  the testing fees will go to the Academy
• Panduit field rep and/or PCI proctor the exam

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PAI Certification

• Panduit Authorized Installer (PAI)
• Upon successful completion, students receive
• a Panduit Authorized Installer card
• information on continuing education
• a letter from the president of Panduit
• All companies wishing Panduit Certified Installer
  (PCI) status are required to have PAI certified
  installers on staff

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SkillsUSA-VICA

• SkillsUSA-VICA is an independent, national
  organization serving a quarter-million high
  school and college students and professional
  members who are enrolled in technical, skilled,
  and service occupations, including health
  occupations.
• The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for
  the best career and technical students in the
  nation. Contests begin locally and continue
  through the state and national levels.
• Cisco Systems and Panduit are supporters of the
  VICA competitions.
• The PNIE course prepares students for the VICA
  Cabling Competition.

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Academy Conference
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Regional Academy Conference

• Fort Worth, Texas (probably at Fort Worth
  Renaissance/Worthington)
• Registration opens April 1 - 250.00
• June 13, 14, 15
• 1st day is mostly registration welcome (begins
  at 300)

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