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Download old class information from Academy Connection before 30 June

ACTION REQUIRED

This message is to inform you that all class data stored in Academy Connection will be accessible only until the end of June 2013.

• You can currently access data for classes that have been taught at your academy for the past five years.
• After 30 June 2013, Academy Connection will be shut down, and all class data that was created in Academy Connection will no longer be available.

 

If you want to have access to data from previous years, it is necessary to download the data locally from Academy Connection. Please be sure to save all class data before 30 June 2013

What information does Cisco need from a Networking Academy?

If you are a new academy or want to know more about the information elements required, you can find in this document the basic information necessary when entering or updating your Academy Profile 

Moreover, all academies need to be knowledgeable about the Networking Academy Global Policy. More info on Netacad policy: Netacad Policy Overview

General Information Page

• Academy name, address, country, and state/province, postal code, city, phone number, time zone
• You will be asked to update/verify this information once a year when you renew your Membership Agreement. 
• After initial registration, you cannot edit the Institution ID or Institution Name. If you want to change the name of your academy, please use the link in Academy Connection on the View/Edit Academy Information page 

What are the Roles within a Cisco Academy?

As a Cisco Academy there are specific job functions that individuals at an academy need to perform. A person can take on multiple roles as appropriate.

NetAcad Contact (required role)

• Central point of contact between an academy and Cisco
• Update Academy Profile
• Designate NetAcad Success Lead
• Manage the Contract Process
• Choose Academy Support Center
• Add other users to system
• Access Cisco Communications to share with other individuals at academy
• Provide Academy feedback to Cisco

NetAcad Success Lead (required role) 

• Responsible for driving quality and sustainability at your academy, including 
• Understand and ensure compliance with all policies and procedures 
• Act as point of contact for Cisco Quality Team at your academy 
• Review quality metrics after each class completion 
• Suggest quality improvements to your academy members 
• Work with Academy Support Center as a resource for best practices and assistance with processes and tools 
• Improve low quality performance areas
• Participate in Club NetAcad online community 

NetAcad Instructor (required role) 

Teach students Networking Academy curriculum. For additional instructor information and resources, click here. 

NetAcad Staff (optional role) 

Anyone who works at the academy and provides administrative or instructional support can fill this optional role. 

 

View, Edit or Renew Membership Agreement

Publication date: August 29, 2011

Here is a document explaining how to go through the Membership agreement process for a Networking Academy.

Click on this link for the details on View/Edit Membership Agreement

• Every year the Academy Contact needs to edit the Academy Profile
• Every three years a new contract with Cisco has to be signed
• At the bottom of the Cisco Academy Information page, you can see the name of the Academy Support Center (ASC) that Cisco has assigned to your academy. Academy Support Centers exist to help you achieve and sustain the highest level of quality at your academy.