Career Opportunities in IT from Cisco

I work with youth who are preparing for the future, planning to go to college, trade schools or right into the workplace. I always encourage youth to try higher education, and discuss career paths that are well suited to a young person's interests. There are several careers that I highly recommend to the youth that I work with, as they are growth industries and bound to fetch a good living. One such career is in IT. What is really great is that Cisco Systems, a company widely known and respected in computer systems and technical support, offers IT certification.

Cisco certification

This certification is offered in three professional levels, associate, professional and expert, and in six different paths; Routing and Switching,for professionals who install and support Cisco technology-based networks in which LAN and WAN routers and switches reside; Design, aimed at professionals who design Cisco technology-based networks in which LAN and WAN routers and switches reside; Network Security, directed toward network professionals who design and implement Cisco Secure networks;
Service Provider, aimed at professionals working with infrastructure or access solutions in a Cisco end-to-end environment primarily within the telecommunications arena; Storage Networking, for professionals who implement storage solutions over extended network infrastructure using multiple transport options; Voice, directed toward network professionals who install and maintain Voice solutions over IP networks.

Employees at companies such as Budweiser and DreamWorks have taken part in Cisco training. And with academies in dozens of cities throughout California, any area my youth plan to move should have one nearby.