Network Pro

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Course Description

The TestOut Network Pro certification measures an examinee's ability to perform tasks commonly performed by IT network professionals, including systems administrators, network administrators, network engineers and related careers. The core responsibilities of these job roles typically revolve around the management of hardware and software networking components and include IP configuration, setting up wireless and wired networks, managing networks, basic network security, software updates, hardware upgrades and network protocols. IT network professionals must also master fundamental computer support and maintenance which are covered in TestOut’s PC Pro certification exam.

Students will have the opportunity to showcase their accomplishments by participating in Business Professionals of America (BPA) Competitions. It is a “hand-on” class and much of the work is completed independently.  There will also be opportunities in Soft Skills and Work Based Learning.

Topics Covered

• Networking Hardware

• Network Device Configuration

• Network Management

• Network Security

• Network Troubleshooting

Course Prerequisites

• IT Fundamentals class

• Good Work Ethic

Certifications

• TestOut© Network Pro

  • Required

  • Exam Version: 6.0

  • ‍Release Date: December 7, 2021

  • ‍Question Count: Up to 15 questions

  • ‍Task Count: Up to 50 tasks

  • ‍Time Limit: 120 minutes

  • ‍Score Range: 200 - 2,000

  • ‍Passing Score: 1,400

  • Typical Salary Range:  $47,000 → $68,000  *Based on data found in PayScale.com

  • Certification Test Attempts:  1 - additional attempts at $39 each

• CompTIA© Network+

  • Optional

  • $72 (student discount rate)

• FREE PRACTICE TESTING THROUGH COMPTIA

• IT Specialist - Networking (Certiport)

  • Optional (BPA Contest 300 -  Computer Network Technology - Free testing at NLC)

  • Certification Test Total Points:  1000

  • Certification Test Passing Points:  700

  • Certification Retake Policy:

    • If you don’t receive a passing score on an exam the first time, you must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.

    • If you don’t receive a passing score on your second attempt, you must wait seven days before retaking the exam a third time.

    • A seven-day waiting period is imposed between each subsequent exam retake.

    • You may not take a given exam any more than five times per year/12-month period, which starts from your first attempt. If you take a given exam five times in that period, you will become eligible to retake the exam 12 months from the date of your first attempt.

• Cisco© CCST (Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking)

  • Optional (BPA contest 350 - Linux Operations System Fundamentals - Free testing at NLC)

  • Great for students starting out in career - less intensive than CCNA

  • Certification Test Total Points:  

  • Certification Test Passing Points:  

  • Certification Test Attempts:  

Articulation

• Network Pro Articulation Agreements

Michigan Merit Curriculum High School Graduation Requirements

• Language Other Than English:  The second credit can be substituted with CTE program completion

• Physical Education & Health:  PE/Health credit can be substituted with additional CTE program completion

• Science:  One credit of Physics or Chemistry can be substituted with CTE program completion

• Social Studies:  One credit of Social Studies (except Govt) can be substituted with additional CTE program completion

• Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts:  Credit can be substituted with CTE program completion

Other

• • • Grades:  9-12

    • Length:  1 semester

    • Credits:  1/2

    • 11.1003 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

    • PSN:  21402

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