About the competition - ICT Networking Challenge Cisco (Hardware)
If you would like to host an internal selection competition to select your best student to put forward to the UK Final and would like a selection competition brief please contact melanie.carter@ukskills.org.uk. Live competitions may be subject to a non-attendance fee. Please read the Competition Rules to find out more.
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Entry Levels: Advanced
Entry Deadline: 18 April 2008
Entry Type: Individual competitors
Competition Type: Live
Who is this competition for?
The competition:
- ICT Networking Challenge (Hardware)
The ICT Networking (Hardware) competition is appropriate for young people on a Cisco CCNA 1-4 (Cisco Certified Network Associate) programme.
What does the competition prepare you for?
The competition places you within the role of the ICT network technician by testing performance across a wide range of skills used within that work role.
What does the competition cover?
This competition is in one or two stages:
Stage 1: where an organisation has several potential competitors, an ‘in house’
competition can be held within the training organisation/institution to select a finalist to
compete at the UK live final competition.
Stage 2: UK finalists and individual competitors compete at the UK live final
competition.
What happens if I win?
UK Gold winners will be invited to a high profile national awards event.
If eligible, outstanding national winners may be invited to compete to for a place in the UK’s
team for a WorldSkills Competition.
Further information
For detailed information about the technical aspects of the competition, please contact Jen Bell
of Northumberland College
jen.bell@northland.ac.uk
For general information about competitions please contact:
WorldSkills UK contact centre 0800 612 0742 or email
worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk.
Further opportunities
There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to an
International WorldSkills competition.
Competition sponsors
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