BellSouth employees offered Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) training
ATLANTA, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have partnered with Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), based in Macon, Ga., to offer BellSouth employees across the Southeast Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) training.
The Cisco Certified Network Associate training program provides participants with a basic understanding of networking. Upon completion of the training, CCNA certified professionals can install, configure and operate LAN, WAN and dial access services for small networks (100 nodes or fewer), including but not limited to use of these protocols: IP, IGRP, Serial, Frame Relay, IP RIP, VLANs, RIP, Ethernet, Access Lists.
"BellSouth is excited to offer CCNA training to employees across our nine states," said Dick Sibbernsen, vice president, human resources for BellSouth. "With the ever-changing architecture of our network, this training will provide BellSouth employees with the technical knowledge they need to effectively maintain and upgrade BellSouth's network."
"CWA recognizes the importance of keeping members trained on evolving technology," said Noah Savant, vice president, CWA, District 3. "This training will provide members an opportunity to learn skills that will help prepare them for future jobs."
CCNA Courses one through four of the program, equivalent to 320 hours of instruction, provide students with a basic foundation in networking. Students who successfully complete this portion of the program are eligible to earn Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. CGTC offers this curriculum in three program options, including Networking Specialist AAS, Networking Specialist Diploma and Cisco CCNA Specialist. Employees unable to attend classes at Central Georgia Technical College are able to complete courses online anytime, anyplace within the class schedule.
"Central Georgia Technical College is committed to offering information technology programs that meet the needs of organizations and individuals who seek to become or stay current on the latest technology," said Gardner Long, director, Instructional Technology for Central Georgia Technical College. "We are looking forward to providing BellSouth's employees with the knowledge that will keep them one step ahead of the competition."
For more information about the CCNA training offered to BellSouth employees at Central Georgia Technical College, please visit http://www.centralgatech.edu/bellsouth .
About BellSouth Corporation
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider with 57.3 million customers.
Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers®, residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and high-speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular® Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers print and online directory advertising through The Real Yellow Pages® and YELLOWPAGES.COM™ from BellSouth.
BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/.
About Communications Workers of America
CWA, the union for the Information Age, represents 700,000 workers in information technology and communications, media and broadcast, airlines, public service and health care and manufacturing.
About Central Georgia Technical College
Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an institution of higher education that supports the educational, economic, and community development of its seven-county service area. CGTC accomplishes its mission by providing quality academic and technical education, customized business and industry training, continuing education, and adult education services that are responsive to the workforce needs of citizens, businesses, and industries.
For the past several quarters, CGTC has had the highest Full Time Equivalent (FTE) among colleges within the Technical College System of Georgia. During FY06, CGTC enrolled 9,842 students in credit courses. This was the highest FTE of 4,981 students (based on the sum of total credit hours for all students.) The five-year percent change in credit enrollment, from FY 2001 to FY 2006 = 46.1%.
CGTC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees; over 200 programs of study are available, including 38 active associate degrees programs.
For more information, visit http://www.centralgatech.edu/
SOURCE: BellSouth
CONTACT: Zealous Wiley of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-986-0330, or
zealous.wiley@bellsouth.com ; or Jeff Miller of Communications Workers of
America, +1-202-434-1168, or jmiller@cwa-union.org
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