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Rockwell Automation and Cisco are partnering to offer new training and certification offerings focused on the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), the connected enterprise, and convergence of operations technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems. The focus of this training and certification is on workers within industrial organizations who design and oversee unified network infrastructures.
Last year, the companies jointly rolled out the Managing Industrial Networks with Cisco Networking Technologies (IMINS) training course and Cisco Industrial Networking Specialist certification. This course provided foundational skills needed to manage and administer networked, industrial control systems.
This year, Rockwell Automation and Cisco are introducing the five-day, hands-on Managing Industrial Networks for Manufacturing with Cisco Technologies (IMINS2) course and CCNA Industrial certification exam. The course offers deeper analysis of EtherNet/IP architectures with industrial protocols, wireless and security technologies implementation, and advanced troubleshooting. The CCNA Industrial certification is focused on OT and IT professionals who require the skillset needed to design, manage and operate converged industrial networks.
Pathways to Certification
Students who successfully complete the Industrial Networking Specialist and CCNA Industrial certification exams will earn CCNA Industrial certification. Alternatively, IT and OT professionals that already have their CCNA Routing & Switching or Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) certification can enroll directly in IMINS2 and take the CCNA Industrial certification exam to receive CCNA Industrial certification. Once completed, the certification is valid for three years.
Participants in the IMINS and IMINS2 courses will receive exam vouchers for the Industrial Networking Specialist and CCNA Industrial certification exams, respectively, as part of course tuition. This offer is only available through courses offered and delivered by Rockwell Automation. The CCNA Industrial certification exam can be taken at one of any Pearson VUE testing centers located in 165 countries.
IMINS courses are offered on an ongoing basis. The enrollment schedule for IMINS2 will be posted in June, with classes beginning in July. As a proponent of OT/IT skills development, Rockwell Automation will continue to invest in The Connected Enterprise and IoT training curriculum to address emerging skills requirements.
Additional Learning Opportunities
Industrial IP Advantage, a coalition of companies including Rockwell Automation, Cisco and Panduit, also offers e-learning training to address the requirements of control engineers and IT professionals tasked with deploying network architecture.
Courses are designed to help IT and OT professionals make design decisions from the equipment level to the enterprisewide network. Each course uses interactive, scenario-based training on topics, such as logical topologies, protocols, switching and routing, physical cabling and wireless considerations.
Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), Operations Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), Unified Industrial Networks, ARC Advisory Group.