Networking Career Quick Start Program

Networking Career Quick Start
with Juniper Networks

About the Program

What is Networking Career Quick Start?

Juniper’s Networking Career Quick Start is a free, 10-week, online program with weekly, live sessions led by Juniper subject-matter experts. The program content covers both the fundamentals of the Junos operating systems as well as basic troubleshooting knowledge.

Over the course of the program, you will learn the necessary skills to take and pass the Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Junos (JNCIA-Junos) certification exam. Upon completion of the program, and associated certification, you will be equipped to apply for early career technical support roles at Juniper Networks or with our large community of partners and customers.

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Networking Career Quick Start Program highlights

Since 2022, we have trained over 170 candidates who are either veterans or belong to underserved communities.

What You'll learn

The Networking Career QuickStart program is a blend of self-paced learning and live, subject-matter expert-led webcasts. In this unique program you’ll learn both details about Juniper technologies and basics of Juniper technical support.

The program teaches content from the two key courses listed below:

Introduction to Junos Operating System

The course provides a brief overview of the Junos device families and discusses the key architectural components of the software. Key topics include user interface options with a heavy focus on the command-line interface (CLI), configuration tasks typically associated with the initial setup of devices, interface configuration basics with configuration examples, secondary system configuration, and the basics of operational monitoring and maintenance of Junos devices. The course then delves into foundational routing knowledge and configuration examples including general routing concepts, routing policy, and firewall filters.

Juniper Technical Support Fundamentals

This two-day course provides students with the foundational knowledge required to work in a Technical Support Engineer role. This course is for those with no Junos experience and are new to, or interested in pursuing, a Technical Support role. The course summarizes technical support concepts and provides a basic introduction to Juniper products and software. Key topics within this course include technical support concepts, networking, Linux fundamentals, troubleshooting process, soft skills, and basic introduction to Juniper products and software.

Who Should Apply?

The Network Career QuickStart Program was developed for the following groups:

Veterans
Underserved community
Professional looking for a career change in the networking industry
High school graduates

Prerequisites

A Juniper Learning Portal account – If you do not have one, please register for a free account
Complete the Getting Started with Networking eLearning course

To be successful, students will need the ability to attend all weekly classes, have reliable internet connection, and possess the excitement to learn about computer networking and Juniper products and services.

Upon completion of the program, students will receive a 75% off voucher to take the JNCIA-Junos certification exam and a Networking Career Quick Start badge to share on social media and with prospective employers.

First Class: October 02, 2024 at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET
Last Class: December 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET

Registration Closed

Please note that registration for the Fall 2024 cohort has been now closed. We will be providing details of the Spring 2025 cohort in January 2025. Stay Tuned.

Have any registration or general program enquiry? Please reach out to us on ncqs@juniper.net