CCNA Exam Preparation Masterclass
Get ready to pass the CCNA 200-301 exam — 10 weeks live online with labs
What you'll do
Structured, live preparation for the CCNA 200-301 exam, domain by domain, from an engineer who holds CCNA and CCNP. Labs every week, subnetting speed drills, and two full timed mock exams with scored feedback before you book.
- Category
- Data & Technology
- Format
- Live online on Zoom · Tue & Thu 7–9 pm EAT · 10 weeks · 20 live sessions (40 hours) · all sessions recorded
- Who it is for
- Networking Fundamentals graduates, IT and network support staff, telecom and ISP technicians, and IT graduates aiming for network roles.
- Before you start
- The Networking Fundamentals Masterclass or equivalent knowledge. A laptop (8 GB RAM recommended) with Cisco Packet Tracer.
- Taught by
- Eng. Abdirizak (Abyad) — MBA, Master's in IT, CCNA, CCNP, Security+, CySA+, PMP
- Certificate
- SGI Africa certificate of completion, verifiable at sgiafrica.org/verify
You leave with
- A lab portfolio of 20+ Packet Tracer labs
- Two timed mock exams with scored feedback
- A personal exam-readiness plan
- SGI Africa certificate of completion
- The CCNA exam itself is booked and paid separately (US$300 to Cisco's test provider)
Week by week
| # | Module | You produce |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network fundamentals refresh Models, cabling, TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, subnetting speed drills. | Subnetting at exam speed |
| 2 | Switching VLANs, trunking, inter-VLAN routing. | Campus VLAN lab |
| 3 | STP, EtherChannel and switch security Redundancy without loops; securing the access layer. | Redundant switched lab |
| 4 | Wireless LANs Architectures, controllers, WLAN security. | WLAN configuration lab |
| 5 | IP routing The routing table, static routes, first-hop redundancy. | Routed branch lab |
| 6 | OSPFv2 single-area Neighbours, areas, costs and verification. | OSPF lab |
| 7 | IP services NAT, DHCP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, syslog, QoS basics. | Services lab |
| 8 | Security fundamentals ACLs, port security, DHCP snooping, AAA, VPN concepts. | Secured network lab |
| 9 | Automation and programmability SDN, controllers, REST APIs, JSON, Ansible; AI for network operations. | Automation walkthrough |
| 10 | Exam readiness Two timed mock exams, weak-area review, booking and exam strategy. | Personal exam plan |
CCNA and Cisco are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. SGI Africa is not a Cisco Networking Academy or Cisco Learning Partner; this masterclass is independent exam preparation. The CCNA exam is booked and paid for separately with Cisco's testing provider.
- All live sessions
- Session recordings
- Workbook and materials
- SGI Africa certificate of completion
- Everything in Essential
- Graded assignments
- Capstone review
- Mentor WhatsApp group
- LinkedIn badge
- Everything in Professional
- 2 × 1-on-1 coaching
- CV / LinkedIn rebuild
- Employer introductions where genuine
- Capped at 8 seats
Course fees are in KSh and inclusive of all taxes. Indicative USD equivalents use 1 USD = KES 129. Pay in full at registration and get lifetime access to all session recordings.
The same course costs more once there is proof. Founding is one cohort, ever. Anyone who paid a lower price never pays more later.
Thursday 28 January, 7:00–8:30 pm EAT on Zoom
75 minutes of real teaching from the course instructor, then 15 minutes on how the cohort works. Register and we'll send the link and the replay.
Network Engineer Pathway
- Networking Fundamentals Masterclass · 4 wks
- CCNA Exam Preparation Masterclass · 10 wks
The Networking Fundamentals fee is credited in full against CCNA. A security course (Security+) is planned as the next step.
- Attend at least 15 of 20 sessions — a recording plus a catch-up task counts.
- Submit at least 8 of 10 assignments.
- Complete and present the final project.
- Fees paid in full. Certificates carry a unique code verifiable at sgiafrica.org/verify.
Payment
Secure your seat with a 50% deposit. The balance is due halfway through the course — the exact week is on every course page (week 2 of a 4-week course, week 3 of a 6-week course, week 5 of CCNA and Project Management). Your seat, your live sessions, your assignment feedback and your cohort group are yours from the day you pay the deposit.
Your certificate, transcript and LinkedIn badge are issued once your fees are paid in full. If you need more time, that's fine — tell us. Your documents are held, not cancelled, and we release them the day the balance clears.
Paying in full at registration? You also receive lifetime access to all session recordings.
Our promise
Attend at least 75% of the live sessions (a recording plus a catch-up task counts), submit at least 75% of the assignments and complete the final project. If you finish and your portfolio isn't complete, you join the next cohort free.
Refunds and transfers
Full refund up to 7 days before the start date, no questions asked. After Session 1, no refund — but you may transfer your seat once to any future cohort, or to a colleague, at no charge.
If we postpone a cohort because it did not reach its minimum, you choose: a full refund within 5 working days, or a transfer to the next cohort with a free upgrade to the Professional tier.
Organisation seats are invoiced and refundable in full up to 7 days before the start date; unused seats transfer to your next intake.
Founding cohort
The founding price is for the founding cohort only — the first-ever run of each course, capped at 20 seats. In return, founding students give a written testimonial and take part in a short case study, and keep lifetime access to every future run of that course.
Prices rise with cohort 2 and again from cohort 4. Anyone who paid a lower price never pays more.