Networking Fundamentals Masterclass
Build and troubleshoot your first network in 4 weeks
What you'll do
For anyone starting in IT or heading for CCNA. Every session is hands-on in Packet Tracer, taught live by a CCNP-certified engineer, and every week ends with something that works.
Join the next CCNA Exam Preparation cohort within 3 months and your Networking Fundamentals fee is credited in full.
- Category
- Data & Technology
- Format
- Live online on Zoom · Tue & Thu 7–9 pm EAT · 4 weeks · 8 live sessions (16 hours) · all sessions recorded
- Who it is for
- IT students and graduates, help-desk and IT-support staff, career changers into IT, and anyone heading for CCNA.
- Before you start
- None. A laptop that can run Cisco Packet Tracer (free with a Cisco Networking Academy account).
- 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 working small-office network built in Packet Tracer
- Confident subnetting
- A troubleshooting method you can use at work
- SGI Africa certificate of completion
- Your fee credited in full towards the next CCNA cohort (within 3 months)
Session by session
| # | Session | You produce |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | How networks work OSI and TCP/IP models, devices, cabling; Packet Tracer set-up. | Your first LAN |
| 1.2 | Ethernet, MAC addresses and ARP How data actually moves. | Traffic traced end to end |
| 2.1 | IPv4 addressing and subnetting made simple Addresses, masks and subnets without the fear. | Subnet plan for a small office |
| 2.2 | IPv6 basics IPv6 addressing in practice. | Dual-stack addressing plan |
| 3.1 | Switching basics and VLANs Switches, VLANs and default gateways. | Multi-department office network |
| 3.2 | Routing basics The routing table and static routes. | Two-site routed network |
| 4.1 | Network services DHCP, DNS, Wi-Fi basics, basic security. | Services configured |
| 4.2 | Troubleshooting and final project A troubleshooting method — ping, traceroute, show commands. | Working small-office network |
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 6 of 8 sessions — a recording plus a catch-up task counts.
- Submit at least 3 of 4 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.