Local Area Network Administration And Management Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply network principles to design and implement a local area network topology.
• Analyze network performance using monitoring tools to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Evaluate network security measures to protect against unauthorized access and data breaches.
• Implement user access controls and resource sharing policies in a LAN environment.
• Demonstrate troubleshooting techniques for common LAN hardware and software issues.
• Design a disaster recovery plan to ensure network continuity and data integrity.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for IT support technicians, network administrators, and system engineers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of LANs. It also suits individuals seeking to formalize their networking skills with a recognized SAQA-aligned qualification.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals are essential for this course as learners must develop skills in cabling, device configuration, and troubleshooting. Practical sessions will be conducted in a lab environment with switches, routers, and workstations.

Practical Activities

• Cabling and Connectivity — Learners create straight-through and crossover cables, test them with a cable tester, and connect devices to form a basic network. (3h)
• IP Addressing and Basic Configuration — Learners assign IP addresses manually and via DHCP, configure a small LAN, and use command-line tools to troubleshoot. (4h)
• Switch Configuration and VLANs — Learners configure switches with VLANs, trunk ports, and inter-VLAN routing using a router-on-a-stick setup. (4h)
• Network Management and Project — Learners use SNMP to monitor devices, document the network, and complete a small LAN project integrating all concepts. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.