Read.
Design.
Deploy.
Pass.
Advanced network engineering education combining online lab scenarios, expert instruction, and intensive physical lab training on campus.
Aiming for CCIE or CCDE?
Lab-first preparation for Cisco's expert exams: timed scenarios, the Academy Lab Methodology, CCNP and CCIE Lab Intensives in Lelystad.
Explore CCIE preparation →Academy TracksBuilding your career step by step?
Six-month Tracks that end in an NDL certification: Network Engineering (NNEA) and Network Design (NNDA). First intake Mon 1 February 2027, from €2,950 excl. VAT.
Explore the Tracks →Experts aren't made by watching more videos. They're made by solving hard problems — with someone watching how they think.
Knowledge is everywhere. Performance is rare. To operate at expert level, engineers need to:
- 01Solve real problems
- 02Build working solutions
- 03Troubleshoot failures
- 04Make architecture decisions
- 05Work under time pressure
- 06Receive expert feedback
One learning ecosystem. Two engines. Zero dead ends.
This is not an online course with a classroom bolted on. Online practice and physical instruction feed each other — so your preparation never stops after the last video.
Practice anytime.
A growing library of scenarios — from 30-minute drills to 8-hour simulations — with progress tracking and readiness data.
Learn from experienced engineers.
Lab coaches who watch how you reason, verify and recover — and correct the habits that cost you points.
Train under realistic lab conditions.
Dedicated workstations, architecture room and full simulations at the CCIE Lab Campus.
The online platform creates readiness. The campus turns readiness into performance.
From a 30-minute drill to an 8-hour lab.
Every scenario is timed, scored and mapped to a progression level. Start where you are. Step up when the data says you're ready.
Knowing is layer one. We train all three.
Most training stops at knowledge. Every Academy Track and Intensive goes further — into practice, and then into performance under realistic conditions.
KNOWLEDGE
Learn the concepts — the why, not just the command.
PRACTICE
Solve scenarios. Repeatedly. Against requirements.
PERFORMANCE
Perform under time pressure with an expert reviewing how you work.
You have 30 minutes. Find the problem.
Two routers. One segment. No adjacency. This is how we teach: not "what is OSPF?" but "how would an expert troubleshoot this — right now?"
- Full virtual lab — nothing to install
- Scored against written requirements
- Solution walkthrough using the Academy Lab Methodology
R1# show ip ospf neighbor ! (no output) R1# show ip ospf interface Gi0/1 Internet Address 10.12.0.1/24, Area 0 Process ID 1, Router ID 1.1.1.1, Network Type BROADCAST Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40 Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0 R2# show ip ospf interface Gi0/1 Internet Address 10.12.0.2/24, Area 0 Timer intervals configured, Hello ?, Dead ? ! … and that's only the first fault.
Pass the lab by performing like an expert — not by memorising one.
Technical knowledge gets you into the room. Methodology, speed and recovery get you through the day. We train all of it.
Technical knowledge
Every domain of the Enterprise Infrastructure blueprint.
Lab methodology
A repeatable ten-step approach to any task.
Troubleshooting
Isolate systematically. Stop guessing.
Architecture
Turn requirements into defensible design.
Time management
Know when to move on — and come back.
Practical execution
Clean, verified, recoverable configuration.
From your first credential to CCIE.
Six months in one class: an online group session every two weeks, a weekly 1:1 with your instructor and practical exams on location. Each Track ends in an NDL certification you can verify, and leads on to the next rung.
Network Engineering Track
From support work to an engineer who configures, verifies and troubleshoots switched and routed networks. Two exams, one credential.
Network Design Track
From configuring networks to designing them: requirements, trade-offs and a design you can defend. One design exam, one credential.
Train in the Netherlands.
A focused engineering lab week. Your own workstation, an architecture room for design defence, and instructors whose job is to watch how you work.
Physical lab environment
Dedicated workstations with secure access to lab infrastructure.
Instructor coaching
Real-time feedback on reasoning, verification and recovery.
Full simulations
Timed 8-hour labs followed by an individual performance review.
Architecture workshops
Requirements, design, trade-offs — and defending your choices.
Develop your engineering team.
Measurable engineering capability, not attendance lists. Scenario-based assessments and workshops show where your team stands; a six-month Track takes an engineer to the next level and ends with an exam.
Engineering assessments
Scenario-based evaluation of real skill.
Architecture workshops
Realistic design problems with an instructor.
Advanced technical training
Tailored to your stack and roadmap.
Troubleshooting days
Teams vs. complex failures, under control.
A relationship, not a one-off course.
- 01LearnConcepts and methodology online
- 02PracticeScenarios, anytime, anywhere
- 03MeasureReadiness data across every domain
- 04TrainInstructor-led on campus
- 05SimulateFull lab, full review
- 06ImprovePersonalised scenarios online
- 07RepeatUntil the lab is just another day
↺ EVERY CAMPUS VISIT ENDS WITH A PERSONAL REPORT AND AN ONLINE FOLLOW-UP PLAN
Practise every day online. Perform on campus.
Network Design Labs is our online learning platform — courses, articles, hands-on labs, 150 CCDE design scenarios, Python labs and the NDL Arcade. What you practise there flows straight into your week on campus, and every campus visit ends with a follow-up plan back on NDL.
Courses & articles
From CCNA to CCIE: enterprise, automation, data centre, security and design — with video lessons being added every week.
Labs & scenarios
Hands-on labs, troubleshooting scenarios and the NDL Automation Lab — the daily training between campus visits.
The NDL Arcade
Play the CCIE Readiness Challenge, Subnet Sprint and Protocol Match — and find out whether you are ready for the Lab Intensive.
Ready to take your network engineering skills further?
Start with a free scenario today, join a CCNP Lab Intensive in Lelystad, or start a six-month Track on 1 February 2027.