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Create an NDG Linux class in the Cisco Networking Academy

For instructors Updated 2026-11-04

NetAcad instructors get every NDG Linux course at no charge, including the paid ones. You reach the course by creating a class.

Create the class

  1. On your Cisco Networking Academy instructor page, select Create.

    Cisco Networking Academy My Classes page with the green Create button at the top right highlighted

  2. Choose the class type: instructor-led or self-paced. The course content is the same in both.

    • Self-paced classes run without an instructor. Prerequisites are removed, exams are open, and learners are graded complete automatically when they finish the final exam and the course feedback.
    • Instructor-led classes need an instructor, who grades learners as complete. Exams work as they do in self-paced classes (see Exams in instructor-led NDG Linux classes).

    Cisco Networking Academy Create Class, step 1 Select Class Type, with Instructor Led selected and the Next button

  3. Choose the course: NDG Linux Unhatched, NDG Linux Essentials, NDG Introduction to Linux I, or NDG Introduction to Linux II.

    Create Class, Select Offer step listing NDG Linux courses with Linux Essentials selected and the Next button

  4. Set the class start and end dates.

    Create Schedule step with Start Date and End Date fields, the Invitation Only option and the Next button

  5. Edit the class title and description. Give the class a title of its own: it helps NDG Online support when a learner isn't sure they joined the right class.

    Class Details step with the Title field set to Linux Essentials, plus Description, Cover Image and Marketing Content editor

  6. Add other instructors, if any.

    Invite Instructor/Assistants step with an Instructors row, Add Instructor, Add Teaching Assistants and Next buttons

  7. Publish the class.

    Class preview with Save as draft, Previous and Publish buttons at the bottom, cursor on Publish

    Dialog 'Are you sure you want to publish?' with Cancel and Publish buttons over the Linux Essentials preview

Enroll in NDG Online

  1. Open the new class from My Classes.

    My Classes page with the Linux Essentials class in the In-Progress list

  2. Open the Help & Resources module. Instructors and learners should both start here, before the course materials.

    Class content list with the Help & Resources item under Welcome to NDG Linux Essentials highlighted by the cursor

  3. Enroll in NDG Online from the module. This step finishes setting up the class.

    Linux Essentials class page in Cisco Networking Academy with Help & Resources and the Enroll in NDG Online link

    Join class card in NDG Online with the signed-in address, the optional updates checkbox, and the Join class button outlinedJoin class card in NDG Online with the signed-in address, the optional updates checkbox, and the Join class button outlined

If you create your NDG Online account here, use your school email address, ideally the same one as your NetAcad instructor account. A free address such as Gmail or Outlook works for access, but limits the NDG instructor resources you can sign up for later and what NDG Online support can share with you by email.

For NDG Online steps, see:

Still need help?

In NDG Online, select Help to ask the Help assistant or open a ticket. Taking labs in a class? Ask your instructor first.

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