Using D-Link Learning Solutions to Train Specialists in Networking and Programming

Abstract

Modern experience shows that a necessary condition for the development and operation of organizations in any industry is the stable functioning and scaling of its network infrastructure, which is expressed in the growth of the number of users, types and volumes of traffic. In this regard, maintaining the operability and planning the development of network infrastructures requires "fresh" knowledge and approaches to design in the field of network technologies.
According to the Ministry of Digital Development, the shortage of IT specialists of various profiles in Russia at the beginning of 2024 was about 700 thousand people, among whom a significant part are specialists in infocommunication networks and communication systems, on the basis of which network services and applications developed by programmers operate. Despite the increasing number of budget places for IT specialties in universities, this shortage will not be eliminated quickly. In this regard, retraining of communication specialists who received their education a long time ago is also relevant.
Due to the sanctions pressure on Russia, many foreign manufacturers of active network equipment have curtailed their business in our country, and their training and certification programs have also become unavailable to domestic IT specialists. It should be noted that a number of such training programs were aimed at a number of typical practical tasks without sufficient theoretical material that allows a specialist to independently find approaches to solving a wider range of practical problems. In this regard, it is extremely important that vendors actively interact with educational institutions when developing training materials for their implementation in the educational process of relevant specialties. This will allow the educational institution to train IT specialists with relevant knowledge in the IT industries.
The Russian office of D-Link has been developing its educational resources in close contact with higher and secondary specialized institutions of Russia for over 20 years. Currently, 12 training courses on computer network technologies and embedded systems programming are available for study, designed for students of different levels of training. A set of educational and methodological materials is available for study on the D-Link distance learning and certification portal. The portal provides the opportunity for free distance learning on authorized courses of the company. Students of partner educational institutions can take exams on selected courses and, if successful, receive D-Link certificates.

Author Biographies

Elena Victorovna Smirnova, D-Link Trade LLC

Education Project Manager, Cand. Sci. (Eng.)

Vladimir Alexandrovich Shibanov, D-Link Trade LLC; Ryazan State Radio Engineering University named after V.F. Utkin

Education Project Consultant;
Associate Professor of the Department of Systems of Automated Design of Computational Tools, Cand. Sci. (Eng.)

Pavel Vladimirovich Romasevich, Volgograd State University

Associate Professor of the Department of Telecommunication Systems, Cand. Sci. (Eng.)

Published
2024-12-15
How to Cite
SMIRNOVA, Elena Victorovna; SHIBANOV, Vladimir Alexandrovich; ROMASEVICH, Pavel Vladimirovich. Using D-Link Learning Solutions to Train Specialists in Networking and Programming. Modern Information Technologies and IT-Education, [S.l.], v. 20, n. 4, dec. 2024. ISSN 2411-1473. Available at: <http://sitito.cs.msu.ru/index.php/SITITO/article/view/1177>. Date accessed: 09 sep. 2025.
Section
Educational resources and best practices of IT Education