The student completed the Cisco Networking Academy course in networking and routing essentials, administered by the instructor Suriya Narayanan. Over the course, the student demonstrated proficiency in configuring Ethernet switches and VLANs, implementing static and RIPv2 routing, DHCP, NAT, ACLs, and using monitoring tools to troubleshoot networks. The certificate verifies the student's skills in initial device configuration, routing table usage, and switching in small to medium business networks.