I've never done a ccna or similar cert, so its definitely not a requirement.
If the course covers setting up firewalls, vlans, subnets etc, then it will definitely be applicable. I have attempted to vlan/subnet some of the less trustworthy devices on my network, and it wasnt easy with my limited experience.
It hasn't been publically annouced yet, but Enya has bought the country formally known as Kenya, and have removed the K as marketting for their new album. The AI just worked it out before the announcement.