Cisco Networking
Academy
R. William Lapp Jr
June 2008
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Last Years 3 Key Messages
Leapfrog
Ahead
Country
Transformation
Internet
Access
Grow
Enter the
Global Market
Continual
Reinvestment
How do we grow and keep our educated Citizens?
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“Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world”
Nelson Mandela
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xta3ypbxelw
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Students by Region (700,000+ Students)
8%
1%
23%
19%
4%
U.S. and Canada
4%
Europe
Latin America
2%
15%
17%
7%
Central and Eastern Europe
Russia and CIS
Middle East
Africa
AsiaPac - Mature
% of Worldwide Total as of 10.31.07
%
AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed
Japan
Source: NetAcad active students metrics as of October 31, 2007
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www.academynetspace.com
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Cisco Networking Academy Overview
Entry Level Networking Skills Education
Focus: Individuals & Underserved Communities
Large and
Global
160+ Countries
700,000+ Students/Year
2 Million+ Students over 10 Years
Diverse
Students &
Communities
Students:
Diverse
Educational
Institutions
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Age, Gender (18%), and
Challenging Circumstances
Communities: Mature and Developing Countries
Universities, Community Colleges, Vocational
Schools, Secondary Schools, Non-profit
Organizations, Second Chance.
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4 Key Elements
Curricula
Product
Relationships
 18 Courses
 Students
 Entry-Level Tech Skills
 Academies
 Hands-on Experience
 Instructors
 Instructor-Led
 Governments
 Assessments
 Partners
 Larger server base than
cisco.com
 2.5 Terabytes of Data
 Metrics
 1.7M Site hits per day
 Services
 1M Assessments/day
 Support
Infrastructure
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Program Design
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Partnership Makes it Work
Government
Education
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NGO
Business
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Examples of Impact
 234 Academies in Africa
– 37,000 since inception in 1997
– 20 Academies in Kenya
– Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria,
Ghana, etc.
 Ethiopia
–“On behalf of the Ethiopian
Government and myself, I would
like to congratulate Cisco
Networking Academy leaders on
your relentless efforts to make
this important training a reality.
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 South Africa:
– Department of Communications
and Training Department will fund
the purchase of bundles, ISETT
SETA will provide funding for
travel and housing for instructors
 Nigeria:
 Isa Ibrahim Jalo appointed IT
advisor to the Government of
Nigeria
 Kenya - Turkana & Kiberia
– Academies in poorest
impoverished regions
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The Internet is Changing Everything
Education
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10 Years of Innovating in IT Skills Education
 Globally consistent, locally
relevant
 Impact on individuals,
communities, and education
 Public private partnership
ecosystem approach
 Comprehensive and
sustainable approach
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