HOW DOES THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WORK?
Besides local schools and colleges, the Academy program partners with many other organizations to offer the program in some non-traditional locations. Some partners include: • Communications Workers of America and Department of Labor (Workforce Transition Project) • Department of Housing and Urban Development • World Bank Group / International Youth Foundation • United Nations Development Program • World Bank Group / Global Knowledge Partnership • Organization of American States • UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) • International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) • UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) • Institute for Women in Trades and Technology • Native American populations • Alameda County Office of Education (for at-risk teens) • OICW (Opportunities Industrialization Center West, Menlo Park, CA) • Emergency Housing Consortium WHAT ARE LEADERS SAYING ABOUT THE CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY PROGRAM? “What Cisco is doing is helping our children find a better fut
