What is the Cisco Networking Academy?
A. Cisco Networking Academy is an innovative education initiative that delivers information and communication technology (ICT) skills to improve career and economic opportunities in over 165 countries globally. Since 1997, Networking Academy has partnered with schools, governments and communities and is currently Cisco’s largest social responsibility program. Q. What kind of background does Cisco have with educational programs? A. Workforce Retraining is tapping into the Cisco Networking Academy, which has an established track record of providing quality education in support of technology-based jobs and currently has 128,000 students enrolled in the U.S. In total, the Academy reaches more than 750,000 students each year in more than 165 countries; over 2,500,000 students have participated since 1997. Q. Who is Cisco collaborating with to launch this program? A. Cisco is partnering with community colleges, universities, healthcare leaders, workforce development leaders, the medical comm