News@Cisco: Education & Training News

Cisco Offers Traineeship to Engineering Graduates from Central and Eastern Europe

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, July 6, 2007 - Twenty-three young engineers from Central and Eastern Europe will start a one-year traineeship with Cisco® in August. They will be joining the Cisco Sales Associate Program with their peers from 45 countries in Europe, Russia and CIS, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. During the next 12 months, they will be trained in the latest networking and communications technologies as well as soft skills such as workplace communication and ...

Cisco Networks Help Provide Peace of Mind at Higher Education Establishments around the World

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

July 3, 2007 By Jason Deign, News@Cisco Do not tell the mathematics department-but at the University of Plymouth, in the United Kingdom, they have discovered that one is greater than five. The university, which covers 27,000 students and 3000 staff across six locations in the south west of England, has achieved a host of benefits by collapsing five separate networks into a single IP ...

Cisco Addresses Global Networking Skills Gap with New Entry-Level Certification and Updates to CCNA

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2007 - Cisco® today announced the addition of a new entry-level certification, CCENTTM (Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician) to its Career Certification Program, along with significant enhancements to the popular Cisco CCNA® associate-level certification. Simultaneously, Cisco also plans to localize both the curricula and certification exams to meet the worldwide demand for networking skills. As networks continue ...

Cisco Networking Academy Introduces Innovative Approach to Learning, Teaching and Curricula

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2007 - For nearly a decade, Cisco® Networking Academy® has partnered with the educational community to help people worldwide realize the dream of a better life by teaching valuable networking and IT skills. Cisco Networking Academy today announced an evolution of its core curriculum to keep pace with the swiftly changing requirements of an increasingly connected world and the growing demand for a technically skilled workforce in a competitive global ...

Cisco Networking Academy: Curriculum Evolves to Address Changing Industry, Student Needs

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

June 25, 2007 The Cisco Networking Academy is a comprehensive educational program that combines e-learning and in-class interaction to provide students with the essential Internet technology skills for today's global economy. And because this global economy and the skill set needed to succeed in it changes rapidly, the Networking Academy must also evolve. Cisco announced today an ...

A Decade of Success: Cisco's Networking Academy Turns 10

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

June 25, 2007 Cisco Networking Academy is a public private partnership with established educational institutions around the world. Formally launched in October 1997, with 37 educational institutions teaching students in seven states, today, well over 1.6 million students have completed ...

Cisco Systems Hosts Educational Webcast - Scientific Atlanta's Service Provider Strategy

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif, - June 8, 2007 - As part of our ongoing technology education webcast series, Cisco Systems will host a webcast with a corresponding slide presentation on Tuesday June 12 at 1:30PM Pacific to discuss Scientific Atlanta's service provider strategy. Please join Bob McIntyre, Chief Technical Officer, Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company, for 20 minutes of prepared remarks followed by Q&A. No previously unannounced issues will be ...

Cisco Updates IT Essentials Curriculum

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 5, 2007 - To better prepare students for entry-level positions in information technology (IT), Cisco® today announced updates to its IT Essentials course, PC Hardware and Software 4.0. Designed for Cisco Networking Academy® Program students in high schools, technical schools, colleges and universities, the newly redesigned curriculum covers the fundamentals of computer hardware and software and introduces advanced concepts. The objective of the PC ...

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training Recognizes Cisco for Efforts to Raise Country's Technology Skills

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:00:00 PST

HANOI, Vietnam, June 5, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that it has been honored with two awards from Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training for its contribution to advancing education and research in the country. The awards are the one of the highest forms of recognition that the Vietnamese government gives to private companies and individuals upon recommendation by Vietnam's university community. The first award is a certificate of appreciation to Cisco for its ...

Cisco Networking Academy Announces 2007 "4R" Recognition Award Winners

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1, 2007 - Cisco today announced the winners of its 4R Award Recognition Awards, developed by the Cisco Networking Academy Program to recognize students, instructors and schools that demonstrate excellence in the categories of Rigor, Relevance, Relationships and Results. Now in its 10th year, the Cisco Networking Academy is a global training program that provides students with information technology (IT) and technical networking skills. Rigor, Relevance, ...

Cisco and Best Practices in Corporate Communications host the first annual 2007 New Media Summit

Thu, 31 May 2007 09:20:00 PST

Who: Cisco® and Best Practices in Corporate Communications (BPCC) What: Web 2.0 has changed how businesses not only communicate with their customers, partners, and shareholders but also how a company communicates and collaborates with its employees. Communications is fast becoming a competitive advantage for companies to compete on a global basis. The corporate communications team at Cisco ...

Cisco Systems Hosts Educational Webcast - Integrated Mobility Solutions

Thu, 24 May 2007 15:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif, - May 24, 2007 - As part of our ongoing technology education webcast series, Cisco Systems will host a webcast with a corresponding slide presentation on Tuesday, May 29 at 1:30PM Pacific to discuss Cisco's newly announced integrated Mobility Solutions. Please join Cisco's Alan Cohen, Vice President Mobility Solutions, for 20 minutes of prepared remarks followed by Q&A. No previously unannounced issues will be discussed in this webcast. ...

Educating for the Technology Revolution - and Beyond

Wed, 23 May 2007 04:00:00 PST

In our 21st century world, everything changes much more rapidly than in the past, in all aspects of life. Education is no exception. For the past two centuries, most schools have provided education based on a model that was developed to address the needs of the Industrial Revolution. But as times change, schools must adapt - to our current technology revolution and the expanding global economy - in order to ...

Technical High Schools in Turkey Begin Training Network Specialists

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 PST

ANKARA, Turkey - May 1, 2007 - Internet and data communications represent a fast-growing sector in Turkish industry. As businesses - large and small - and public sector organizations are becoming more connected, there is a need for information technology (IT) specialists who can design, build and maintain state-of-the-art networks. According to findings published by market research group IDC, Turkey will need some 40,800 network technologies specialists in 2007. To address the ...

Changing Lives: Cisco and Digital Opportunity Trust Partner to Create "21S" Intern Program

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

When Hurricane Katrina tore through the U.S. Gulf Coast in late August 2005, it dramatically changed the lives of the region's residents. Like many individuals and organizations across the United States and around the world, Cisco, the Cisco Foundation and Cisco employees offered a helping hand in the form of cash donations, product equipment, employee volunteers and more. Beyond that initial help, Cisco was ...

Cisco Launches 'Subnetting Game'

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 5, 2007 - Cisco® today announced the availability of "The Subnetting Game," a new educational game designed to help make the highly technical topic of subnetting easier for students to learn. The game was developed in response to a recent survey by Cisco in which a majority of students responded that network addressing, and particularly subnetting, remains one of the most difficult skills to learn. "The Subnetting Game" is available to anyone who registers at the ...

Cisco Announces Curriculum Updates for Network Design Certification

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2007 - Cisco ® today announced enhancements to the Cisco Career Certifications CCDA® associate-level design certification curriculum. The course and exam updates ensure that the Cisco network design principles and strategies remain current with today's increasingly complex network infrastructure needs while enabling individuals to validate their knowledge and skills in network design, implementation and operation. "Cisco's enhanced design ...

Cisco Networking Academy at 10: Educating the Architects of the Networked Economy

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00:00 PST

When it comes to technology, a decade can represent a lifetime. But a decade is also a good time to step back, take a look at accomplishments, and re-invest in technology programs that work. That's exactly what Cisco is doing as the company celebrates the first ten years of its successful Networking Academy. Since late 2006, Cisco has been gearing up with a series of events that will highlight the many ...

Cisco Takes Part in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2007

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2, 2007 - Cisco® today announced the kickoff of its Job Shadow Day activities at seven primary sites across the country: Southfield, Mich.; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Herndon, Va.; Raleigh, N.C.; New York and San Jose, Calif. Working with America's Promise and Junior Achievement, Cisco will be hosting dozens of events with students from the Cisco Networking Academy Program throughout the month to provide detailed information about career opportunities in the ...

Cisco Community Academies to Help Edinburgh's Unemployed Back to Work

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00:00 PST

EDINBURGH, Scotland, January 29, 2007 - Unemployed people in Edinburgh will get the chance to improve their job prospects and secure full-time employment following the launch of a scheme sponsored by Cisco® and Edinburgh's Joined up for Jobs strategy, which includes the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, the City of Edinburgh Council, the Capital City Partnership, the West Edinburgh Community Planning Partnership and the Cisco Networking Academy® program. The Edinburgh Cisco ...