Students gain access to:
- multi-media web-based delivery that supports student-centred learning
- hands-on training that develops problem-solving skills
- industrial attachments for real world opportunities
- globally accepted industry-standard certification
- scholarships in maths, science and other technical fields
- exciting careers in IT and the Internet
Educational institutions are able to access and deliver a program that:
- is designed by industry and education experts
- is ready-made and continuously updated via the Internet
- comes with a Quality Assurance Plan
- is available free to non-profit educational institutes
- utilises the latest web tools
- has full technical support and an on-line instructors' guide
- uses the Cisco Networking Academy Management System (Academy Connection) management tool which greatly reduces administration time and increases productivity
- conducts assessment on-line/ provides immediate feedback that monitors students' progress
Businesses can choose from a large pool of skilled networking graduates with:
- Real time practical experience
- experience of laboratory sessions designed with problem solving skills
- no requirement for further training
- industry certification
Governments and societies gain access to a national pool of skilled IT manpower that:
- reduces the need for foreign labour
- boosts the growth of economies
- attracts foreign investment
- enhances e-learning and networking development at little or no cost
- bridges the digital divide from country to country, rural to urban, young and old, and regardless of gender
Non-profit, community organisations gain the opportunity to:
- join an effective collaboration
- develop human capital through connecting and sharing
Cisco:
- is able to fulfill its social responsibilities of giving back to the community
- gains access to highly skilled IT manpower