Plan Your Learning and Career Path
Use this interactive guide to explore the careers and certifications supported by Networking Academy courses.
New Packet Tracer Skills Assessments
Packet Tracer Skills Assessments allow students to test their networking knowledge and skills in a simulated environment.
Getting Started with IT Essentials
Are you interested in developing the technical skills you need for today’s careers but don’t know where to start?
Partnering for Success in Kenya
Discover how a strategic partnership with Deaf Aid, a Norwegian NGO, is creating new opportunities for deaf students.
Cisco Wins Big Tick Award
Networking Academy received a 2010 Big Tick award from Business in the Community for our efforts to advance the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Video: Student Success Story - Aaron Aaron Hatch is one of nearly 2700 students who have benefited from Networking Academy courses delivered through the Prisons ICT Academy (PICTA) program in the United Kingdom. (1:16 min)
Video: Developing Local ICT Capacity - Oman
Cisco volunteers organized an ICT talent development program at Sohar University in Oman. More than 80 percent of students participating in the training were women. (3:07 min)
Improving Career Prospects in Russia
A new program launched in collaboration with the Moscow Department of Education is helping unemployed and economically disadvantaged citizens develop valuable computer networking skills.
Video: Student Success Story - Kelly
Networking Academy courses delivered through the U.S. Workforce Retraining Initiative (WRI) helped Kelly Gheesling transform her passion for computers into a career. (2:08 min)
Interactive CCNA Guide
This interactive feature provides an overview of the Cisco CCNA Discovery and Exploration curricula to help educators determine which curriculum best meets their needs.
Empowering Educators
Discover how Cisco and Teachers Without Borders are supporting the professional development of teachers around the world.
Video: Global NetRiders Winners Visit San Jose
The top NetRiders competitors from around the world recently visited Cisco headquarters and used Flip Video cameras to capture the experience. (1:39 min)
Video: Girls in Europe Visit Cisco Offices
Networking Academy partnered with the Cisco Women’s Action Network to host students at offices in France and the United Kingdom. (4:11 min)
Video: Global Community
Students around the world explain how the program is helping them succeed. (2:42 min)
Video: Building a Learning Society
Learn about Cisco's vision to develop a new ethic of learning that is collaborative, global, and universal. (2:48 min)
Cisco I-Prize Competition
Are you a creative thinker with big ideas about the future of collaborative technologies? If so, we encourage you to participate in the Cisco I-Prize Competition.
Video: Student Success Story - Kapil
Kapil Singhal of New Delhi, India, shares his story about how the Networking Academy program helped him find a job he loves. (1:14 min)
New Cisco CSR Report
Cisco recently published an interactive, online report that showcases Networking Academy and other corporate social responsibility programs.
Video: Asia Pacific NetRiders 2009 Winners
More than 4000 students from 16 countries participated in this competition, which was delivered over Cisco WebEx and Cisco TelePresence. Congratulations to the winning team from Multimedia University in Malaysia. (2:09 min) | Read Press Release
Mind Wide Open
See how Networking Academy is helping people change the world (2:09 min)
Students Create ICT Solutions
Students in Indonesia created IT roadmaps for local businesses through the Indonesian Attachment Program.
New Release of Cisco Packet Tracer
Cisco Packet Tracer v5.2 includes several enhancements such as advanced security protocols, greater accessibility compliance, and improvements to the Activity Wizard.
Women in ICT
In Europe, Networking Academy commissioned a study on the gender gap in ICT. The study found that many girls believe the tech sector is better suited to men. (2:31 min) | White Paper
Now on Facebook
Connect with more than 40,000 students, alumni, and instructors on the new Networking Academy Fan Page.
Video: WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Networking Academy students in Canada helped set up a massive computer network in support of the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 competition. (4:57 min)
Latin America NetRiders Competition
Students from 24 countries recently completed a series of online skill challenges to test their networking knowledge and win prizes
Video: Student Success - Ed
After graduating with a degree in Telecom, Ed Tan enrolled in Networking Academy to improve his career prospects (1:56 min)
Video: Mind Wide Open
See how Networking Academy is helping people change the world. (2:09 min)
Video: Student Success - Ahmed
Ahmed Korany Zaki used the skills he acquired in the Networking Academy program to open an Internet cafe in his hometown of Fayoum, Egypt
Workforce Retraining Initiative
Cisco's Workforce Retraining Initiative helps workers develop new skills for high-demand ICT careers
Video: AsiaPacific NetRiders Competition
Held virtually over Cisco TelePresence and Cisco WebEx, Asia Pacific NetRiders, is a regional level networking skills competition.
New CCNA Security Course
This course will help students prepare for the new CCNA Security certification
