Networking Academy Impact - Latin America and the Caribbean

In-kind contributions

$783.8M USD

since inception, in curriculum, tools, resources, and support to students, schools and instructors

Jobs

97%

students who took Cisco certification aligned courses obtained a job and/or educational opportunity based on surveys since 2005 through fiscal year 2022

Students

794,800

current annual students

4,240,200

total students since inception

33%

are female since inception

based on those who identified gender

Instructors

5,971

active instructors

19%

are female

Cisco academies

2,165

institutions and organizations offering Networking Academy courses

Current Annual Students

Argentina

27,547

Brazil

123,029

Chile

28,366

Colombia

61,690

Costa Rica

37,553

Mexico

138,900

Peru

266,820

Key Partnerships

  • International Youth Foundation
  • Ministry of Education, Peru
  • Ministry of Labor, Peru
  • Ministry of Education, Ecuador
  • Secretary of Education of Bogotá, Colombia
  • Ministry of Education, Chile
  • Ministry of Education, Costa Rica
  • Instituto Nacional de Educación Tecnológica, Argentina
  • Secretary of Economy, Mexico 
  • Secretary of Labor, Mexico
  • SENAI and SENAC, Brazil
  • Centro Paula Souza, Brazil
  • CONIF, Brazil
  • UNAM, México
  • SENA, Colombia

“Networking Academy is vital to promoting social inclusion in Latin America through digital skills training and development. Governments across our region value the program’s powerful social impact for individuals, educators, and communities. I am so proud of the work we do in partnership to power an inclusive future for all.”

Mario de la Cruz Sarabia
Senior Director Government Affairs, Latin America

*In-kind contribution and metrics as of end of cisco fiscal year 2022