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Learning and Digital Skills

Through industry-recognized certifications, impactful training programs, and a global community of learners and mentors, we support career journeys at all stages.

Learn with Cisco empowers people to develop the digital skills they need to thrive in the workforce of today and tomorrow. Our family of trusted, high-impact learning brands, including Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco U., and Cisco Certifications, elevate skills for career journeys so our students can start here and go anywhere.

Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco Networking Academy is our IT skills-to-jobs program focused on early career talent and workforce development, equipping learners with in-demand, industry-relevant skills and career resources. Through Cisco Networking Academy, students gain access to hands-on learning experiences, tailored career tools, and opportunities that set them up for success in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and beyond.

We’re proud to have reached over 28 million learners in 195 countries around the world who have participated in Cisco Networking Academy courses since 1997, either directly through our learning platform or through one of our academies.

We aim to bridge the gap between education and employment by offering tools and programs that empower learners to achieve their goals — whether it's securing their first job, advancing their career, or pursuing further education.

  • In fiscal 2025, 97%1 of students completing Cisco certification-aligned courses say Cisco Networking Academy helped them obtain a career and/or educational opportunity.
  • 4.8 million2 students since inception through fiscal 2025 who completed Cisco certification-aligned or IT Essentials courses say Cisco Networking Academy helped them obtain a new job.

Achievements in FY25

5.3M learners
31,300 instructors
12,200 academies
60 courses in up to 21 languages
25 courses aligned to industry certifications

To further support learners, we leverage key partnerships and provide resources to bridge the gap between technical education and meaningful employment in the ICT sector, such as:

  • A curated job board with open IT roles from highly rated employers in the United States
  • Real-world career experiences such as Cisco Dream Team
  • Career preparation articles, webinars, and workshops
  • An alumni network on LinkedIn

Academies

We partner with governments, academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and global organizations to establish Academies that deliver our content and resources to learners. Cisco Networking Academy’s curriculum and tools are offered at no cost for eligible educational organizations, creating opportunities for learners around the world.

92% of instructors say Cisco Networking Academy helped them become a better educator.3

Instructors

Our instructor professional development program equips educators with the training, resources, and support needed to teach Cisco Networking Academy courses in areas such as networking and automation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and programming.

Curriculum and Learning Platform

Cisco leverages its industry expertise to develop high-quality, science-backed learning solutions, and we evolve our curricula at the pace of technology.

  • We continue to engage learners through interactive activities, games, and hands-on learning experiences. With participation in our expanded AI and Data Science portfolio rising 26% year-over-year to over 450,000 learners, we’ve introduced new innovations such as the Data Science Essentials with Python course, featuring an embedded AI-powered assistant that acts as a personal tutor.
  • We scale access to quality education with mobile-first design and flexibility for the instructor-led, self-paced, and hybrid learning options that are in demand today.
  • We offer over 60 courses in up to 21 languages.
  • Our courses are aligned with 25 industry-recognized certifications to equip learners with transferable skills.
  • We engage instructors with professional development resources, class management features, and personalized assessment tools.
  • We keep learner and educator skills sharp with relevant curriculum as industry evolves. For example, this year we added new curriculum based on job-task analysis to round out our entry-level Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) certification program to now cover Networking, Cybersecurity, and IT Support.

Access for All

We focus on providing access to all for our education and workforce development initiatives, and we partner with organizations to scale our impact for learners, educators, and communities.

  • Cisco Networking Academy encourages girls and women worldwide to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) through inclusive learning environments and global and regional events. Women represent 27% of students since the program began.
  • We continue to improve accessibility of the platform, using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a guide. 273,000 students have declared a disability since self-reporting began in fiscal 2019.

Our Path to 25 Million More Learners

In fiscal 2023, Cisco announced a goal to provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 25 million more learners over the next 10 years through Networking Academy.

Only three years into the goal, we've already trained 11.9 million students globally. Because we are on pace to reach our goal early, Cisco is accelerating our goal timeline, aiming to reach 25 million more learners by 2030, two years ahead of schedule.

In support of our global goal, examples of our regional goals for Learn with Cisco and Networking Academy are noted below.4

  • Provide cybersecurity skills training to 200,000 people in the United States by FY25.
    • Progress: 205,000 people
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 6.2M people in Latin America by FY30.
    • Progress: 2.9M people
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 100,000 people in partnership with Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Comércio (SENAC) Networking Academy Support Centers in Brazil by FY27.
    • Progress: 55,000 people
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 75,000 people in partnership with Centro Paula Souza de Ensino in Brazil by FY30 (FY26 base year).
    • Progress will be tracked starting in FY26.
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 10M people across EMEA by FY30.
    • Progress: 4.7M people
  • Provide cybersecurity skills training to 250,000 people in the European Union (EU) by FY25.
    • Progress: 392,000 people
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 2.6M people in the EU by FY30.
    • Progress: 1.3M people
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 3M people in Africa by FY30, representing an estimated US$200M of in-kind contributions.
    • Progress: 1.8 million people and US$101 million of in-kind distributions
  • NEW: Provide Essential Foundation Skills training to 1.5M people and 5,000 instructors in the EU by FY30 (FY26 base year).
    • Progress will be tracked starting in FY26.
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 500,000 people in the United Kingdom and Ireland by FY30 (FY25 base year).
    • Progress: 110,000 people
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 230,000 people in France by FY28 (FY26 base year).
    • Progress will be tracked starting in FY26.
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 500,000 people in Saudi Arabia by FY30 (FY26 base year).
    • Progress will be tracked starting in FY26.
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 250,000 people in Egypt by FY29 (FY25 base year).
    • Progress: 115,000 people
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 6.7 million people across APJC by FY30.
    • Progress: 3.4M people
  • Provide cybersecurity skills training to 500,000 people in India by FY25.
    • Progress: 710,000 people
  • Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 141,000 people in Malaysia by FY30.
    • Progress: 95,000 people
  • Provide digital upskilling training to 50,000 women annually across Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam through FY32, in tandem with the U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to bring free digital upskilling opportunities to women in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework-participating countries.
    • Progress: Annual goal met: 76,000 women in in FY25
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 500,000 people in Indonesia by FY30 (FY25 base year).
    • Progress: 145,000 people
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 20,000 people in South Korea by FY27 (FY25 base year).
    • Progress: 9,000 people
  • NEW: Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 100,000 people in Japan by FY29 (FY25 base year).
    • Progress: 26,000 people

1 Based on fiscal 2025 Student Outcome Surveys of learners who completed Cisco Networking Academy courses.

2 Estimated based on Student Outcome Surveys from fiscal 2005 when we started collecting this data through fiscal 2025.

3 Based on fiscal 2025 survey responses from instructors who were actively teaching.

4 Progress against all goals listed by fiscal year is measured through the end of the fiscal year. Unless otherwise noted, goals listed have a base year of fiscal 2023, and progress against all goals is cumulative and measured through end of fiscal 2025.

5 Includes learners participating in cybersecurity no-cost training across all Learn with Cisco platforms.