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Cisco Networking Academy: Successful tech careers start here
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Cisco Networking Academy provides IT education, but also gives students valuable career connections. One example is the upcoming free, online Tech Talk and Virtual Career Fair on June 30
Using technology to protect vulnerable communities
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Since 2007, Cisco has helped Mercy Corps leverage technology to provide emergency response and economic empowerment programming. That technology foundation is informing the NGO's pandemic response in the following ways:
Global problem solving through STEM: What Cisco’s nonprofit partners are doing to support learning at home
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As school closures impact students, we realize how important it is for them to have access to quality educational content while they learn from home. Cisco's nonprofit partners like Science Buddies, Code.org, Technovation Families, and MIND Research Institute have developed engaging ways to learn STEM subjects remotely.
New Cisco Networking Academy CCNA curriculum accelerates path to job readiness for students around the globe
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To help meet the need for skilled IT talent and ensure a more inclusive future for all people, I’m excited to announce that Cisco Networking Academy has advanced its Cisco Certificated Network Associate (CCNA) curriculum to prepare job seekers, from anywhere and from any background, with the skills they need for a successful career in the ever-changing IT field. The new curriculum will be integrated into most of Networking Academy’s 12,000+ academies around the world to prepare students to earn the new CCNA certification, which is available on February 24, 2020.
Cisco Networking Academy creates a much-needed skills-to-job pathway for diverse Midwest students
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Committed to helping individuals in pockets of the US with limited jobs and opportunities achieve the skills they need to be successful in the digital world, Cisco Networking Academy has over 700 academies throughout the Midwest, with 175 in Michigan alone – a state that has been hard hit by economic downturns and globalization.
How a nonprofit partner supports social enterprises so individuals can gain relevant skills
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This group addresses the gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, investing in and supporting social enterprises that provide employment opportunities for low-income communities facing isolation, discrimination, lack of job skills, and poor education.
How one NGO helps farmers use mobile phones to invest in a better harvest
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myAgro is a Cisco nonprofit partner addressing critical human needs. Read on to find out how they are supporting smallholder farmers in Africa.
How a nonprofit partner in education uses tech to bring educational content to those without the internet
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According to the World Economic Forum, more than four billion people lack access to the internet. At the same time, Open Educational Resources (OER) are changing the way people learn by offering free opportunities to anyone with an internet connection.
Connecting the dots from skills to careers: Inside Cisco’s Networking Academy
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Access to opportunity can change lives and change communities. Cisco Networking Academy partners with educators, governments, and employers to bring global and inclusive access to digital skills to millions of people. Here are some of their stories.
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