With evolving learning styles, we’ve reimagined a learning platform with adaptive learning technology, videos, and gamification built in. We know that learners are more successful when their experience is tailored to their unique goals and interests. The Skills for All experience is designed to engage and nurture every learner’s own journey. The majority of my foundational skills have come from Cisco Networking Academy and I learned other important skills such as networking security auditing and enterprise defense on the job.” – Ronald Bartwitz, security analyst and Cisco Networking Academy alumnus A lot of what I do depends on having a strong understanding of networking, system administration, and security. “Cybersecurity is a very foundational field. Today, she is a cybersecurity intern preparing for a long-term career in the industry. She equally values the practical skills she has learned in her coursework and the attention she is getting from potential employers. Skills for All is designed for learners like Marie Kamga, a Cisco Networking Academy alumna. They have made me very attractive to employers.” – Marie Kamga, cybersecurity intern and Cisco Networking Academy alumna “The most important skills Cisco Networking Academy courses has taught me are practical networking skills. We have an aspirational goal to equip an additional 20 million learners with valuable digital skills over the next five years. This expansion of our Networking Academy mission will redefine education with a new skills-to-jobs experience. If an individual is connected to the Internet with a mobile phone, they are empowered as a learner at Skills for All. Skills for All is a free, mobile-first program that delivers leading-edge adaptive and gamified learning experiences, including self-paced courses, interactive tools, and career resources that are designed by industry experts. Meanwhile, companies across all industries are struggling to fill critical IT jobs in in-demand areas in networking, cybersecurity, and software development.Ĭisco is addressing the challenge with the worldwide launch of Skills for All, a bold step forward in our purpose-driven mission to power an inclusive future for all. Digitization, which was already in play, is gaining a faster foothold. Workers without a college degree, women, ethnic minorities, and young people have been most affected by widening economic gaps. Then, the pandemic upended, accelerated, and exposed underlying inequities. Social media redefines modes of engagement. Today, Cisco Networking Academy is the largest and longest-running corporate social responsibility education program in the world. Working with nearly 12,000 affiliated academies and more than 650 employers around the world, we have proven what’s possible when companies, non-profits, governments, and academic institutions come together for a shared purpose – empowering all people with career opportunities. “Cisco Networking Academy courses gave me an advantage early in my cybersecurity career as they offer an in-depth curriculum that give students real life experience.” – Jordan Suprenant, IT systems and security analyst and Cisco Networking Academy alumnaįor 23 years, Cisco Networking Academy has provided a bridge to career opportunities to more than 12.6 million people in 180 countries. At Cisco Networking Academy, we believe that all people, regardless of where they live, their means, age, gender, or background, deserve equal access to education and the opportunity to pursue meaningful work that provides for themselves, their families, and contributes to the betterment of society. Yet, while desire may be evenly distributed, access to education tools, resources, and opportunity is not. People are wired with an innate desire to learn.
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