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Cisco NetworkingAcademy Program
andDeveloping ICTHuman Capital
Shahab Meshki
Regional Director
Cisco Networking Academy Program
Middle East & Africa
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Agenda
• What are the issues?Changing role of ICT and convergence of technology
Skill gap issue
Lack of national initiative to build ICT capacity
Focus on ICT in HE but not in HS
• How does Cisco NetAcad address those issues?• Case studies• Conclusions• Call to action
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Networks and People
Blogs Gaming SocialNetworking MusicTV
The Internet Is EmpoweringThe Internet Is EmpoweringBillions of people to communicateand collaborate using all formsof human expression—data, voice, video—without regardto location, whether at work,at home, at school or on the road.
Billions of people to communicateand collaborate using all formsof human expression—data, voice, video—without regardto location, whether at work,at home, at school or on the road.
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From the Plumbing to the Platform
Life’sExperiences
Life’sExperiences
People Are Co-Creating,Collaborating and Communicating
On networks thatinextricably link themto a human network offamily members, friends,colleagues, customersand partners.
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Demanding Marketplace, Impacting All
More Sophisticated Networking Skills
BusinessUnderstanding
Skills for All Environments…
Homes, Schools,
Streets, OfficesWork Ready G
raduates
Talent Spotting…
Certifications
Inclusion…
Older, Unemployed,
Under-qualified, Women
Shortages and Leapfroggin
g
Heightened Pressure
on Education Systems
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Note: Fastest-growing occupations for college-educated workers.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Networking Top of the List for10 Fastest-Growing Jobs
Tech Sector Tipped to See Fastest Job GrowthFrom Now to 2014
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IDC MEA Skills Gap Study 2006
• Covered 9 countries in the Middle East region, Pakistan andSouth Africa
• Alarming Networking Skills shortage across key EmergingMarkets
• In three years there will be a shortage of approx. 265,000skilled people
• By 2009, demand will outstrip supply by 24% in Israel, 24% inSouth Africa and 35% in countries surveyed in the MiddleEast region and Pakistan
• In the areas of IP telephony, security and wirelessnetworking, South Africa will have a projected gap of 30%
• Nigeria skill gap study in preparation for 2007
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IDC Skill Gap Study South Africa
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•36% had hired networking engineers within the past 12months
•62% of these said it was difficult to find networkingengineers with the right skills
•60% of those who had hired struggled to find peoplewith the right combination of skills
•40% of those who had hired said the right skills tooexpensive
Finding the Right Skills is difficult
Source: IDC; Networking Skills in South Africa, May 2006
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Future Importance of Skillsby Technology/Skills Area – South Africa
Source: IDC; Networking Skills in South Africa, May 2006
95%
100%
91%
64%
23%
86%
73%
59%
86%
14%
5%
9%
36%
68%
14%
18%
27%
14%0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
9%
0%
9%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
WirelessSecurity
IP TelephonyNetwork Design
General NetworkingBusinessApplicationsData Centre
Cross Technology
More Important
Less Important
The Same
23% 45%32%PC HW & SW
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Value of State and VendorBacked Certification
Thinking about certifications, which of these elements do you believe to increase their value?
Recognisedby Government
40%
Backedby vendor
60%
Source: IDC; Networking Skills in South Africa, May 2006
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10 Years of The Cisco NetworkingAcademy Program
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The Networking Academy Program Today…
2 Million Students Impacted Since 19972 Million Students Impacted Since 199711,000 Academies11,000 Academies160 Countries160 Countries10 Languages10 Languages5 Global Partnerships with United5 Global Partnerships with UnitedNations (UNDP, UNIFEM, ITU, UNWRA,Nations (UNDP, UNIFEM, ITU, UNWRA,UNV)UNV)
35000 Instructors35000 Instructors50 Million Exams Taken50 Million Exams Taken+ 200 partnerships with Government+ 200 partnerships with Governmentand NGOsand NGOs
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Networking Academy in Africa 2006
Participating Academy
>10 Academies / country
+350 Academies
+42,000 Students inAfrica
50% Yr/Yr Growth
+100,000 Studentsattended since 2001
+350 Academies
+42,000 Students inAfrica
50% Yr/Yr Growth
+100,000 Studentsattended since 2001
Academy report 30.07.06
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Public & Private Partnership Model
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Cisco provides:Institutions Provide:
FacilitiesPC LabsInstructorsStudentsCurriculum Integration
1.Curriculum donation2.Cost Recovery Training3.Discounted Equipment4.Virtual Community5.Soft skill Training through
partners like UNIFEM, DOT6.Employability services
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Networking Academy Skills Sets
Curriculum Certification
CCNP 1-4 CCNP
Network Security Firewall Specialist
Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Wireless LAN SupportSpecialist
CCNA 1-4 CCNA
IT Essentials II CompTIA Server+(when combined ITE 1 curriculum)
IT Essentials I CompTIA A+
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Many Pathways and Exit Points
High School
Career
CareerUniversity
College
FundamentalsCourses
ITE 2 VDC
Panduit
ITE 1
3Switching
1Basics
4WAN
2Routing
CCNA
CCNP
3MultilayerSwitching
2RemoteAccess
4Trouble
Shooting
1AdvancedRouting
Wireless
Security
Career
Network Installer
Basic IT Support
System Admin
SMB Networking
EnterpriseNetworking
1120 Hours of Teaching
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A Blended Learning Model
• Standards-based curriculum• Embedded assessment and accountability• e-Learning• Hands-on labs• Face-to-face instruction• Critical, problem solving and collaborative
thinking• Skill- and outcome oriented approach
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•Government, Private Sector and NGO(Close the Gap) working in Partnership
•Massive IT training need to supportAfrica’s first broadband optical network
•Network will enable education, e-healthand ultimately prosperity
•100 Networking Academies is theGovernment and Cisco Goal
•“ICT … a vital and essential tool forfighting poverty“
H.E. Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi
Ethiopia’s Network Build Phases
Sustainability Through PartnershipEthiopia’s IT-Based Economic Regeneration Plan
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Uganda, Makerere University• Growth
High Student Enrollment
(2,000+ continuing students)
Advanced Curriculum (CCNP)
Diversified Curriculum (Wireless, ITE)
• Private Sector LinkageWorkforce Development Program
Private Sector Partners
• QualitySoftskills & Training for Instructors
Instructor Retention & AdvancementOpportunities
Communication with other Academies
• SustainabilitySupport of Administration & Gov’t
Sustainability Plan
Stakeholders/Partnerships
LDC Initiative Awards 2003-2005:Highest Country Female Enrollment(Uganda)Highest Country Enrollment (Uganda)Highest Enrollment, Local Academy(Makerere University, ICS)Job Placement Award (MakerereUniversity, ICS)
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Gender Empowerment
• “Following my degree in computer
• science, I was interested in looking at
• the broader perspective of networking.
• I wanted to contribute towards the
• development of IT in South Africa,
• as well as try to bridge the gap
• between Africa and other countries
• with my IT skills”
• Charmaine Dube Female students in Cisco lab atUniversity of Pretoria
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Conclusions
• Tremendous demand for qualified capacity
• Huge interest from private sector to invest in Africa
• Existing, field proven models for national capacity
• NetAcad as a model to look at seriously
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Call To Action
•Commitment to Public and PrivatePartnership
•Ownership and responsibility
•ICT Education Integration into currentcurriculum of HS & HE
•Let’s make a commitment out of thisconference to graduate 100,000 ICTworkforce in 12 months time!
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Thank You
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