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Workplace Learning Mode - Best Practices | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| Focus: HOPE is a nationally recognized civil and human rights organization founded in 1968 in response to a riot that left Detroit, Michigan, sharply divided along racial lines. It was in this atmosphere that the Focus: HOPE cofounders became committed to "Intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty, and injustice." Focus: HOPE's long-term objective is to provide opportunities for all people to enter the economic mainstream. In 1999, Focus: HOPE created a new Information Technologies Center (ITC) to provide industry-certified training in network, desktop, and server administration. This program was developed in collaboration with industry partners such as Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and the Computer Technology Industry Association (CTIA). | |||
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Pittsburgh Public Schools - Best Practices | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a large district consisting of 10 high schools, 17 middle schools, and 53 elementary schools, and it became increasingly difficult for the high school students to continue to provide the same level of hardware/software support to the middle schools too. This led to the idea to pilot HP IT Essentials at the middle school level. Currently, 18 students from the pilot HP IT Essentials middle school classes are enrolled in CCNA at Peabody High School. | |||
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A Place Where Students, Staff and Faculty Can Grow | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| To equip members of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe and other residents of the Lake Traverse Region of South Dakota with modern survival skills, Sisseton Wahpeton Community College (SWCC), a tribally chartered institution, was established. In 1999, SWCC recognized the need to build a workforce of IT professionals to fulfill the ongoing and future technology requirements of the college and community. In less than a year and with no budget and just a few staff, a SWCC instructor, the Technology Director at SWCC, and the Network Administrator developed the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Computer Systems Technology (CST), and a comprehensive and integrated computing infrastructure with sufficient support staff. The Cisco Networking Academy Program serves as the backbone of the curriculum for second-year CST students. | |||
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Building Internet Skills in Rural Colorado | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| In 1995, there was little or no Internet infrastructure in most parts of Southeastern Colorado. But Otero Junior College helped change all that. Situated among cattle ranching and row crop irrigated farming in the Arkansas River Valley, Otero took the initiative to help build an Internet infrastructure to connect the surrounding rural communities. The college also adopted a new mission - to build a local workforce of highly-skilled IT professionals. The college adopted the Cisco Networking Academy Program in 1998, and became the first Academy in the state. | |||
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Support for Cisco Networking Academy Program: Kentucky Leads the Way in Technology Training | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| In 1997, Kentucky's 13 community colleges were combined with 15 technical colleges to form the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). While the colleges continue to be a pathway to higher degree programs, they now have a greater emphasis on helping people bridge gaps in their skills and education. Increasingly, students with bachelor degrees and workplace experience are coming back to school to take classes to improve their employment opportunities. The KCTCS caters to these students with certificate programs and partnerships with industry. The Cisco Networking Academy Program was an ideal fit in the new system, bringing a highly prized certificate program, teacher training, and high quality curriculum. | |||
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Breaking Myths, Changing Education - Mariemont High Wins the Blue Ribbon Award, Again! | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| Located in a while collar school district in Cincinnati, Ohio, Mariemont High School has a reputation for leading its students to the doorsteps of top post-secondary institutions. The school received its third Blue Ribbon award in the school year 2001-2002, giving it the distinction of being the only high school in Ohio to have won the award three times. The award is presented to successful high schools that are considered national models. The site visitation committee applauded the sound implementation of the Cisco Networking Academy Program and the associated sponsored curricula, which allowed the school to stand out among other outstanding high schools in the state. | |||
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Student Tested, Quality-Assured for Two New Cisco Networking Academy Fundamentals Courses | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| The Cisco Networking Academy Program has trained men and women around the world to design, build and maintain networks that power the global information economy. In 2002, the Cisco Networking Academy Curriculum Development Team adopted a new strategy for testing curriculum. In the past, developers tested new curriculum with focus groups of Academy instructors, who reviewed course material to check facts and provide feedback. For the Academy's two newest courses, an additional focus group of high school students was added to the process. Students from Greenway High School in Phoenix, AZ reviewed the Fundamentals of Voice and Data Cabling created in partnership with Panduit Corporation, and the Fundamentals of Java Programming sponsored by Sun Microsystems. | |||
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High Number of CCNA Certifications Earned in the School District of Philadelphia | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| The School District of Philadelphia is the seventh largest in the nation. Philly's first Cisco Networking Academy Program was launched in 1999. With a curriculum that combines both pedagogy and hands-on, skills-based training, Philly's Networking Academies prepare students for the industry-recognized Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) certification exam. The CCNA is the first step to a career in networking or IT. | |||
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Academies Are Adopting New Courses | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | Cisco Systems |
| Cisco has expanded the Networking Academy curriculum to include courses sponsored by IT industry leaders providing students with comprehensive Internet technology skills. The new school year brings two new Sponsored Curriculum courses: Fundamentals of UNIX, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and Fundamentals of Web Design, sponsored by Adobe Systems. These new courses offer Cisco Networking Academy students the opportunity to specialize in UNIX and Web Design training and prepare for jobs in the Internet Economy. Students will receive real hands-on experience in topics such as: the UNIX operating system, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and much more! | |||
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SLATE Career Center Successes | 2006-06-23 01:00:29 | St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) Career Center |
| Barisua Ernest (Ben) Nwidag came to the SLATE Career Center looking for help getting his feet back on the ground after arriving in the United States from his native country of Nigeria just three weeks earlier. In Africa, Ben taught computer literacy to children, adults and to corporations. Here in St. Louis, he had no job, no formal training, no health insurance and no transportation. He felt desperate until he found the SLATE Career Center. Carolyn and Bonnie assisted Ben with enrolling in Microsoft Certification Systems Administration (MCSA) training, as well as finding him a part-time job as an Office Assistant in a City health center, all within two months of coming into the SLATE Career Center. |
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