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Karol Kniewald, ASC advisor

Feb 26, 2020

NetAcad in Slovakia

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Cisco Partners(ASC/ITC)

Academies(schools, govt, NGOs,…)

Employers

Ecosystem

Platform

Curriculum

Support

Training

Instructors

Students

Facility

Opportunities

Cisco Networking Academy

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2.15M Currently Enrolled GloballyPreparing people for IT careers since 1997

12,100Academies

180Countries

10.9MStudents

Served

26,500Instructors

704K

448K

130K

326K

Cisco Networking Academy

167K

175K201K

October 2019

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Cisco Networking Academy partnershipPartner Ecosystem to address IT professional and Digital Skills shortage

Public Benefit

Business

Government

Education

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Career

Get Connected

Introduction to Packet Tracer

NDG Linux Unhatched

Cybersecurity Essentials

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Introduction to IoT

Networking Essentials

Entrepreneurship

ExploreIntroduction to exciting opportunities in

technology. Preparation for entry level positions.

Networking

CCNA v7:

CCNP Enterprise:

Core Networking (ENCOR)

Advanced Routing(ENARSI)

Digital EssentialsIT Essentials

NDG Linux Essentials

PCAP: Programming Essentials in Python

Hackathon Playbook

AssessmentsGamingPrototyping

LabPacket Tracer

Virtual

Labs

Physical

EquipmentIncrease mastery with hands-on

tools & experiences

Practice

Complementary OfferingsAdditional offerings available from Partners.

NDG Linux I

NDG Linux II

NDG NetLab+

NDG CCNA CyberOps Lab

CLA: Programming Essentials in C

CLP: Advanced Programming in C

CPA: Programming Essentials in C++

CPP: Advanced Programming in C++

Aligns to Certification Instructor Training Required Self-paced

Cybersecurity

CCNA Security

Cisco Certified CyberOps

Associate

IoT Fundamentals:

IoT Security

IoT Fundamentals:

Connecting Things

Big Data & Analytics

Emerging Tech Workshops:

Network Programmability

Experimenting with REST APIs

Programmable

Infrastructure

Feb 2020

ASC Alignment Required

Introduction to Networks (ITN)

Switching, Routing, &

Wireless Essentials (SRWE)Enterprise Networking,

Security & Automation (ENSA)

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Cisco Networking Academy

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• 1999: Cisco Academy at TUKE

• 2000: TUKE – Regional Academy of the year in EMEAR (Paris),10 Cisco Academies

• 2001: signed NetAcad MoU with MoE

• 2002: MoU with MoE and Slovenska Sporitelna, TUKE – Regional Academy of the year in EMEAR (Copenhagen), ITAPA 2002 – Zlata cena

• 2003: Model of NetAcad as PPP in Slovakia presented at United Nations in Geneva

• 2004: NetAcad – project of the year at COFAX 2004

• 2005: NetAcad project of the year in EMEAR – IPT for EDU (Valencia)

• 2006: The 1st NetAcad student CCIE certified (Peter Mesjar)

• 2007: MoU with MoE and Slovenska Sporitelna renewal, NCTT innovation project

• 2008: US ambassador in Slovakia recognized NetAcad, the 1st NetAcad instructor CCIE certified (Peter Paluch), Slovak students won all categories at International NAG competition

• 2009: iCompetition in CEE – 1., 5., 8. place by Slovak instructors, Cisco VP visit in Slovakia (Amy Christen)

Important milestones 1999 - 2009

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• 2010: Pilot project - instructor training via Telepresence for US based Cisco academy, ITAPA 2010 award –Telepresence in education

• 2011: iPortal innovation project, NetAcad summer school

• 2012: NetAcad integration to school study programs

• 2013: new NetAcad partner model (ASC/ITC), Cisco University Roadshow and GSC Krakow talent incubator

• 2014: NetAcad in Slovakia leading worldwide with 1000 students per 1M citizens, Slovak student won NetRidersEMEAR competition, Self – enroll courses in NetAcad, IoT roadshow

• 2015: NetAcad for IKT (25) study programs, Girls in IT

• 2016: new NetAcad instructor training grant from SVCF (CCNA)

• 2017: IT Akademia project – NetAcad refresh, instructor training accreditation, NAG competition official recognition by MoE

• 2018: new NetAcad instructor training grant from SVCF (CCNA CyberOps)

• 2019: MoU with MoE signed, 18th edition of annual instructor conference (SK & CZ)

Important milestones 2010 - 2019

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Slovakia

• 41,811 academy students since

inception

• 10,141 industry certification ready students

• 6,384 actual academy students

• 9% female students

• 89 in total and 63 active academies

• 161 academy instructors

NetAcad program impact

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NetAcad program support partners - 1x ASC and 3x ITCs