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Ciscopertinently

WhyCisco?

1-MONEY

Compensation@Ciscoconsistsof:

I)Stock

II)BonusPlans

III)Salary

IV)Relocation

I)Stock

Newhirestock:CONSIDERYOURSELFASTOCKWINNER!!NOTONLYISEVERYNEWHIREGRANTED

STOCK,BUTYOUAREALSOGIVENTHEOPTIONTOPURCHASESTOCK.HERE，SHOWITWORKS...

Inordertoprovideacompetitivecompensationpackagetonewhireemployees,the

CompensationDepartmentrecommendstotheBoardofDirectorsthatemployeesbe

grantedstockoptionsaccordingtotheirsalarygrades.

Theprogramgrantseachemployeetherighttopurchaseaspecifiednumberofshares

ofthecompany，scommonstockataspecifiedpriceforaperiodoftime.Inaccordance

withtheplan,25%ofthesharesofferedvestatthecompletionof12fullmonths

ofemployment,andthebalancevestsattherateofl/48thpermonthoverthenext

36months.Thereareothervestingschedulesandthisschedulemaynotapplytoall

newhirestockgrantsforemployeeswhoarepartofanacquisition.

ThepriceofthestockisthefairmarketvalueonthedatethattheBoardofDirectors

approvesthenumberofofferedshares.Thisisnormallydoneatthefirstboardmeeting

followinganemployee'sdateofhire.

EmployeeStockPurchasePlan

After30daysasanactiveemployee,youareeligibletoparticipateintheEmployee

StockPurchasePlan.Participantsmayenrollandelecttohaveupto10%oftheir

totalcompensationwithheldforthepurchaseofsharesatadiscountedprice.

Purchaseperiodsbeginatthestartofeachcalendarquarter.

OngoingStockOptions

Cisco,songoingstockoptionprogramoffersstockoptionstoeligibleemployeeson

anannualbasis.

Optionamountsaredeterminedbasedonseveralcriteriaincludingrelativeworthof

theemployee5sposition,valueofexistingoptions,pastperformance,andsalary

grade.FundingfortheprogramisdeterminedannuallyatthediscretionoftheBoard

ofDirectors.

ThetimingoftheOngoingProgramissetbytheBoardofDirectorsandtypicallyoccurs

aroundthemonthsofJuly/August.

Checkouttoday，sstockpricenow!

II)Bonuses

CompanyPerformanceAwardPlan

ThepurposeoftheCompanyPerformanceAwards(QuarterlyBonuses)istoacknowledge

employeesfortheircontributionstoCisco,ssuccess.Awardsarepresentedquarterly.

EmployeesareeligibleforCompanyPerformanceAwardsbasedonthefollowing

criteria:

Typicallyemployeesingrades51-60and1-7

Onboardthefirstworkingdayofthefiscalquarterforwhichthebonusispaid

Notonasalescommissionorincentiveplan

NotonawrittenwarningorPerformanceImprovementPlanatquarter-end

Performanceratingnotequalto〃N〃

AwardsaregrantedasapercentageofanindividuaTsbasesalary.Thepercentage

isdeterminedquarterlyperthePlanbasedoncorporateprofitandrevenueachievement.

Infiscalyear1996theaveragepayoutwas11.5%ofbasesalary.

-CiscoAchievementProgram

TheCiscoAchievementProgram(CAP)awardsareusedtoencourageandreward

exceptionalcontributiontotheachievementofbusinessunitandcompanygoalsand

objectives.Theintentoftheprogramistomaximizepositivereinforcementthrough

immediaterecognitionandpromoteemployeeandgroupeffortbyincludingindividual

andteamawards.

Areasofexceptionalcontributioncanincludeoneormoreofthefollowingperformance

categories:customerservice,innovation,qualityandprocessimprovement,cost

reduction,andsuperiorperformancetypicallyaboveandbeyondthescopeofthejob.

Employeesandteamscanreceivecashandnon-cashawardsvaluedfrom$50+;awards

beyond$2,000requireexecutivestaffapproval.Non-cashawardsincludegift

certificatesforTime-OutandtheCiscostore,andgetawaysonCisco.Theawardamount

shouldbecommensuratewiththelevelofcontribution.

Eachbusinessunitorsectorisgivenfundingequalto2%ofparticipantpayrollat

thebeginningofeachquarter.

TaxesandDeductions:

Cashawardsare〃grossedup〃fortaxessothatemployeesreceivethetotalvalueof

theaward.TaxesrelatingtotheawardarecalculatedbythePayrol1Departmentand

paidonthebehalfoftheemployeebyCisco.Employee401(k)andESPPdeductions(if

applicable)arewithheldfromanycheckawardsissuedintheamountof$200ormore,

andarenotincludedinthe〃grossedup〃amount.Ifawardisdistributedbycashor

certificate,401(k)andESPPdeductionswillnobewithheldfromaward.

Eligibility:

Regularfull-time,part-time,andcasualemployeesofCiscothatareeligiblefor

theCompanyPerformanceAwardPlanwithperformanceratingsofXorEareeligible.

ConsultingandSystemsEngineersandtheirmanagersarealsoincluded.Managersin

grades12orabovemayreceiveanawardonanexceptionbasiswithVicePresident

approval.Undernocircumstancescantheinitiatorbytherecipientoftheaward.

Ill)Salary

SalaryisdeterminedbyyourGPA,schoolyouwentto,previousworkexperience,

currentknowledge,andhowyouinterview.

SalaryincreasesatCiscocanhappenatanytime.Thetargetedsalaryincreaseis7%

ofyourcurrentbasesalary.

IV)Relocation

-30daystemporaryliving

-TraveltoSanJose(viaplaneorreimbursementformileage)

-MiscellaneousCashAllowance(dependingonwhereyoulive)

Academyoverview

In1993,Ciscoembarkedonaninitiativetodesignpractical,cost-effectivenetworks

forschools.Itquicklybecameapparentthatdesigningandinstallingthenetworks

wasnotenough-theschoolsalsoneededsomewaytomaintainthenetworksafterthey

wereupandrunning.CiscoSeniorConsultingEngineerGeorgeWarddevelopedtraining

forteachersandstaffformaintenanceofschoolnetworks.Hesoondiscoveredthat

thepersonnellackedthetimerequiredtolearnthematerial,sohemovedtothenext

populationoflearnersintheschool-thestudentsthemselves.Thesuccessofthese

studentseminarsledtorequestsfromparticipatingschoolsacrossthecountryfor

Ciscotodevelopacurriculumthatcouldbeintegratedaselectivecoursestaught

inasemesterformat.Theformalizedcurriculumandsupportactivitiesevolvedinto

theCiscoNetworkingAcademyProgram.

Theconceptprovedtobeapowerfuldrawforstudents,manyofwhominitially

volunteeredforclassesoutsidenormalschoolhours.Today,thousandsofstudents

coasttocoastarepioneeringaschool-to-workprogramengineeredforanewglobal

economy.

TheSolution

ThroughtheCiscoNetworkingAcademyprogram,highschoolandcollegestudentscan

learntheinformationneededpreparethemfortheCiscoCertifiedNetworking

Associateexam.Thiscertificationpositionsthemforimmediateopeningsina

talent-hungryjobmarketorforengineering-andscience-focusedcollegestudies.

Inanutshell,theCiscoNetworkingAcademyisacomplete,four-semesterprogramon

theprinciplesandpracticeofdesigning,building,andmaintainingnetworkscapable

ofsupportingnationalandglobalorganizations.

Ciscoprovidescourseworkforacompleterangeofbasicthroughadvancednetworking

concepts-frompullingcable,throughsuchcomplexconceptsassubnetmaskingrules

andstrategies.

TheprogramusesRegionalAcademiesashubs,eachofwhichsupportsaminimumoften

LocalAcademies.TheseRegionalAcademiesteachtheteacherswhooverseeprograms

attheLocalAcademiesundertheirjurisdiction.TheRegionalAcademiesfunnelinput

toCiscoontopicssuchasindividualschoolperformance,curriculumqualityand

effectiveness,andstudentprogress.

Theformatfortheclassesreflectsthecontent:interactivelessonsstoredlargely

ontheclassroom'sCiscoWebserver.TheAcademydesignalsoaccommodatesdiverse

learningstyles.Forthosewholearnbyreading,textisavailable.Morevisual

learnerscanfocusonthecoursematerial'sextensivegraphicsandQuickTimemovies.

Topromotedevelopmentofthepersonalskillsthatunderpinsuccessfulcareers,

projectsrequirestudentsnotonlytoresolvetechnicalissuesbutalsoto

successfullyaddressnetworkusers'needs.

LocalAcademiesreceivementoringandtechnicalsupportfromtheRegionalAcademies

andarebackedbySMARTnet?services,aserviceandsupportprogramthatprovides

round-the-clockaccesstoassistancefromCisco,sTechnicalAssistanceCenter(TAC)

andtheCiscoConnectionOnline(CCO)Website,plusmajorsoftwareandmaintenance

releases,productdocumentationupdates,andnext-daydeliveryofreplacementparts.

BenefitsandResults

TheCiscoNetworkingAcademyProgramisinitsfirstfullyearatschools.Butthe

pilotsemesteratonesite,ThurgoodMarshallAcademicHighSchoolinSanFrancisco,

providesanindicationofthepotentialimpact:morethan25percentofthestudents

involvedintheschool，sprograminSpring1996securedsummerjobsasadirectresult

oftheirsingle-semesterexperience.

Andforteacherswhohaveseentheearlyimpactonstudentsandtheirfutures,the

Academystandsasamodelforschool-to-workprograms.

DennisFrezzo,technologyinstructoratThurgoodMarshallsays,“Inoneleap,Cisco

hashelpedushavethemosteffectiveschool-to-workprogramI'veseenlocally,and

we'reproudofthat.〃

〃Theenergylevelofthesestudentsissohigh,it'shardtofindthewordstodescribe

it,“saysBarryWilliams,whooverseesRegionalactivitiesfortheRoundValleySchool

DistrictinSpringerville,Arizona."Once,abouthalfofmystudentshadpermission

toleaveschoolabout20minutesearly.Butnotasingleoneleft.Italkedtopologies

andmediafor90minuteswithoutabreak.，z

FAQaboutacademy

WhataresomeofthebenefitsthattheCiscoNetworkingAcademyprogramcanprovide

toschoolsandinstitutionsofhighereducation?

TheCiscoNetworkingAcademyProgramMarketReport[PDF95K]highlightsthe

applicationoftheCiscoNetworkingAcademyprogramtohighschools,technical

schools,communitycolleges,anduniversities.TheCiscoNetworkingAcademyprogram

providestheopportunitytoobtaintwolevelsofcertification,CiscoCertified

NetworkingAssociate(CCNA)andCiscoCertifiedNetworkingProfessional(CCNP).Both

certificationsaredesignedtomeetemploymentstandardsforthenetworkingindustry.

WhataretherequirementstobeaRegionalAcademy?

PleasedownloadtheRegionalAcademyRequirementsFactsheet[PDF19K].

WhataretherequirementstobeaLocalAcademy?

PleasedownloadtheLocalAcademyRequirementsFactsheet[PDF20K]

WhatisthedifferencebetweenaRegionalAcademyandaLocalAcademy?

RegionalAcademieshaveadministrativeresponsibilitiesformanagingtenLocal

Academies;theydesignateafull-timeemployeetomanagetheNetworkingAcademy

Program;andtheyattendCiscotrainingandinturntraintheirLocalAcademy

instructors.RegionalAcademiestracktheequipmentinventoryoftheirLocal

AcademiesandanswercurriculumquestionsorreferthembacktotheCiscoNetworking

Academyteam.TheyalsodealdirectlywiththeCiscoNetworkingAcademyteam.

LocalAcademiesareresponsibleforhavingtrainedinstructorswhoteachthe

curriculumtostudents;theseinstructorssupervisestudentsastheydesign,buiId,

andmaintaintheirschooTsnetwork.

CanaLocalAcademyexistwithoutaRegionalAcademytosupportit?

No.RegionalAcademiesprovidemanyservicestoLocalAcademiessuchthatLocals

cannotexistwithoutasupportingRegional.

WhydoLocalAcademieshavetocommittofoursemestersofclasses?

Iftheydon，tteachallfoursemesters,studentswon'tlearnal1theskillsneeded

toproperlysupportaTCP/IPEthernetroutedandswitchednetwork.Theyalsowon't

learneverythingtheyneedtobepreparedtotaketheCiscoCertifiedNetworking

Associateexam.Ciscowantstoavoidofferingincompleteprograms.

HowaretheRegionalAcademyinstructorstrained?

RegionalAcademyinstructorsaretrainedbyCisco.Thefirstsemestertrainingis

eightdays,thesecondsemestertrainingsessionlastsfivedays,andthethirdand

fourthsemesterscombinedissixdays.

WhereisthetrainingfortheRegionalAcademyinstructorsheld?

CurrenttrainingsessionsareheldinArizona,Minnesota,NorthCarolina,California,

Florida,andWisconsin.

HowaretheLocalAcademyinstructors/teacherstrained?

LocalAcademyinstructors/teachersaretrainedbytheirRegionalAcademytrainers.

WhopaystravelcostsandexpensesfortheRegionalAcademyinstruction?

TheRegionalAcademypaysanytravelcostsandexpensesforuptotwoinstructors

fromtheirRegionalAcademytoattendtraining.ThesecostsarepassedontotheLocal

Academies.

MayIseeasampleofthecurriculum?

Asamplemoduleofsemesteroneaswellasanoutlineofthefoursemestersof

curriculumareavailableontheWebsite(ww.cisco,com/edu).

DoCiscopeopleinstallnewhardware/softwarefortheAcademy,freeofcharge?

InthetrainingthatCiscogives,RegionalAcademiesareshownhowtosetupthe

equipmentthatispartofthenextsemestercurriculum.Theinstructorsareshown

everythingtheyneedtoinstallforthatupcomingsemester.Ciscoalsoprovidesphone

assistanceinsettingupthelabtoRegionalAcademieswhohaveattendedtraining.

RegionalsinturnprovideassistancetotheirLocalAcademies.

Maywereceivealistoftheotherpilotschoolssowecancontactthemandseehow

theyhavemadeuseofthematerialsandwithwhatsuccess?

Yes.ContactyourlocalCiscoeducationaccountmanager.

ArethereanyprerequisitesfortheCiscoNetworkingAcademycurriculum,eitherfor

thestudentsorfortheRegionalorLocalAcademyinstructors?

Thecurriculumassumesnopriorknowledgeofcomputersornetworks.Aneighthgrade

readingandmathproficiencyisexpected,aswellasadesiretolearnthecurriculum.

WhatisthestatusofgettingtheNetworkingAcademycurriculumapprovedbyState

EducationOrganizations?

Eachstatehasdifferentrequirementsforcurriculumapproval.Ciscoisnotcurrently

engagedinanyeffortsonitsowntogainstatewidecertificationofthecurriculum,

butweareinterestedinworkingwithachampionorchampionsineachstatetohelp

usachieveappropriateapproval(s).

Arethefourcoursesaimedatbeingthreecreditseach,andaretheysequentialin

nature;inotherwords,isthefirstcoursetheprerequisiteforthesecond,which

inturnistheprerequisiteforthethird,andsoon?

Theyareprerequisitebasedandaresequential.Thecoursesaredesignedtobetaught

onehouraday,fivedaysaweek,butthesetupcanbechangedtoaccommodateblock

classscheduling.

Arethecoursesdesignedtocontainanyparticularnumberofstudentspersection?

Cisco,sonlyrequirementisthattherebenomorethanthreestudentspercomputer.

Theoptimumis20students,butit'spossibletohave30,andsomeevenhave35.

ArethestudentsexpectedtoprintmanualsfromtheWeb,ordotheypurchasemanuals

separately?

Youwouldn，twanttoprintthiscurriculumfromtheWeb,sincesomuchofitis

interactivewithquicktimemoviesandanimation.Thematerialsthatareonlineare

presentlymeetingteachers'andstudents*needs.

Whatkindofcontrolsarethereoncoursematerials?

TheRegionalAcademyhasnowayofcontrollingwhatastudentdoeswiththematerials

aftertheyleaveschoolproperty.

Arethematerialscopyrighted?

Thecurriculumiscopyrighted.Coursematerialsandhandoutsaretreatedlikeany

othertypeofcurriculumwouldbetreated.

IsthereanymaximumonthenumberofsectionsofaCiscocoursewecanoffer?

No.Youcanofferitasmanytimesasyouwant,Andifyoudecidethatyouneeda

secondlab,youmaypurchaseorleaseone.

CanweusepartofaCiscocourseinsomeexistingcoursethatwealreadyoffer,such

asaconceptscourseofsomekind?

Ifit'stogiveanoverviewtosolicitstudentinterest,it'spossible.Ciscodoesn，t

wantschoolstosay〃We'regoingtotakeyourcurriculumandputitintoalready

existingcurriculumandcallthattheclass.〃Fromanintereststandpoint,it'sfine

togivesomebasicoverviewmaterial,butitcan，treplacetheneedtoteachtheentire

curriculum.

CantheRegionalAcademyusethematerialsfortrainingitsadministrativeorISstaff,

oraretheCiscocoursesforacademicuseonly?

Itcan，tbetheonlyuseofthecurriculum,buthavingISstaffthataretrainedusing

thesamecurriculumisideal.Staffmembersfamiliarwiththecurriculumcouldact

asmentorstothestudents.

ArethereanyrestrictionsontheuseofCiscocoursesasastandalone"certificate”

vs.beingpartoftherequirementsforatwo-yeardegreeprogram(whichwouldhave

additionalrequirements,ofcourse)?

PeoplewhowanttogointothetrainingbusinessarewelcometoapplytobeaCisco

TrainingPartner.Cisco'straininggroupwantstoaddtrainingpartners.ButCisco

doesn，twanttheacademiestobecomecompetitorswithlocaltrainingpartnersby

teachingacceleratedcourses.Thiscurriculumhasbeenspecificallydesignedandtask

analyzedfordeliveryinanacademic,semesterenvironment;Ciscowouldn，twant

someonetotrytore-engineerthatsetupintoafive-day-per-week,eight-hour-per-day

workshop.Thecoursesinthetrainingpartnerenvironmentarespecificallygeared

towardthat.

WhatisthenameoftheCiscocertificationthatstudentswhocompletethefourCisco

coursesandpassthecertificationexamearn?

CiscoCertifiedNetworkingAssociate.

Howdowekeepourgradesandtestssafefromstudentswhoareworkingonmaintaining

ournetwork?

TheNetworkingAcademytestsaretobekeptonaseparateZipcartridgeandinserted

intheCiscoMicroWebserveronlyontestday,andthenremoved.Also,itisassumed

thatanysecuredatawithintheschooliskeptonacomputerthathassecurity

installedonit,suchasuserIDandpasswordprotection.

Dostudentsdoanywirepullinginthisclass?

Yes,studentspul1wireinthelabandwithintheschoolifunionandinsuranceissues

allowit.Thestudentsshouldgetasmuchexperienceinthisareaaspossible.

IamahighschoolstudentandIwantthiscurriculumofferedatmyschool;howcan

Igetonestarted?

Togetanacademystartedinyourschool,talktoyourschool，scomputerteacher,

ISmanager,principal,orvice-principal.DirectthemtotheWebsite

(www.cisco,com/edu)togetmoreinformationandtofillouttheformtoapplytobecome

aCiscoNetworkingAcademy.

Iamapost-highschoolstudentandwanttotaketheseclasses;howcanI?

Callyourlocalcommunitycolleges(computerscience,careertraining,computer

networkingdepartments)toseeiftheyareaCiscoNetworkingAcademy.Ifnot,tell

themtheyshouldbeoneanddirectthemtotheWebsite(www.cisco,com/edu).

ThurgoodMarshal1AcademicHighSchool

ThurgoodMarshal1AcademicHighSchool(TMAHS)wasestablishedin1994inthe

economicallyunderdevelopedsoutheastcornerofSanFrancisco.Focusingonamath,

science,andengineeringcurriculum,themagnetschoolgivesstudentsarigorous

courseofacademicstudywithanabundanceofcollege-prepmath,science,andEnglish

classesplusthreesemestersofcomputerandtechnologyelectives.

TheCiscoNetworkingAcademycurriculumhasbeenintegratedintooneofthreeareas

forconcentratedstudyselectedbyal1TMAHSstudentsaftertheyreachtheirjunior

year.JuniorstakeCiscoIand11,andseniorscompletetheprogramwithCiscoIII

andIV,supplementedbyprojectsandcoursesinrelatedengineeringdisciplines.

“Thisisaboveandbeyondwhatwenormallydo,butwethoughtthiswasanincredible

opportunityforthekids,“saysFrezzo.

AccordingtoJaiGosine,anotherAcademyteacheratTMAHS,^Certificationisthe

biggestbenefit/7fortheschooTsnearly70CiscoNetworkingAcademystudents,who

arespreadamongthreeclasses.''PotentialemployersofstudentswhoearntheirCisco

CertifiedNetworkingAssociatestatuswillfeelcomfortablehiringthem,〃hesays,

“becausethey，11knowthesestudentshaveacquiredasetofpractical,valuable

skills."

TheAcademyisalsoproject-based,withstudentsaddressingchallengesdrawnfrom

therealworldofnetworking-andfindingsolutionsthatwork,notonlyintheory

butinthemodelnetworksbuiltandtestedinthelab.

〃Alotofpeopleusethesecliches,butthey，rereallytrue,，zsaysFrezzo,“Theold

styleofteachingwas'thesageonthestage.,Nowwe'retryingtobethe'guideon

theside,5helpingincounselingandproblemsolving.

SeniorRickyJacksonnotes,“Thelessonsaren，tbasedonhomeworkortestssomuch.

Wedomorehands-onwork.z，

Theproject-basedlearningformathelpstrulyinstillskillsthatotherwisemight

beforgottensoonafterthefinalexam,JaiGosineexplains.〃Astudent*slevelof

learningisdeterminedbytheformofassessment.Inourcase,it'snothowmuchthey

canregurgitate,buthowmuchtheycando.〃AddsFrezzo:Projectsprovidethe

ultimateinperformanceassessments.Wasthejobcomplete?Didthenetworkwork,with

noexcuses?”

ForJenicaLee,aTMAHSseniorwithtentativeplanstopursuecomputersciencein

college,theinteractive,project-basedformatoftheAcademyhelpsstudentsdevelop

intoproblemsolvers.Tthinkyoulearnmore,becauseyouencounterproblemsand

havetoworkthroughthemtofigureoutthesolution,，zLeeobserves."It'salsomore

fun.〃

TheprideisevidentinRickyJackson，svoiceashedescribeshowduringtheirfirst

fullsemesterintheAcademyheand23fellowteammembers"wiredtheSanJose

ConventionCenterfortheCaliforniaCommunityCollegesinEducationFoundation

TechnologyConference.Die-hardstudentsontheprojectbeganearlyonaSunday,

workingeighthourswithteachersandCiscomentorstoprovidestate-of-the-art

high-speedInternetaccesstovendorboothsandseminarrooms.

“Vendors,presenters,andtheFoundationfoundittobeaninvaluableservice,，z

remarkedDavidSpringett,thefoundation，spresident."Cisco'spartnershipwiththe

highschoolstudentsdemonstratedhowprivateindustry*sactiveinvolvementin

educationcanadvancestudents*skillsandfutureprospects.z/

〃Intheadvancedcourses,thespiritofthecurriculumistomakethenetworkself

sustainingandapprenticestudentstotheschooldistrict,Gosinesays."There's

nowayschooldistrictshaveenoughmoneytohiretheexpertisethey'regoingtoneed

tomaintainstablenetworks.Thisisawaytoaccomplishthatgoal.It'sawinfor

everyoneinvolved.〃

Academystudentsalsowillbeapplyingtheirskillsinlocalmiddleandelementary

schools,which"makesthevisionof'Interneteverywhere，moreattainable,z，F(xiàn)rezzo

says.

CiscoAcademyRecentNews

CiscoKids:HighSchoolNetworkingClassesPayoff

ShanleyRhodes,InfoWorldElectric

Likemanyhighschoolgraduatesabouttoembarkonafour-yearcollegeeducation,

18-year-oldTamecaSmithspentlastsummerearningmoneyforthecomingyear's

expenses.Butunlikeotherrecentgraduates,Smithwasnotflippingburgersor

watchingoverthepool.Instead,shewashelpingtrainhigh-schoolteachersfrom

acrosssoutheasternNorthCarolinaaboutthebasicprinciplesofnetworking.(1998)

TimeWarnerAnnouncesFirstCorporateSponsorshipofCiscoSystems'Networking

AcademyProgram

CompanyPressRelease,BusinessWire

TimeWarnerInc.andCiscoSystemsInc.havesignedagroundbreakingagreementto

establishprogramsat10NewYorkCitypublichighschoolsthatwillteachstudents

todesign,buildandmaintaincomputernetworks,leadingtohigh-payingjobsinthe

privatesector.(9/28/98)

MoreComputerExpertsNeeded

JasonBlevins,DenverPost

Ashundredsofruralandurbanschoolsacrossthestatemergeontotheinformation

superhighway,schooladministratorsandprincipalsarescramblingtofindskilled

personnelwhocanmanagetheoftendauntingnetworkingsystems.(6/17/98)

CiscoPlansNetworkingAcademiesInPhilippines

ErwinLemuelG.01ivaandHenryL.Pagauitan,MetropolitanComputerTimes

CiscohasbeenworkingcloselywiththePhilippinegovernment,particularlywith

educationagencies,asthecompanyintroducestheCiscoNetworkingAcademyprogram

tohighschoolsinthePhilippines.(5/19/98)

GarnerHighTrainsYoungNetworkers

Chris0?Brien,TheNews&Observer

WhilemosthighschoolstudentsaresatisfiedwithsurfingtheInternet,students

atGarnerHighSchoolinNorthCarolinaare1earninghowtobuilditthroughthe

guidanceoftheCiscoNetworkingAcademyprogram.(5/7/98)

VocationalEducationGoesHighTech

YvonneSimons,WRALOnline

Inadditiontotraditionalvocationaleducationcoursesinautomotivemechanics,

cosmetology,andcarpentry,highschoolsarenowgivingstudentshands-ontraining

inthecomputernetworkingindustry.(5/6/98)

EverybodyLearnCisco

RandolphCourt,WiredNews

，zWhatbeganasoneman'sefforttotrainstaffforschoolnetworkshasblossomedinto

anambitiousinternationalprogramtoprovideprofessionaltrainingforanentire

generationofstudents.，z(5/1/98)