Networking Academy Global Impact Infographic

In-Kind Contributions

$5.25B USD

since inception, in curriculum, tools, resources, and support to students, schools and instructors

 

Jobs

95%

students who took Cisco certification-aligned courses obtained a job and/or educational opportunity based on surveys since fiscal 2005 through fiscal 2023

Students

3,735,000

current annual students

20,496,000

total students since inception

27%

are female since inception

based on those who identified gender

Instructors

29,700

active instructors

22%

are female

based on those who identified gender

Cisco Academies

11,700

institutions and organizations offering Networking Academy courses

Current Annual Students from selected countries

Peru

302,166

Italy

66,389

Nigeria

154,384

Germany

54,128

India

578,701

Brazil

158,566

South Africa

93,287

Pakistan

114,109

USA

274,000

Mexico

155,540

Philippines

83,238

UK

70,982

+178 more countries

Public-Private Partnerships

  • Over 800 Academy Support Centers and Instructor Training Centers

Government partnership examples

  •  White House Cyber Education and Workforce Commitment
  • Ministries of Education in Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, Turkey and UAE
  • Additional partnerships with Ministries around the world: Communication and Information Technology (ICT), Defense, Digital Innovation and Interior Affairs, Economy, Justice, Industry, Labor Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

 

Global partnerships
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​International Telecommunication Union (UN-ITU)
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • Unicef
  • Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
  • Anglo American
  • United States (U.S.) State Department
  • SOS Children's Villages
  • African Child Projects
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

“Cisco Networking Academy is one of the world's longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs. In fiscal 2023 we set a goal to provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 25 million more people over the next 10 years. Through the breadth of our high-quality courses, engaging learning experience, EdTech platform, and unmatched partner ecosystem we power an inclusive future for all.”

Laura Quintana
Vice President & General Manager, Cisco Networking Academy

*In-kind contributions and metrics as of end of Cisco fiscal 2023

*Inception 1997