2010 Labs & Tools for ITE 1 Gratitude Kudyachete, Manager - SSA CATC Running an Academy - Motivations & Challenges

Lab and Tools for ITE 2 Cisco Public Agenda  Motivations  Challenges  Possible Solutions to Challenges

2010 Labs & Tools for ITE 3 Motivations

Lab and Tools for ITE 4 Cisco Public Motivations  In your Groups, discuss the following:  What were the original reasons for your Institution becoming a Cisco Networking Academy ?  Have these changed with time? If so, what are the new reasons?

Lab and Tools for ITE 5 Cisco Public Motivations  Alignment with educational mandate o Expand existing programmes  Meet national/regional capacity building objectives in ICT  Engagement /Community service: o Underserved communities o Disadvantaged members of society  Meet skills needs of industry o Enhance job opportunities for student  Distinguish from other institutions offering other programmes – something new!

Lab and Tools for ITE 6 Cisco Public Motivations  Practical component for Academic programme  Rich content and teaching tools to enrich academic programme offerings (Integration)  Bridge Digital Divide  A programme mapping to international certifications  A tool to assist in providing professional development to staff  Raise staff who can support IT infrastructure & operations

Lab and Tools for ITE 7 Cisco Public Motivations  International benchmarking with up to date course content  Availability of teaching & learning tools - Online resources for presentation & assessments, packet tracer

Lab and Tools for ITE 8 Cisco Public Challenges

Lab and Tools for ITE 9 Cisco Public Challenges  List the challenges that members have faced as Cisco Academies?  What are the top three challenges for your group?  Of the top two challenges, let one academy explain the efforts that it has already made to address the challenge?  What are the recommendations of other group members to solve the top two challenges?

Lab and Tools for ITE 10 Cisco Public Challenges  Equipment o Upgrading equipment  Instructors o Training – adequacy, scheduling, cost o Retention o Remuneration o Getting full time instructors,getting the right instructors  Organizational Structure & roles  Management Support – little support, red tape  Support – parent/child o Adequacy of received or rendered support o Support Fees

Lab and Tools for ITE 11 Cisco Public Challenges  Curriculum integration  Curriculum changes New curriculum Upgrades Training  Infrastructure Labs, class room allocations Computers Internet access  Job placement/internship for academy graduates

Lab and Tools for ITE 12 Cisco Public Challenges  Marketing Growing your student numbers Publicity for academy activities Recruiting LAs  Financial planning & management  Community Outreach  Supporting the Gender Initiative  Quality Maintaining quality Providing/Receiving quality support

Lab and Tools for ITE 13 Cisco Public Challenges  Attending Meetings – webinars  Accreditation for academic institutions  Cheating (few forms available, unchanging questions)  Discounts of Networking Academy equipment not felt by some institutions because of the middle man.  Understanding Academy curricula ( Working with both Discovery & Exploration)  Time for training

Lab and Tools for ITE 14 Cisco Public Possible solutions

Lab and Tools for ITE 15 Cisco Public