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CISCO TIES UP WITH USAID TO TRAIN
TUTORS IN MINDANAO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, January 6, 2006 (STAR) Cisco Systems, a
worldwide leader in Internet networking solutions, and USAID�s
Computer Literary and Internet Connection (CLIC) Program have
joined hands to provide students in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and other conflict-affected areas in
Mindanao with the essential information technology skills that
will prepare them for the highly competitive global information
society.
Through the Cisco-CLIC partnership, eight high school
instructors from the ARMM and the other areas have successfully
completed the Cisco Networking Academy Program�s IT Essentials
course.
The teachers, whose schools are beneficiaries of the CLIC
Program, will comprise the pool of instructors who are now
certified to offer the course to fourth-year students in their
respective high schools.
The CISCO-USAID/CLIC partnership introduces the Cisco Networking
Academy Program to Mindanao for the first time.
It is a hands-on, lab-oriented program which provides skills
training in assembling a computer, installing an operating
system, adding peripherals, connecting computers to local area
networks, and connecting computers to the Internet.
The course will help prepare students for the CompTIA�s A+
certification, an internationally recognized, entry-level
employability credential.
"This project is an excellent example of like-minded partners
from the donor community and the private sector coming together
and sharing resources for the same goal � to help the ICT-challenged
citizens of Mindanao in a tangible and sustainable manner," said
Emmanuel Lallana, Commissioner for Human Capital Development of
the Commission on Information and Communications Technology.
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