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Gratitude Kudyachete, catcmanager@ssacatc.co.za

Manager - SSA CATC

Running an Academy - Motivations & Challenges

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Agenda

Motivations

Challenges

Possible Solutions to Challenges

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Motivations

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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?

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Motivations Alignment with educational mandate

oExpand existing programmes

Meet national/regional capacity building objectives in ICT

Engagement /Community service:o Underserved communitieso Disadvantaged members of society

Meet skills needs of industryoEnhance job opportunities for student

Distinguish from other institutions offering other programmes – something new!

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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

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Motivations

International benchmarking with up to date course content

Availability of teaching & learning tools - Online resources for presentation & assessments, packet tracer

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Challenges

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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?

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Challenges Equipment

oUpgrading equipment

InstructorsoTraining – adequacy, scheduling, costoRetentionoRemunerationoGetting full time instructors ,getting the right instructors

Organizational Structure & roles

Management Support – little support, red tape

Support – parent/childoAdequacy of received or rendered supportoSupport Fees

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Challenges

Curriculum integration

Curriculum changesNew curriculum

Upgrades

Training

InfrastructureLabs , class room allocations

Computers

Internet access

Job placement/internship for academy graduates

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Challenges Marketing

Growing your student numbers

Publicity for academy activities

Recruiting LAs

Financial planning & management

Community Outreach

Supporting the Gender Initiative

QualityMaintaining quality

Providing/Receiving quality support

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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

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Possible solutions

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