Cisco launches "Internet of Everything" Programme
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE
Intending to inspire the next generation of IT talent to pursue careers in the industry as well as address the IT skills shortage in Asia-Pacific,Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO) has announced to invest in the development of 400,000 networking professionals over the next five years. Cisco made this commitment at the launch of the Internet of Everything webinar series.
Kevin Bloch, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco Australia, said, "We are now entering the Internet of Everything phase which Cisco describes as connecting people, data, process and things to create even greater value for economies and organizations. Through the Cisco Networking Academy and our world-class certification programme, we can help to train the workforce and address the skills gap in Asia-Pacific and position graduates for the exciting world ahead in which nearly everything will be connected."
Over the next 10 months, the webinar series, which is available to all Networking Academy students, will cover various aspects of the Internet of Everything and the career opportunities it offers. The series will be a combination of both in-person and virtual utilizing Cisco's collaboration technologies such as Cisco TelePresence, Cisco WebEx and Cisco TV.
To support talent enablement in the key areas and reduce this growing skills gap, Learning@Cisco, along with its partners, will deliver a new portfolio, consisting of IoT curricula, assessments and an upcoming Cisco Specialist Certification to advance skills development in industrial networking. This training and certification initiative, introduced at the Internet of Things World Forum, will help meet the growing need for specialized talent that can provide Internet Protocol (IP) networking expertise.....See More
Kevin Bloch, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco Australia, said, "We are now entering the Internet of Everything phase which Cisco describes as connecting people, data, process and things to create even greater value for economies and organizations. Through the Cisco Networking Academy and our world-class certification programme, we can help to train the workforce and address the skills gap in Asia-Pacific and position graduates for the exciting world ahead in which nearly everything will be connected."
Over the next 10 months, the webinar series, which is available to all Networking Academy students, will cover various aspects of the Internet of Everything and the career opportunities it offers. The series will be a combination of both in-person and virtual utilizing Cisco's collaboration technologies such as Cisco TelePresence, Cisco WebEx and Cisco TV.
To support talent enablement in the key areas and reduce this growing skills gap, Learning@Cisco, along with its partners, will deliver a new portfolio, consisting of IoT curricula, assessments and an upcoming Cisco Specialist Certification to advance skills development in industrial networking. This training and certification initiative, introduced at the Internet of Things World Forum, will help meet the growing need for specialized talent that can provide Internet Protocol (IP) networking expertise.....See More