Dear Sudhakar, Daniel, et al. Thanks very much for raising these important questions. See below for my responses.
1. Should we be churning out hundreds of CCNAs every year when there are not nearly enough jobs to take them in? I agree, the issue of jobs is one of the most crucial indicators of the impact of the Academy Program. I am not aware of any formal market size studies for computer networking graduates in Uganda but most government officials say it is expected to grow over time. Currently, over 60 percent of CCNA graduates in Uganda are employed in the private and public sectors. 2. Is the CCNA program a revenue stream for Cisco? Cisco requires that all its academies under the LDC Initiative operate on a cost-recovery basis. Thus, as far as I can tell, there is no direct revenue stream for Cisco. Of course there are indirect benefits such as building a market of ICT professionals who may end up working for Cisco to generate more profits. Thanks. Tariq ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
