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2. Opening Agenda • 09:00 Welcome (SurendarTakur—Durban University of Technology) • 09:05 Regional & Program Overview (Alfie Hamid – Cisco AAM) • 09:15 Welcome (VC/Chancellor – Durban University of Technology) • 09:30 Cisco Address (Steve Midgley - Cisco MD) • 10:00 Keynote Address & Opening (Superintendent General Dr. R C Lubisi - KZN Education) • 10:30-10:50 Coffee/Tea

3. Housekeeping • Agenda – breaks, lunch • Bathrooms • Cellphones • Shuttles • Evening dinner • Evaluation forms

4. Cisco Networking Academy Altaaf (Alfie) Hamid Regional Lead Sub-Saharan Africa (except East Africa) Cisco Networking Academy

5. The Internet is Changing Everything Education

6. Cisco Networking Academy Networking e-Skills Development Focus: Individuals & Underserved Communities 160+ Countries 900,000+ Students/Year 2 Million+ Students over 11 Years Large andGlobal Students: Age, Gender (18%), and Challenging Circumstances Communities: Mature and Developing Countries Diverse Students & Communities Diverse Educational Institutions Universities, Community Colleges, Vocational Schools, Secondary Schools, Non-profit Organizations, Second Chance.

7. Cisco Networking Academy Curricula Portfolio CCNP CCNA Discovery CCNA Exploration Building Scalable Internetworks Implementing Secured Converged Wide-Area Networks Building MultilayerSwitched Networks Optimizing Converged Networks Networking for Home and Small Businesses Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise Designing and Supporting Computer Networks Network Fundamentals Routing Protocols and Concepts LAN Switching and Wireless Accessing the WAN CCNA Security Network Professional CCNP CCNP IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Network Specialist CCNA Sec CCNA Security Network Associate CCNA Network Technician CCENT IT Essentials IT Technician CompTIA A++ Packet Tracer Student Networking Knowledge and Skills

8. Students by Region (900,000+ Students) 7% 64 20% 182 2% 18 17% 158 1% 8 7% 62 18% 165 % of Global Total Europe 20% 5% 42 AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 18% 17% 155 U.S. and Canada 17% 5% 46 Latin America 17% Central and Eastern Europe 7% Middle East 7% AsiaPac - Mature 5% Africa 5% Russia and CIS 2% % 900+ Japan 1% % of Worldwide Total as of January 31, 2010  # of Students in thousands Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

9. Students & Growth by Region (900,000+ Students) 7% 12% 20% 8% 2% 47% 17% 10% 1% -8% 7% 25% 18% 22% % of Global Total Europe 20% 5% 16% AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 18% 17% 9% U.S. and Canada 17% 5% 9% Latin America 17% Central and Eastern Europe 7% Middle East 7% AsiaPac - Mature 5% Africa 5% Russia and CIS 2% % 10%+ Japan 1% % of Worldwide Total as of January 31, 2010  % Growth YoY Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

10. Students & Gender by Region (900,000+ Students) 7% 14% 20% 9% 2% 18% 17% 14% 1% 20% 7% 31% 18% 31% % of Global Total Europe 20% 5% 28% AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 18% 17% 23% U.S. and Canada 17% 5% 17% Latin America 17% Central and Eastern Europe 7% Middle East 7% AsiaPac - Mature 5% Africa 5% Russia and CIS 2% % 20% Japan 1%  % Female % of Worldwide Total as of January 31, 2010 Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

11. Cumulative Students by Region (3,250,000+ Students)Since Inception in October, 1997 6% 197 19% 643 1% 38 29% 993 1% 41 4% 127 15% 494 % of Global Total U.S. and Canada 29% 3% 106 Europe 19% Latin America 15% 15% 504 AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 15% 7% 241 AsiaPac - Mature 7% 6% Central and Eastern Europe Middle East 4% Africa 3% Japan 1% % 3,250 Russia and CIS 1% % of Worldwide Total as of January 31, 2010  # of Students in thousands Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

12. Students by Education Level by Region (900,000+ Students) % of Global Total Europe 20% AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 18% U.S. and Canada 17% Latin America 17% Central and Eastern Europe 7% Middle East 7% AsiaPac - Mature 5% Africa 5% Russia and CIS 2% Japan 1% * See Notes Page for additional details on these definitions Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

13. Students by Curriculum by Region (900,000+ Students) % of Global Total Europe 20% AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 18% U.S. and Canada 17% Latin America 17% Central and Eastern Europe 7% Middle East 7% AsiaPac - Mature 5% (24% YoY Growth) Africa 5% (13% YoY Growth) Russia and CIS 2% ( 9% YoY Growth) Japan 1% (-7% YoY Growth) * Includes Courses for CCNA, Discovery and Exploration; Student counted in highest course taken in CCNA pathway ** See Notes Page for additional details on "Adv Tech & Other" Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

14. Academies by Region (9,500+ Academies) 8% 770 24% 2,390 4% 440 24% 2,430 1% 130 10% 950 10% 1,040 % of Global Total U.S. and Canada 24% 3% 310 Europe 24% Latin America 11% 11% 1,100 AsiaPac - Emerging and Less Developed 10% 4% 350 Middle East 10% Central and Eastern Europe 8% Russia and CIS 4% AsiaPac - Mature 4% Africa 3% Japan % 9,500 1% % of Worldwide Total as of January 31, 2010  # of Academies Source: AME, jzinn_v1, Snapshot as of January 31, 2010

15. NetAcad Southern Africa West Africa Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa

16. Southern Africa: Active Students

17. Southern Africa: Graduate Students

18. 68 Academies +3,674 Students 29% Yr/Yr Growth +1,789 Graduates 42% Yr/Yr Growth Networking Academy in South Africa 2010

19. Southern Africa 12 Countries (with Academies) • HighNew Student growth – 28% • Country Transformation is the major economic factor • Increasing GovernmentPartnerships (SA, Angola, Mozambique, Lesotho, etc..) • Underserved Communities • Siyafunda CTC,ELSEN Schools, CKCs, Out of School Youth • Largest number of CCNA Sec Academies in MEA • Highest Adoption Rate Globally of new curricula

20. Effective with Major Impact 91% Students Use Skills Routinely 79% Students Pursue more IT Education 40% Students say Networking Academy Makes Significant Contribution to Career Outcomes

21. Partnership Makes it Work Government NGO Education Business

22. SouthernAfricaFY 10 Focus

23. Focus Areas • South Africa: • CCNA at FET Colleges & new CCNA Security • Vodacom ICT Resource Centers • Community Knowledge Centers • Angola: • National project with Ministry of ICTs • Mozambique: • Community Resource Centers project • Lesotho: • IT Essentials in Focus Schools

24. Skills Demand

25. South Africa Skills Deficit

26. ICT Skills Research - SA • IDC Skills Gap: shortage of approx. 265,000 skilled people. • ISETT SETA Draft Skills Plan 2005–2010: highlighted the "alarming" trend and called for serious and urgent attention. • ITWeb & JCSE 2009: shortage 70 000 practitioners – more than 25% of the current workforce. • AndileTlhoaéle, CEO of Inforcomm and a member of the ICT charter steering committee: lack of the right skills at the right place will cost the economy. • Janette Cumming, director Paracon SA: entry from secondary education is often not possible – need A+ or N+

27. Latin America Total Certified: 25,523 Remaining Gap: 107,477 India Total Certified: 124,943 Remaining Gap: 80,057 Central and Eastern Europe/Russia/CIS Total Certified: 59,612 Remaining Gap: 125,388 Technical Talent GapDemand for 2M in 4 Years North America Total Certified: 256,490 Total AT Certified: 60,000** Remaining AT Gap: 10,510 Western Europe Total Certified: 83,409 Remaining Gap: 69,591 China Total Certified: 141,901 Remaining Gap: 122,099 Japan Total Certified: 105,915 Remaining Gap: 4,085 Middle East & Africa Total Certified: 57,205 Remaining Gap: 100,795 Rest of APAC Total Certified: 106,425 Remaining Gap: 9,575 South Africa Remaining Gap: +40,000 Unique Certified individuals include cert, specialization & testrac

28. USA – Mile High Research http://milehighresearch.blogspot.com/2010/02/good-news-for-it-skills.html

29. USA – Mile High Research http://milehighresearch.blogspot.com/2010/02/good-news-for-it-skills.html

30. Value of State and Vendor Backed Certification Thinking about certifications, which of these elements do you believe to increase their value? Recognised by Government 40% Backed by vendor 60% Source: IDC; Networking Skills in South Africa, May 2006

31. IT at South African Schools

32. IT in Schools • Total number of public schools: 25,875 • Total Secondary & Combined schools: 9,078 • Secondary Schools offering CAT: 1,466 • Secondary Schools offering IT: 439 Challenges: • After 15yrs of democracy, majority are still at previously advantaged schools • Lack of adequately skilled IT educators for disadvantaged schools – private sector is more attractive. • Lack of up-to-date teacher resources: PPTs, e-learning, simulation tools, etc – too costly for schools/government. • Continuously changing IT content – challenge to update. NB: 2009 stats may vary by 1-2% Source: DoE 2008 School Realities

33. NetAcad IT Essentials for High Schools National Senior Certificate (NSC) + Industry Qualification & Certification

34. Formally an Academy instructor, has now joined the UN’s World Health Organization as a network engineer. BarthelemySéne, Network Engineer, UN-WHO, Senegal “I'll be helping to re-build my country with ICT.” LilianeUmutesi, Student, Rwanda “The Cisco Networking Academy changed my life. It served as a strong starting point in my career and helped me express myself better” Ernest Wambari, Network Engineer, Dimension Data, Kenya “The Academy program has given me a chance. I can’t believe where I am now!“ Otsile Lekabe, Systems Engineer, South Africa

35. “Education and the Internet are the two great equalizers” John Chambers “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela

36. So….where are we going?

37. So….where are we going? Finish What We Started

38. So….where are we going? Finish What We Started Innovate For Continued Relevance

39. Q & A