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Students that complete the program are qualified to take the Cisco Certified
Networking Associate examination, which can position them for jobs or
college studies in engineering or science. According to Cisco officials, in
the 3 years since implementation, the program has grown to over 3, 600
schools in the United States and 64 countries around the world. Cisco
officials said the Network Academy program began as a way to give back to
the community, but also to supply qualified workers in the face of a
worldwide shortage of people trained for information technology positions.
Motorola Corporation Motorola Corporation has been involved with school
partnerships for over 10 years, according to a corporation official. It
participates in several
projects. For example, through the Students Recycling Used Technology
(STRUT) program in Phoenix, Arizona, Motorola instructors teach students how
to repair computers. Motorola also participates in a national competition
that teams high school students with Motorola engineers to build robots. The
students join the engineers at their workplace and also go through a series
of Motorola employee classes on such topics as team building and
establishing priorities. According to one official, workforce development is
the primary reason for Motorola's education outreach activities. She said
that in about 1990, Motorola recognized that there could be a shortage of
information technology workers and began to pursue extensive workforce
development activities to create a pool of workers, including working with
schools. Another official said that participation in partnerships with
schools is a way to give back to the community and improve the education
system, but it is also a way to recruit talented new employees.
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GAO Contacts David D. Bellis, (415) 904- 2272 Susan J. Lawless, (206) 287-
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Staff Acknowledgments
In addition to the individuals named above, Nancy R. Purvine, Dianne L.
Whitman- Miner, and Stanley G. Stenersen made key contributions to this
report.
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