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Running an Academy - Motivations & Challenges

Running an Academy - Motivations & Challenges. Gratitude Kudyachete, catcmanager@ssacatc.co.za Manager - SSA CATC. Agenda. Motivations Challenges Possible Solutions to Challenges. Motivations. Motivations. In your Groups , discuss the following:

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Running an Academy - Motivations & Challenges

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  1. Running an Academy - Motivations & Challenges Gratitude Kudyachete, catcmanager@ssacatc.co.za Manager - SSA CATC

  2. Agenda • Motivations • Challenges • Possible Solutions to Challenges

  3. Motivations

  4. 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?

  5. Motivations • Alignment with educational mandate • Expand existing programmes • Meet national/regional capacity building objectives in ICT • Engagement /Community service: • Underserved communities • Disadvantaged members of society • Meet skills needs of industry • Enhance job opportunities for student • Distinguish from other institutions offering other programmes – something new!

  6. 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

  7. Motivations • International benchmarking with up to date course content • Availability of teaching & learning tools - Online resources for presentation & assessments, packet tracer

  8. Challenges

  9. 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?

  10. Challenges • Equipment • Upgrading equipment • Instructors • Training – adequacy, scheduling, cost • Retention • Remuneration • Getting full time instructors ,getting the right instructors • Organizational Structure & roles • Management Support – little support, red tape • Support – parent/child • Adequacy of received or rendered support • Support Fees

  11. Challenges • Curriculum integration • Curriculum changes • New curriculum • Upgrades • Training • Infrastructure • Labs , class room allocations • Computers • Internet access • Job placement/internship for academy graduates

  12. Challenges • Marketing • Growing your student numbers • Publicity for academy activities • Recruiting LAs • Financial planning & management • Community Outreach • Supporting the Gender Initiative • Quality • Maintaining quality • Providing/Receiving quality support

  13. 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

  14. Possible solutions

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