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Translation Strategy and Roadmap CCNA Discovery CCNA Exploration ITE: PC Hardware and Software. September 2008. Cisco Networking Academy Translation Framework. Globally Strategic Led by Cisco corporate. Regionally Strategic Led by Cisco field or partner. Locally Strategic
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Translation Strategy and RoadmapCCNA DiscoveryCCNA ExplorationITE: PC Hardware and Software September 2008
Cisco Networking AcademyTranslation Framework GloballyStrategic Led by Ciscocorporate RegionallyStrategic Led by Cisco field or partner Locally Strategic Led by Cisco field or partner Category • High Networking Academy market potential • High demand for skilled people (IDC) • Alignment with cert priorities • Networking Academy global alignment • Moderate market potential • Moderate demand for skilled people • Alignment with certification priorities and partner goals • Networking Academy theater alignment • Networking Academy country alignment • Alignment with partner goals Criteria 6 UN languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish Prioritized installed base + theater priorities Examples: Br. Portuguese, German, Japanese, Polish Examples: Hungarian, Slovak Languages
Globally Strategic Translations6 United Nations Languages CCNA Discovery, CCNA Exploration,ITE PC S. Chinese Arabic English French Russian Spanish
United Nations Languages on the Map Languages official or de-facto official English French Spanish Chinese Russian Arabic 50% of World Population
Translation Roadmap by CourseUN Languages 42 Translated Courses (5 languages) Aug – Oct ’07 Nov ’07- Jan ‘08 Feb- Apr ‘08 May-July ‘08 Aug-Oct ‘08 CCNA Discovery S Chinese D1 v4.0 Released S Chinese D1 v4.01 and D2 v4.0 Released D1 & D2 French Released D1 & D2 Spanish Released D1 & D2 Russian Released D3 S Chinese Released D4 S Chinese Release D3 & D4 Spanish Released D3 & D4 French Released D3 & D4 Russian Released CCNA Exploration E1 French Released E1 & E2 Spanish Released E1 S Chinese Released E3 & E4 Spanish Released E2, E3 & E4 French Released E2, E3 & E4 S Chinese Released ITE PC 4.0 Arabic ITE PC v3.1 Released ITE Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian Released D 1-4 Arabic TBD E 1-4 Arabic TBD Field driven Corporate driven CLI driven
Translation Roadmap by UN Languages 42 Translated Courses (5 languages) Aug – Oct ‘07 Nov’07 – Jan’08 Feb – Apr ’08 May – Jul ‘08 Aug – Oct ‘08 Arabic ITE v3.1 Released ITE: PC v4.0 Released French Discovery 1 & 2 Released Exploration 1 Released ITE: PC v4.0 Released Discovery 3 & 4 Released Exploration 2, 3 & 4 Released S Chinese Discovery 1 v4.0 & v4.01 Released Discovery 2 Released Discovery 3 Released Exploration 1 Released Discovery 4 Released Exploration 2, 3 & 4 Releases Spanish Discovery 1 & 2 Released Exploration 1 & 2 Released ITE: PC v4.0 Released Discovery 3 & 4 Released Exploration 3 & 4 Released Russian Discovery 3 & 4 Released Discovery 1 & 2 Released ITE: PC v4.0 Released Discovery 1- 4 Arabic TBD Exploration 1-4 Arabic TBD
End of Life Plans for UN Translations ITE PC Hardware and Software (v3.0 and v3.1) – Arabic, French and Spanish CCNA v3.1 – French and Spanish only
Translated Instructor Materials • The following translated documents are available on the Instructor Tools page of Academy Connection for the UN language translated courses: • Scope and Sequence • Instructor and Student Lab Manual • Student Packet Tracer Lab Manual • Lab source files • Discovery Server and Exploration Server documents (Classroom Set Up Tab)
Translated CLI Teaching Resources • Cisco Learning Institute (CLI) is translating the following instructor training materials for CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration • Interactive Course Guides (ICGs) • Instructor Reference Guide (IRGs) • PowerPoint teaching aid presentations • These resources are currently available in Spanish for ALL CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration courses • Simplified Chinese versions of these resources will be available in 2009 • Arabic, French, and Russian translations of these resources are currently not planned for 2009
Translation Enablement12 Non-UN Languages – Pilots CCNA Discovery German 1 & 2 Hungarian 1 & 2 Japanese 1 & 2 Turkish 1 - 4 Trad. Chinese 1 - 4 CCNA Exploration 1 & 2 Brazilian Portuguese Korean Polish ITE PC v4.0 Hindi Italian Greek Romanian UN and These Non-UN Languages62% of World Population
Non-UN Translation Approach • Cisco pilot projects: 6 non-UN languages based on market priorities • CCNA Discovery translations: German, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish • CCNA Exploration translation: Brazilian Portuguese • ITE PC Hardware and Software translation: Hindi • Cisco Learning Institute pilot projects: 6 Non-UN languages based on market priorities • CCNA Discovery translations: Hungarian • CCNA Exploration translations: Korean and Polish • ITE PC Hardware and Software translations: Greek, Italian, Romanian • Will be available for download on Academy Connection
Pilot Project Objectives and Evaluation • Be able to provide a final recommendation on translation process and scalability for non-UN languages • Ability to meet project schedule milestones • Completeness of guidelines for translators and validators • Feedback from translators and validators • Quality, cost, time to market • Enabling tools - scalability, accessibility, and usability • Meeting cost estimates • Develop and implement corrective actions as needed
Translation Roadmap by Course -Pilot Non-UN Languages 27 Translated Courses (12 languages) Nov’07 – Jan’08 Feb – Apr ‘08 May – July ‘08 Aug – Oct ‘08 Nov’08 – Jan’09 Japanese D2 Released Hungarian D1 Released Japanese D1 Released Turkish D4 Feb’09 German D2 Feb’09 CCNA Discovery German D1 Hungarian D2 T Chinese D3 & D4 Turkish D2 & D3 Turkish D1Released T Chinese D1 Released T Chinese D2 Released Polish E2 Korean E1 & E2 CCNA Exploration Polish E1 Br Portuguese E1 Br.Portuguese E2 Italian Greek ITE PC 4.0 Br. Portuguese Released Japanese Released Hindi Released Romanian Turkish Released Corporate driven CLI driven Field driven
Exploration 2 Discovery 2 Discovery 1Released ITE: PC v4.0 Exploration 1 Exploration 1 27Translated Courses (12 languages) Translation Roadmap by Pilot Non-UN Languages Nov’07 – Jan’08 Feb – Apr ‘08 May – July ‘08 Aug – Oct ‘08 Nov’08 – Jan’09 Br Portuguese Exploration 1 ITE: PC v4.0 Released German Discovery 2 Feb’09 Discovery 1 Greek ITE: PC v4.0 Hungarian Hindi ITE: PC v4.0 Released Italian Japanese ITE: PC v4.0 Released Discovery 2 Released Discovery 1 Released Korean Exploration 2 Jan’09 Polish Exploration 1 Exploration 2 Jan’09 Romanian ITE: PC v4.0 Turkish ITE: PC v4.0 Released Aug-Oct’08 Discovery 1 Released Discovery 2, 3 Discovery 4 Feb;09 Tr Chinese Discovery 1 Released Discovery 2Released Discovery 3 & 4