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Jordan Launch Pad for Cisco's Talent Program in Emerging Markets

Monday, 03 December 2007 01:00 | Michael Schwartz

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Cisco has announced the launch of its Global Talent Acceleration Program in emerging countries at a ceremony in Amman, Jordan. The initiative aims to narrow the gap between supply and demand of regional networking talent...

The Global Talent Acceleration Program is a long-term Cisco initiative aimed at developing next-generation local network consulting engineers (NCEs) for the company. Jordan initiative will act as a hub and cater to trainees across the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, the Levant and North Africa.

In emerging countries, Cisco aims to employ and train 96 recruits in fiscal year 2008 at the professional and associate levels. Selected students will be put through a rigorous program that combines theory, industry exposure and hands-on experience at regional Cisco technology academies. Cisco anticipates raising the number of recruits to 200 by fiscal year 2009.

"Cisco is growing rapidly in emerging countries, and we have witnessed that the demand for technical talent has undoubtedly exceeded supply", said Wim Elfrink, Cisco's chief globalisation officer. "The launch of the Global Talent Acceleration Program in Jordan furthers our commitment to support governments in addressing the shortfall and in turn drive economic growth by training and recruiting local workers and reducing dependency on external hiring. We will work closely with local governments to nurture talent and bridge the gap between supply and demand, as we believe local or near-shore employees are best suited to understand and address the business requirements of their native regions."

Entry- or associate-level subjects for the program are typically recent college graduates and mid- or professional-level students who have significant prior experience with Cisco networking. After the completion of training, students will generally make the transition to full-time employment with Cisco Advanced Services as NCEs, working out of Cisco's regional service delivery hub.

Cisco Learning Solutions Partners, Synergy and Fast Lane will be the initial providers of Cisco learning courses for the program in Amman. Estarta Solutions, a strategic Cisco partner in the Middle East will host and manage the program training facility at its premises in Amman.

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