Manuel Gonzalez Anido started out as a delivery agent with limited prospects. Dedication and education mean that he is now a System Engineer, has passed his CCNA exam and has an IT degree pending.

37-year-old Ayse Salih from London, UK, had been happy to dedicate her life to her child – but after 15 years, she has re-joined the workforce after successfully completing a Cisco IT Essentials course.

Jérémie Mallié, 27 and from Belgium, was jobless and short of money when he enrolled in a Cisco Networking Academy. After gaining his Cisco CCNA, he moved to Madrid, Spain and became IT Manager for LCC Wireless. Not everyone has a clear idea of their future career, and many people reserve the right to change [...]

Now employed byTiscali,  a national ISP, Matteo Malvica – aged 25 and from Milan, Italy – took the opportunity to get vital real-world networking experience at eForHum, his local Cisco Networking Academy, after graduating from university. Matteo is no late-comer to the theory behind networking. In fact, he has been fascinated by mathematics and technology [...]

Dawn Breen, 25 and from Luton, UK, was working as a hairdresser when she decided to re-train in ICT. Despite a male-female ratio of 20:1 at her college, she went on to graduate as a Cisco Instructor, thanks to the Networking Academy programme. Changing Career A hair styling salon and an ICT department. It’s difficult [...]