Cisco launches Student Industry training program

Cisco will launch the first Cisco Student Industry Training Program [CITP] in Sri Lanka. The six-month program, is aimed at providing Cisco Networking Academy students an opportunity in industry attachment to fuel ICT adoption and drive economic growth.

The CITP will provide deserving students a chance to acquire hands-on professional exposure and experience while presenting an opportunity to participating companies to engage the best networking talent in the country. The six-month initiative will culminate in a business plan competition, that is expected to generate innovation and help companies to implement more exciting ideas and solutions.

Cisco Networking Academy will create a comprehensive digital collaborative technology framework to help students and companies to network. This framework, through a variety of technological and social media tools, will promote communication and enrich user-experience throughout the program by enabling them to post updates and share information virtually and in real time.