Robert (Bob) E. Larson, Lecturer

 

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Cape Town South Africa 1999

Cisco Network Academy

I was very fortunate to be asked to teach the first Networking Academy class in Sub-Saharan Africa. The class started with 19 young adult students and three months later 18 certified as Cisco Certified Networking Associates (CCNA) on their first effort. Each went on to positions in the industry and now work in a variety of fields throughout South Africa. Unfortunately, one died part way through the course. Another has since passed away.

One of the graduates, Setotolwane "Joe" Phago, (top of stairs) went on to become the first black Cisco Certified Networking Expert (CCIE #7105) from Sub-Saharan Africa. CCIE is one of the highest, most difficult industry certifications in the information technology field.

Packet magazine article - A short article about our trip and students.

Daniel's Story - A short piece about Daniel Sedibeng (second from top in picture) that appeared in Cisco's Annual Report.

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