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Recruiting Strategies
What to look for…
 An interest in technology
A desire to learn new things
A love of teaching
A commitment to the program
The energy and flexibility to work with new tools
and methods
"I look for someone who is patient; someone
with compassion for other people's experiences and situations; someone
who is flexible; someone willing to go a bit above and beyond for
the client."
Amy Estes
Emergency Housing Consortium
San Jose, CA
Where to look…
High school and colleges draw from existing faculty, publicizing
the idea to teachers and inviting them to attend information sessions.
"You have to find dedicated teachers who
know what it's all about, and when they get into it, they're willing
to do the work. We've got really excited and interested teachers."
Dennis Quatrine,
Henry Ford Community College Regional Academy
Detroit, MI
Staff members from within an organization have experience
working with the population served and make excellent instructors
with technical training.
Some Networking Academies recruit through business
partnerships or professional associations. They find people with
technical experience who are looking to give back to their community
such as retirees or young professionals who have chosen to raise
a family and need more flexible work opportunities.
Networking Academies in the same area can schedule
classes to share instructors. Some organizations are growing their
own.
"We are looking at recruiting some of our
Cisco Networking Academy Graduates to come back and teach
for us."
Linda Hanks
Focus: HOPE
Detroit, MI
How to interest them…
Chris Widmer, Monmouth County Vocational School District, holds
open houses and information sessions to recruit new teachers. He
also set up a Web site (http://www.hths.mcvsd.org/HTHS_CCNA/ )
to describe the program and explain its benefits.
Many Networking Academies use the Cisco
Networking Academy Program video in their recruiting efforts.
This short video explains the benefits of the Networking Academy
program for students and instructors.
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