{"id":409,"date":"2025-03-14T20:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4297530"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:50:45","slug":"will-ciscos-free-tech-training-for-1-5m-people-help-close-eus-skills-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/will-ciscos-free-tech-training-for-1-5m-people-help-close-eus-skills-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Cisco\u2019s Free Tech Training for 1.5M People Help Close EU\u2019s Skills Gap?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roxana M\u00eenzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness and Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins. Image: Cisco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cisco recently announced its initiative to provide 1.5 million people in the European Union by 2030 free courses on basic digital skills. Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins said the plan also includes training 5,000 instructors in AI, cybersecurity, data science, and digital transformation to help professionals stay competitive in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.<\/p>\n

This skills training will be delivered through Cisco\u2019s Networking Academy, which has been providing digital education for more than 27 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cCisco is committed to supporting the EU and our education partners in developing the talent essential for thriving in an AI-driven future,\u201d Robbins said in a statement<\/a> announcing the program. \u201cThis new initiative strengthens our partnership to build a resilient and skilled workforce ready to meet Europe\u2019s digital transformation and AI objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n