Project 525 expands Cisco Ccie certification options in Africa

In Cisco, we believe that talent exists everywhere – the opportunity not. Therefore, our learning with Cisco programs is designed to open digital skills and certifications that can change lives and communities.

In cooperation with the NIL Learning, we recently launched Project 525: an innovative curriculum that helps IT and network professionals are preparing for a prestigious expert on Cisco Certified. Project 525 focuses on addressing students in areas where technical certificates can be-loss and limited, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the aim of helping to bridge the digital abyss.

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Project 525 is part of the wider teaching ecosystem of Cisco, which offers structured teaching paths and certifications based on outcomes. While the Project 525 is the CCIe flag program for preparation, learning with Cisco complements it by providing extensive automation, security, AI and network technology training and supporting professionals around the world.

By bridging the digital abyss

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Smith Mahalapa received CCIE certification through project 525 and support for its mentors.

Cisco’s involvement in the 525 project reflects its wider commitment to seize talent around the world, including regions such as Sub -Saharan Africa, where the number of CCI certification experts was historically low. The 525 project always aims to increase engineers at the level of experts by being more accessible and accessible across countries such as South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.

Martin Camp, CEO of the Nile Data, explains: “Availability and availability of the program are key to its success in this area, where the critical bridge of digital and data distribution is critical.”

This regional focus supports the purposes of Cisco to power the inclusive future for all by allowing local professionals to acquire world -class skills and contribute to the digital transformation of their communities.

This approach has made it possible to significantly absorb and success throughout the region and the solution of infrastructure and economic challenges unique to these markets.

Think as an expert

A picture of a woman with a computer with overlap the following text: In December 2024, Ruth Mahlang became one of only four women in South Africa, who had a CCIE qualification.A picture of a woman with a computer with overlap the following text: In December 2024, Ruth Mahlang became one of only four women in South Africa, who had a CCIE qualification.
Ruth Mahlang launched its 525 CCIE Journey project in 2024. Today she is a network engineer in Gijima, a South African communication technology company.

In the world of elite network certification, technical knowledge is only part of the equation. The real expertise is how you think. Project centers 525 surround this idea – participants in training not only in order to remember the solution, but to think as a seasoned experts. The program at its core emphasizes mental simulation and self -philophics, which seizes engineers to mentally walk through complex scenarios, predict results and verify their justification before touching the keyboard.

Becuse, CCIE certification, keeps the reputation as one of the most demanding in the network industry, with demanding requirements and a high degree of failure, experts looking for this credential, often facing steep learning that requires difficult solutions to solve problems.

The idea at the level of experts supported by the Project 525 is strengthened through a finely tuned curriculum, the highest level and a strong peer community, all designed to bridge the abyss between understanding and application. Participants not only studied networks; They will learn to solve problems with clarity, confidence and accuracy as ccie.

The program requires a year -round commitment, immerses participants in a strict racer, laboratories and practical connections that deepen their knowledge and application skills to ensure that participants understand networks and can use them efficiently in real world scenarios.

According to Camp Project 525 “Empowers Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNP) to advance to expert knowledge through a strict practical curriculum adapted to unique infrastructure and economic challenges of Sub -Saharan Africa.”

Cisco’s commitment to project 525 is also expanding internally and plans to register 200 own engineers from the Technical Aid (TAC) and sales center. This investment underlines the confidence of Cisco in the program, helps develop the next generation CCIES and supports culture of problem solving and innovation.

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After completing the 525 project, Samson Ramodipa is now a network engineer in NTT data.

NTT, a global IT technology and service company with String in Africa, is one of Cisco’s large partners in the APJC area. The program did not only prepare these students for certification-transformal the way they approve of challenges, cooperated with peers and contributed to projects with a high share. Project 525 is not just a study plan; It is a shift in Mindset-and’s producing success in the real world.

According to Marek Jessiman, VP Technology Solutions in NTT, “having access to quality laboratory equipment and the environment with the right support really gave our employees a sense of confidence that they got through the program and also support to overcome the challenge they all experienced.”

This support system is the cornerstone of the program methodology because it is still expanding in Sub -Saharan Africa. “Burning aspirations that it is adhered to that CCIE qualification is something that is considered a real certification milestone, shared Christ Phaal, please, human resources on NTT data.” In Africa, availability is really the key. ”

Global expansion

The success of the 525 project in Sub -Saharan Africa has caused global extension plans. The program starts by cohorts in Europe and is preparing to grow in America and Asia Pacific.

  • European cohorts: Project 525 is preparing to open its first European cohort, which expands the reach and influence of the program in the network community.



  • Availability in Africa: Continuous efforts to make the program affordable and accessible and seize professionals throughout Sub -Saharan Africa with world -class training, dealt with infrastructure and economic challenges unique to the region.



  • Extension of the US: With increasing demand in the United States, the 525 project can soon bring an intense curriculum focused on CCIE professionals. Strategic planning for events, partnerships and personal sessions is under way to support this growth.

Project 525 is more than a certification route-it is a strategic initiative that corresponds to the purposes of Cisco by spanning the digital gap, emphasizing professionals in insufficiently operated regions and growing thinking at the level of experts that affect the real world.

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