The Cisco Networking Training Center yesterday officially launched its high-end information technology (IT) training program in Dalian, welcoming a first batch of students to the center in northeastern China's Liaoning province.

Based in the Dalian High-Tech Zone, the training center is sponsored by Cisco and was jointly developed by Cisco, the Dalian High-Tech Zone Administrative Committee and VanceInfo Technologies to train more high level IT professionals to meet growing demands.

The training program provides courses combining technical knowledge and experimental practices, which will enable the trainees to better meet the practical needs of the IT workforce after graduation.

"We hope through this program to share Cisco's best practices and technological expertise while strengthening our cooperation with government and our training partners," said Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, general manager for Learning@Cisco. "As part of our continued effort to cultivate and accelerate local innovation, the development of networking talent will support the sustainable growth of the Chinese economy."

The training center will recruit college students with an engineering background and basic IT knowledge. The center is expected to train 1,000 IT professionals every year.

Source:chinadaily