in development. Skills for All also provides connections to entry -level jobs and comprehensive career resources through Talent Bridge, also an integral part of Cisco Networking Academy. Talent Bridge includes a job matching engine (available in 16 languages), an alumni network on LinkedIn, connections to 714 employment partners, and more. In addition, Skills for All is a resource for Cisco Networking Academy and our academies to engage learners in new, innovative ways and deepen the value and impact of what we provide. We continue to make strides in learner success, drawing from our over two decades of experience meeting diverse learner needs around the world. Building bridges to Cisco careers Helping students chart career pathways and find jobs is an integral part of the Cisco Networking Academy program. We are always looking for new ways to do this, whether through digital platforms like the Talent Bridge Matching Engine or through the Ideathon, created in India in 2019. Ideathon is a competition for Networking Academy graduates in which participants are assessed through a programming quiz, a video submission, and a general aptitude test. Winning entrants are offered a six-month internship with Cisco and the possibility for full-time employment, with an even split between male and female candidates. Because the entire competition is held online, students from any Networking Academy partner college or university in India can apply. In just two years, the program has offered internships and jobs to 236 students from Networking Academy partner colleges and universities in 13 states within rural and peri-urban areas of India. Ideathon has transformed the way Cisco India hires college graduates, connecting recruiters to a pipeline of talent from areas that are not part of the traditional talent pipeline—proving what’s possible when we meet learners where they are. Connecting to more communities The mission of the Women Rock-IT program is to inspire women and girls to consider STEM subjects and a career in IT by hearing directly from inspirational female role models in IT, entrepreneurship, and more. In fiscal 2021 alone, nearly 70,000 people watched the Cisco TV broadcast events, leading to a pipeline of almost 170,000 additional course enrollments in Networking Academy’s free introductory courses including Cybersecurity, Linux Essentials, and Programming Essentials in Python. During Cisco Live 2021, we donated 1000 pi-top laptop kits to Cisco Networking Academy partners, including to Tribal Land Grant Colleges and Universities, to help them learn to code and create new devices and systems. Cisco Ideathon is a reflection of Cisco’s purpose of Powering an Inclusive Future for All. It has widened the doors for us to hire incredibly talented and passionate individuals across the country. It is gratifying to see our purpose in action as an inclusive bridge between future reality and today’s dreams. ” — Pallavi Arora, Vice President, Cisco Customer Experience (CX) Centers, India  High school girls in Nigeria join the Women Rock-IT Anyone Can Code live social media event. FUTURE INTRO POWER INCLUSIVE 2021 Cisco Purpose Report | csr.cisco.com | ESG Reporting Hub 65