Translation Strategy
and Roadmap
CCNA Discovery
CCNA Exploration
ITE: PC Hardware and Software
June 2008
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Cisco Networking Academy
Category
Translation Framework
Globally
Strategic
Regionally
Strategic
Locally
Strategic
Led by Cisco
corporate
Led by Cisco field or
partner
Led by Cisco field or
partner
Languages
Criteria
 High Networking Academy
market potential
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 High demand for skilled people
(IDC)
 Moderate market potential
 Moderate demand for skilled
people
 Alignment with cert priorities
 Alignment with certification
priorities and partner goals
 Networking Academy global
alignment
 Networking Academy theater
alignment
6 UN languages:
Prioritized installed base +
theater priorities
Arabic, English, French,
Russian, Simplified
Chinese, Spanish
 Networking Academy
country alignment
 Alignment with partner
goals
Examples:
Hungarian, Slovak
Examples:
Br. Portuguese, German,
Japanese, Polish
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Globally Strategic Translations
6 United Nations Languages
CCNA Discovery,
CCNA Exploration,
ITE PC
S. Chinese
Arabic
English
French
Russian
Spanish
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United Nations Languages on the Map
Languages official
or de-facto official
English
French
Spanish
Chinese
Russian
Arabic
50% of World Population
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22 UN Translated Courses – Now Available!
Arabic
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
French
CCNA Discovery 1 & 2
CCNA Exploration 1 & 2
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
Russian
CCNA Discovery 1, 2 & 3
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
Simplified
Chinese
CCNA Discovery 1, 2, 3, & 4
Spanish
CCNA Discovery 1, 2 & 3
CCNA Exploration 1 & 2
CCNA Exploration 1 & 2
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
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FY’08 Translation Roadmap
UN Languages
42 Translated Courses (5 languages)
Aug – Oct ‘07
Nov’07 – Jan’08
Feb – Apr ’08
May – Jul ‘08
Aug – Oct ‘08
ITE: PC v4.0 Released
Discovery 1 & 2
Exploration 1
Discovery 3 & 4
Exploration 2-4
Arabic
ITE v3.1
Released
French
Discovery 1 & 2 Released
Exploration 1 Released
ITE: PC v4.0 Released
Exploration 2 Released
Discovery 3 & 4
Exploration 3 & 4
S Chinese
Discovery 1 v4.0 &
v4.01 Released
Discovery 2
Released
Exploration 1 Released
Discovery 3 Released
Exploration 2 Released
Discovery 4 Released
Exploration 3 & 4
Spanish
Discovery 1 & 2 Released
Exploration 1 & 2 Released
ITE: PC v4.0 Released
Discovery 3 Released
Discovery 4
Exploration 3 & 4
Discovery 1 & 2 Released
ITE: PC v4.0 Released
Discovery 3 Released
Discovery 4
Russian
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End of Life - Arabic, French, and Spanish
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software (v3.0 and v3.1)
End of Life Announcement – External
May 29, 2008
End of Offering
July 31, 2009
End of Support
July 31, 2009
End of Availability
July 31, 2009
CCNA v3.1
End of Life Announcement – External
May 29, 2008
End of Offering
January 31, 2009
End of Support
July 31, 2009
End of Availability
July 31, 2009
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Translated Instructor Materials
 CLI is working on translating instructor training materials for the UN languages
(Arabic, French, Russian, S Chinese, and Spanish):
Interactive Course Guides
Instructor Reference Guide
PowerPoint Presentations
Orientation Course
Currently Available for Spanish:
CCNA Discovery 1 and 2
CCNA Exploration 1 and 2
 The following translated documents will be available on the Instructor Tools
page of Academy Connection for the UN language courses:
Scope and Sequence
Instructor and Student Lab Manual
Student Packet Tracer Lab Manual
Lab source files
Discovery Server and Exploration Server documents (Classroom Set Up Tab)
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CLI Teaching Resources Roadmap
Instructor Resources
CCNA
CCNA
CCNA
CCNA
Orientation
Guide
Discovery 1-2
Exploration 1-2
Discovery 3-4
Exploration 3-4
Released
Released
July 08
July 08
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
In Future
In Future
In Future
In Future
Planned
Languages
Spanish
ICGs, IRGs, PPTs
Chinese
ICGs, IRGs, PPTs
French
ICGs, IRGs, PPTs
Arabic
ICGs, IRGs, PPTs
Russian
ICGs, IRGs, PPTs
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Translation Enablement
12 Non-UN Languages – Pilots
CCNA Discovery 1 & 2
Traditional Chinese
German
Hungarian
Japanese
Turkish
CCNA Exploration 1 & 2
Brazilian Portuguese
Korean
Polish
ITE PC v4.0
Hindi
Italian
Greek
Romanian
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UN and These Non-UN Languages
62% of World Population
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Non-UN Translation Approach
 Cisco pilot projects: 6 non-UN languages based on
market priorities
CCNA Discovery translations: German, Japanese, Traditional
Chinese, and Turkish
CCNA Exploration translation: Brazilian Portuguese
ITE PC Hardware and Software translation: Hindi
 Cisco Learning Institute pilot projects: 6 Non-UN
languages based on market priorities
CCNA Discovery translations: Hungarian
CCNA Exploration translations: Korean and Polish
ITE PC Hardware and Software translations: Greek, Italian,
Romanian
 Will be available for download on Academy Connection
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Pilot Project Objectives and Evaluation
 Be able to provide a final recommendation on translation
process and scalability for non-UN languages
Ability to meet project schedule milestones
Completeness of guidelines for translators and validators
Feedback from translators and validators
Quality, cost, time to market
Enabling tools - scalability, accessibility, and usability
Meeting cost estimates
Develop and implement corrective actions as needed
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FY’08 Translation Roadmap
Pilot Non-UN Languages
27 Translated Courses (12 languages)
1
2 Nov-Jan
3
5
7
‘084 Feb-Apr
‘08 6 May-July
‘088
Aug-Oct
‘07
Japanese D1 Released
Discovery
1&2
Tr. Chinese
D1 Released
JP D2
Released
Tr. Chinese
D2 Released
Br. Portuguese E1
Aug-Oct
‘08
9
10
11
12‘09
Nov-Jan
Trad Chinese
D3 & D4
HU D1 &
D2
Turkish D1, 2, 3
German D1 & D2
Korean,
Polish E1
Turkish D4
Polish E2
Korean E2
Exploration
1&2
Br.
Portuguese
E2
ITE PC
4.0
Turkish
Released
Br. Portuguese
Released
Corporate driven
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Japanese
Released
Hindi
Released
Greek
Romanian
Italian
CLI driven
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