--- title: Empowering Protected Area Technicians with IT skills... description: Cisco Networking Academy partnered with the Connected Conservation Foundation to launch the Protected Area Technician (PAT) Training Program, offering 10 free... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/empowering-protected-area-technicians-with-it-skills-through-cisco-networking-academy-v62fgjjuz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Empowering Protected Area Technicians with IT skills through Cisco Networking Academy | daily.dev og:description: Cisco Networking Academy partnered with the Connected Conservation Foundation to launch the Protected Area Technician (PAT) Training Program, offering 10 free... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/empowering-protected-area-technicians-with-it-skills-through-cisco-networking-academy-v62fgjjuz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/V62fgJJUZ.png og:image:alt: Empowering Protected Area Technicians with IT skills through Cisco Networking Academy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Empowering Protected Area Technicians with IT skills through Cisco Networking Academy **[Cisco](https://daily.dev/sources/cisco)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cisco Networking Academy partnered with the Connected Conservation Foundation to launch the Protected Area Technician (PAT) Training Program, offering 10 free online courses that teach local communities to deploy and maintain conservation technology infrastructure. The program has enrolled 529 learners across 15 countries in six months, training them in IoT sensors, networking, cybersecurity, and data management to support wildlife protection efforts. Participants gain skills to independently manage digital conservation tools, reducing reliance on external experts while creating new career pathways in conservation technology. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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