Learn-a-thon: USA & Canada

Complete the free, self-paced, online course:  Intro to Cybersecurity. Earn 2 digital badges:  1 for the Learn-a-thon, and 1 for the course. Display these in your resume and your online profiles to validate your knowledge and skills!


Welcome to the Cybersecurity Learn-A-Thon from Networking Academy in the US and Canada!

Benefits of participating in our Learn-A-Thon:

  • STUDENTS: 
    • prepare for a successful and lucrative career in technology, from cybersecurity to IoT.  Academies can be part of the change and help fill the global skills shortage to build the technology workforce of tomorrow. Upskilling students is easy, low in cost and only takes two weeks through the Learn-A-Thon campaign.
    • speed up your time investment (complete a course in just 2 weeks, completely online, at your own pace)
    • earn 2 digital badges (one for the Learn-A-Thon, and another for course completion) - display on your resume, in LinkedIn, etc.
  • INSTRUCTORS: 
    • inspire additional NetAcad course enrollment (self-paced and instructor-led)
    • for both existing NetAcad students and new students

Questions:  USC_Learn_a_thon@external.cisco.com