Targeted Academies:

• Philippine Science High School and Laguna State Polytechnic College.

Enrollment Figures (% of females in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, as of 2001):

• Philippine Science High School: 11% and 50%
• Laguna State Polytechnic College: Not Available

Recruitment & Retention Strategies

• Scholarships offered by PSHS-Diliman allow female students to attend the school and thus access to the Networking Academy Program for free.
• Offering the Cisco Networking Academy Program in institutions where many women are enrolled already, such as the Computer Department and the Computer Secretarial
• The low cost of the Cisco course is an incentive in attracting low-income women to the course.
• Recommendations
• Raise awareness of the problem-solving and thinking tasks associated with networking.
• Schedule a special orientation for females in the Academy program.
• Address preference of male workers by networking employers.
• Improve outreach to low-income women through advertisements.
• Promote the Academy program to all students, not just those enrolled in Information Technology courses.

Recommendations

• Raise awareness of the problem-solving and thinking tasks associated with networking.
• Schedule a special orientation for females in the Academy program.
• Address preference of male workers by networking employers.
• Improve outreach to low-income women through advertisements.
• Promote the Academy program to all students, not just those enrolled in Information Technology courses.