New NetAcad UK&I site: www.teachingdigital.org

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NetAcad's UK & Ireland team, in collaboration with NetAcad Partners from the region have launched a site to be the main reference point for Cisco Networking Academy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
To visit it, please follow www.teachingdigital.org.

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