Recently, Queens Daily Eagle published a story on Aaron Yi, a lifelong Queens resident, Army veteran, and student-turned-teacher for ICD's Cisco CCNA training program.
ICD’s Cisco CCNA training is the first-of-its-kind program created in 2018 in partnership with the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities to credential people with disabilities with the industry-recognized Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
The piece, titled, “Queens veteran makes leap from student to teacher at school for disabled students,” highlights Aaron's journey from student to teacher in the program and how his experiences, both in the Army and as a student at ICD, are shaping the way he aids a cohort of nearly all Veterans as they work towards their certification.
In the piece, Aaron says,
“The transition from student to teaching assistant is refreshing and enjoyable. I’m now able to better cater to the students’ lessons and help them understand better. I know the certification course that they are taking, and what will be on it and how hard it is and I know what to put, what to emphasize and what to have them keep up with.”