Are You Considering CCNP Cisco Certification?
CCNP Certification stands for Cisco Certified Network Professional Certification. This is one of the five Certificates offered by Cisco for the Professional Level of Cisco Networking. Professional Cisco Level is Medium Level or so-called Level 2. The other two levels of Cisco Certificates are Associate (Level 1) and Expert (Level 3). To obtain a CCNP Certification you must have the ability to work with medium-sized networks, with 100 to 500 end nodes. CCNP Certification includes four online tests: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks, Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks, Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks and Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks. Every CCNP Certification exam has its specific number which you must know before applying to a Cisco testing center. CCNP Certification Composite exam costs $187.50 USD. CCNP Certification is valid for a period of three years. To reconfirm your CCNP Certification you must pass any of the four CCNP Certification exams mentioned above. Also you may recertify by passing a current CCIE (Expert level) written exam. CCNP Certification exams require the following skills: 1)Manage the switchers and routers forming the network core; 2)Install and support the wireless, security and voice applications; 3)Implement the Cisco ISR router's capacity to provide wire-speed delivery of concurrent data, wireless, and video services applications; 4)Integrate and manage converged network, QoS and VPNs. For obtaining CCNP Certification you must previously complete the CCNA 1-4 course, which is included into the Associate Cisco level. Passing the CCNA exam in advisable, but it is not an obligatory pre-requisite. For the preparation for CCNP Certification exam you may take advantage of CCNP Certification Courses of the Network Academy Program, including four modules. Each CCNP Certification Course is designed for 70 hours: 45 hours are reserved for lab activities and 25 hours will be spent for CCNP Certification curriculum content. CCNP Certification Courses may be taken in a lab of Local Academy, Regional Academy or Cisco Academy Training Centers (CATCs). CCNP Certification exams are given at Prometric or Pearson VUE testing centers, which are located worldwide. First thing you have to do in order to obtain a CCNP Certification is filling out the Cisco Networking Academy Program application available online at the official Cisco website. You can schedule your CCNP Certification exam from the same day up to six weeks in advance. If you failed your CCNP Certification exam you can apply again only after a five-day period from the failed attempt. You will receive the electronic version of your certificate by e-mail in 3-5 days after your CCNP Certification exam date. For a printed version of your CCNP Certification you will have to wait 6-8 weeks. CCNP Certification offers you a certified status of Level 2 Network Specialist and allows you to use the corresponding Cisco Career Certifications logo. CCNP Certification is a computer-based exam and can be taken online. Before taking CCNP Certification exam you must obligatory acknowledge the Cisco Career Certifications and Confidentiality Agreement. This can be done online at the authorized testing center. Without signing this agreement you cannot be officially certified. Now that you know the procedure, why don't you go ahead and give your CCNP Certification exams? |
