Jumat, 23 Januari 2015

Reasons An IT Professional Should Obtain CISCO CCNP Training

By Kristen Baird


It is a fact that technology has come to stay. For this reason, information technology experts are in high demand especially those who have the CISCO CCNP training. The Certified Network Professional is the organization that does the certification of individuals to ensure that they have the appropriate training and years of experience for them to be considered as experts in the field.

As more and more businesses become reliant on personal computers and the technology it employs, the need for more certified technicians has grown and having CCNP certified technician is the requirement. This certification puts the ordinary technician well ahead of his colleagues.

Cisco has a core networking certification and professional-level programme known as the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional). Persons who earn this certification are able to plan, install, configure as well as troubleshoot LAN's or WAN's, for both large and small companies. In addition to this core CCNP certification, there are six other areas of certification designation, these are CCNP Data Center; Security; Service Provider Operations; Service Provider; Voice and CCNP Wireless.

A technician, network engineer or administrator who has at least one year's practical experience, wishing to expand the skill set they have into working on complex networks will need to go under got the Certified Network Professional certification process.

One of the prerequisites for obtaining the Certified Network Professional certification from CISCO is that the candidate must have some valid CCIE certification or valid CCNA Routing and Switching certification. Then in order to attain the Certified Network Professional certification, the candidate must pass threes examinations, namely, Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks, Implementing IP Routing and Maintaining and troubleshooting Cisco IP Networks.

In addition to the above the person desirous of having gaining Certified Network Professional certification must be the holder of a valid CCNA Routing and Switching certification or any CCIE certification that is valid. They must also sit and pass three exams, namely, Implementing Cisco IP Routing, Implementing IP Switched and Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks.

You can re-sit a failed exam after paying the applicable fees and waiting five business days. The cost of the exam varies based on where you are located, local or overseas, and whether foreign currency is involved. It is vital that you contact your nearest testing center to confirm cost and exam timetable.

You can also register for your exams through any Pearson VUE testing or Prometric center who will advise you on the requirements. The validity period of the Certified Network Professional certification from CISCO is three years. The technician will need to be re-certified after that period. It is important for firms and individuals to ensure this is done to make sure that all specialists are up to date with the new technologies introduced with time. The benefits from ensuring that is done is mutual, that's to any firm that'll need the services of the expert and the expert himself.




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