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Introducing Cisco’s new certification suiteCisco Certifications

Specialist LevelAssociate Level Professional Level Expert Level

FutureOffering

NetworkingEngineers

SoftwareDevelopers

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Key Elements of Cisco Certifications Changes

Associate Level

Two Exams:1 core and 1 concentration

exam

Specialist Level Professional Level Expert Level

One Exam Lab Exam

Future offeringTwo Exams:1 DevNet core and 1 concentration exam

One Exam:

One Exam

One Exam

FutureOffering

Training

Learning/TrainingLevels 100-400

Provides badge for completing training and

passing assessment. Counts for Continuing Education (CE) credits

Level 100 training examples:• Security (IINS) • Wireless (WIFUND)• Collaboration (CICD & CIVND)• Data center (DCICN & DCICT)

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Cisco Certifications Scope of Changes

• One exam• No prerequisites• IP Foundation with a broader,

network-wide perspective

• 5 technology tracks• 2 exams – Core and Concentration

exam• No prerequisites for either exam • Take exams in any order• Core exam meets requirements for

both CCNP and CCIE certification

• 5 technology tracks• 2 exams – Core and Lab exam• No prerequisites for either exam • Core exam meets requirements for

both CCNP and CCIE certification

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Certifications Changes

CCENT

CCT

CCNA R&S

CCNA Cyber Ops

CCNA Security

CCNA Cloud

CCNA Collaboration

CCNA Data Center

CCDA

CCNA Industrial

CCNA Service Provider

CCNA Wireless

CCNP R&S

CCNP Cloud

CCNP Collaboration

CCNP Data Center

CCDP

CCNP Security

CCNP Service Provider

CCNP Wireless

CCIE Collaboration

CCIE Data Center

CCDE

CCIE R&S

CCIE Security

CCIE Service Provider

CCIE Wireless

Entry Associate Professional Expert

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Certifications Changes

CCENT

CCT

CCNA R&S

CCNA Cyber Ops

CCNA Security

CCNA Cloud

CCNA Collaboration

CCNA Data Center

CCDA

CCNA Industrial

CCNA Service Provider

CCNA Wireless

CCNP R&S

CCNP Cloud

CCNP Collaboration

CCNP Data Center

CCDP

CCNP Security

CCNP Service Provider

CCNP Wireless

CCIE Collaboration

CCIE Data Center

CCDE

CCIE R&S

CCIE Security

CCIE Service Provider

CCIE Wireless

Entry Associate Professional Expert

New CCNA

Continues

No Certification credential

Training credential

Streamlined to 5 Technology tracks:• Enterprise• Security• Data Center• Collaboration• Service Provider

Streamlined to 5 Technology tracks:• Enterprise• Security• Data Center• Collaboration• Service Provider

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• Virtualization

• Cloud

• Wireless

Closer Look at New CCNA

IP Foundation (Core Networking) Security

Automation & Programmability

Solid IP foundation including coverage of digital transformation technologies

• Security

• Automation

• Network Programmability

• Analytics

10%15%75%

Expanded use of learning tools emphasizing hands-on learning

Secure assessments with dynamic sections and items to combat cheating

Improved course layout to increase student engagement

Align to new CCNA certification

New user experience with improved accessibility conformance

NetAcad badges for course completions and passing assessments

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Closer Look at CCNP Enterprise

SWITCH ROUTE TSHOOTCurrentExams

NewExams

Enterprise Core

EnterpriseAdvanced Routing & Services

• Virtualization

• Automation

Leverages ROUTE/SWITCH/TSHOOT topics and labs with addition of:

• Wireless

• Analytics

• Network Programmability

Digital badges for completion of labs & exams and passing assessments

Align CCNP labs and exams to new CCNP Enterprise certification – Enterprise Core + Advanced Routing & Services

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Creates opportunities to attract new instructors, departments and academies

Emerging Tech Workshops & programming courses target network programmability

52k+ NetAcad users already using DevNet (13% of total)

New course offering

Closer Look at DevNet Associate Certification

Cisco Certified DevNet Associate

Validate these skills

• Software Development skills (python, git, JSON)

• Ability to securely use REST APIs

• Understanding of containers, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines

• Infrastructure Automation & DevOps skills

• Knowledge of Cisco Platform Capabilities

Deliver Outcomes

• Build software applications as part of a team

• Build Network Automation scripts

• Build tools for logging, monitoring and testing

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Suite of Digital Badges

NetAcad Badges

Certification Badges

Training Badges

• Resume-worthy skills• Completion of NetAcad courses

& passing assessments• Complements Certificate of

Completion

• Instructor recognition• Academy recognition

NetAcad Premier Partner

NetAcad

Pass Certification Exam

Completion of Training course and passing assessment

Security WirelessData

CenterCollaboration

Cisco Badges

Learning Badges

Recognition Badges