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Posted by David on July 1, 2005, 12:25 am
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Hi All,
The Faq has been posted.
Changes To Cisco:-
(email 30th September 2004)
>CISCO RECERTIFICATION POLICY UPDATE
>Cisco is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2004, passing any
>CCIE written exam will recertify any associate-level, professional-level
>and Cisco Qualified Specialist certification. The policy to have CCIE
>written exams count towards recertifying other certifications will offer
>candidates the opportunity to pursue lifelong learning while ensuring
>that existing certifications remain current. Besides adding the CCIE
>written exam option, some other recent updates to the recertification
>policy include:
>Candidates can now recertify the CCNP and/or CCDP certification, either
>by passing the 642-891 Composite exam, or by passing both the 642-801
>BSCI and 642-811 BCMSN exams, or by passing a CCIE written exam.
>Candidates can now recertify the CCIP certification, either by passing
>the 642-691 BGP+MPLS exam, or by passing both the 642-661 BGP and 642-611
>MPLS exams, or by passing a CCIE written exam.
>Candidates can now recertify the CCNA and/or CCDA certification either by
>passing the current exam for that certification, or by passing any 642
>level professional or specialist exam (excluding Sales Specialist), or by
>passing a CCIE written exam.
>For more details about the recertification policy visit
>recertification should monitor this site for ongoing news on
>recertification. For individual questions and queries, please use the
>Certifications Online Support tool at
>http://www.cisco.com/go/certsupport.
alt.certification.cisco
Subject: Re: NEW Certificate Verification System Date: Tue, 18 May 2004
>Beginning May 18, 2004, the Cisco Career Certifications program offers
>two new benefits – an electronic certificate option and an online
>verification tool. As a Cisco certified individual, you will have the
>option of receiving your certificate in a print or an electronic format.
>Both formats are recognized as valid proof of completion. And,
>certificates now include a unique identifier that can be entered into the
>new online verification tool to asses the validity of the certificate.
>
>You may view a sample of the new certificate on the Cisco Certifications
>Community at www.cisco.com/go/certcommunity. You will need a Cisco.com
>(CCO) login to enter the Certifications Community and only certified
>individuals have access to the Certifications Community.
>
>Certificate Verification Tool
>
>Certificates will be uniquely numbered. This allows certified individuals
>and third parties the ability to verify authenticity of a certificate by
>simply entering the certificate verification number (located on the
>bottom left side of the certificate) into the Certificate Verification
>Tool at www.cisco.com/go/verifycertificate.
>
>For New Certifications
>
>Instructions on how to select the certificate format will be included in
>an e-mail message sent after you complete your certification. If you
>prefer an electronic certificate, you must make that selection within
>five days of receiving the notification e-mail. If you do not reply
>within five days, a printed certificate will be mailed to you. If you do
>select an electronic certificate, it will be sent as an e-mail attachment
>within three to five business days from the date your request is
>received. You will be able to print and send the electronic certificate
>to others, as desired. You may also order an additional electronic or
>printed certificate of your existing certifications by logging into the
>Certifications Tracking System and clicking on the Purchase Additional
>Kit tab. =======================================================
>For those who are currently certified, note the difference between
>Verification vs. Validation
===
Section Two has been updated with current URLs for CCDA, CCNA, CCDP, CCNP
with some redundant material removed.
===
From Cisco Email 5th August 2003:-
>Cisco has created a new technical information resource for Cisco
>Certified individuals that we thought you would be interested in hearing
>about. It's called the Cisco Certifications Community - a web portal
>designed exclusively for the needs and interests of certified individuals
>and available only to certified individuals. The community contains
>certification news, networking tips, discussion groups, and learning
>program information.
>The community requires a Cisco.com (CCO) log-in and password and is only
>accessible to individuals with valid Cisco certifications. You may visit
>the site at www.cisco.com/go/certcommunity by logging in using your
>Cisco.com (CCO) ID and password.
>For questions about the Certifications Community, please contact our
>dedicated certifications support team at: www.cisco.com/go/certsupport
===
Note: the CCNA exam 640-607 is being replaced as from the 30th September.
Following is a quote from an email from Cisco Press.
>=> New CCNA Exam
>On June 24, 2003, Cisco Systems, Inc. announced three enhancements to the
>CCNA[r] (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Program, including a new
>two-step exam approach, revisions to the existing CCNA exam, and the
>option for candidates to apply one of the new exams for CCNA
>recertification. The CCNA 640-607 exam will retire on September 30, 2003.
>CCNA certification candidates may either take the CCNA 640-801 exam
>(available on June 30, 2003) or the INTRO 640-821 (currently offered as
>beta exam 641-821) and ICND 640-811 (available on June 30, 2003) exams.
>The new ICND exam also qualifies for recertification, providing a new
>option for CCNA certified individuals.
>The most important change is that the CCNA exam now covers the material
>of two courses, not just one. With coverage from the INTRO and ICND
>courses, CCNA candidates will need to master two sets of networking
>topics for CCNA exam success.
Please note the post regarding the email from Cisco detailing updating of
the CCNP syllabus from:-
From: X-Eliminator
Subject: CCNP Certification announcement Message-ID:
>Cisco Systems Announces New Enhancements to the Cisco Certified Network
>Professional (CCNP) Program
>Cisco Systems, Inc. proudly announces enhancements to the Cisco Certified
>Network Professional (CCNP(R)) program by introducing four revised
>courses and exams. The updated course and exam content reflects a
>greater emphasis on topics such as security, converged networks, quality
>of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN), and broadband
>technologies.
>Under the new guidelines, the four courses and four exams will include:
> * Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) - BSCI 642-801 Exam
> (Beta Exam available # 643-801)
> * Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) - BCMSN
>642-811 Exam
> (Beta Exam available # 643-811)
> * Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN): BCRAN 642-821 Exam
> (Beta Exam available # 643-821)
> * Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT): CIT 642-831 Exam
> (Beta Exam available #643-831)
I am in the process of revising the FAQ so an updated FAQ should be posted
soon.
If there are any issues please let me know.
Note the post
>and Developments from Cisco Message-ID:
Detailing the changes to the CCDP syllabus and more importantly changes to
the re-certification of CCNAs.
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Note that the Cisco site has had a major change/ update and the URLs in
the FAQ may be depreciated.
I have checked several which still work buit will check and update these
as soon as possible.
This particularly refers to section 16.2 which was a tutorial on the front
page of the old site.
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Take it with a rain of salt department...
=========================================
Please note that I have been notified by nrf of some slightly(!) dodgy
material in sections 211.9.x (CCIE recertification).
Until I get around to revising this section, please do not take it as
absolutely correct - refer to Cisco for definite information.
--
Regards,
David
Current versions,
Part 1 -- 3:03:02
Part 2 -- 3:04:06 Interm
Part 3 -- 3:00:01
If you want to look at any past posts, including the FAQ, use the URL,
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=alt.certification.cisco
The Faq is also available on these Websites:-
Michael N. Rubino
http://mrubino.com:81/ciscofaq/
Keith T. Williams
http://www.globalserve.net/~keithw/ciscocertfaq/
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