Cisco Certifications Vouchers Final

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Cisco Industry Certifications & Discount Vouchers


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This is an overview of the global talent skills gap and the importance of Cisco industry certifications. It provides information on Cisco certification exams and discount vouchers that map to Networking Academy curricula as well as an overview of certifications and training that go beyond the content offered via Networking Academies.

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KnowledgeGap

Voice Transport

Telecommuting and VPN

Wireless

Future Converged Applications

Collaboration

Video

Broad education and experienceare required for new careers.

Enhanced Security

Evo

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the

Net

wor

k

Time

Switching

Routing

Data Center/Storage

The role of the network grows.

Converged Solutions

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Emergence of a Skills Gap


Right Experts, Right Place, Right Time

Rest of APACMarket Need: 190,000

ChinaMarket Need:

430,000

IndiaMarket Need:

334,000

Source: IDC Skill Gaps Research and Bain 2007 Global Job Market Analysis

Latin AmericaMarket Need:

216,000

Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and CIS

Market Need: 261,000

Middle East and AfricaMarket Need: 238,000

JapanMarket Need: 179,000

North AmericaMarket Need: 656,000

Broad and Deep Talent GapThe gap of skilled networking professionals is estimated to be about 3 million in 2012.


Projected Growth in Advanced Technologies

Voice

Wireless

Security

Gro

wth

Time

Job Role and Market Growth

2008 Worldwide Survey by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cisco

Companies are dedicating job roles now and expecting to increase the trend within five years.

Security:

– Expect increase from 46% dedicated now to 80% in 5 years.

Voice:


Wireless:



Cisco Certification Programs

Roman RodichevSenior Systems Engineer for MasterLink

"Once I came to know about Cisco Systems, how large their industry footprint was, how versatile their products were, and how much respect Cisco certified engineers had, I knew that this was my niche and that I should stop looking for other career avenues."


“Does my workforce have the ability to deal with the increased pace of change? Do I?”

“Do I have the training and skills that I need to stay competitive?”

Value of Certifications to Professionals and Employers

Screen job applicants and validate technical knowledge

Ensure quality, competency, and relevancy

Create platform for career development

Provide credibility with employers and customers

Offer recertification to maintain skills


Benefits of Training and CertificationsFor Employers Productivity:

– 66% of managers believe that certifications improve the overall level of service and support offered to IT end users and customers.*

– 75% of managers say certifications are important to team performance.*

– Organizations with 40–55% of team members certified performed above the average of all organizations.*

Better return on investments: The right skills to ease deployment, use products to their fullest, and get the most out of the IT investment.

Lower costs: Skills to efficiently handle issues that arise. Less downtime equals lower costs.

Increased customer satisfaction: IT training increases customer satisfaction. Trained workers know how to solve problems more quickly and with a greater success rate.

* Source: IDC, "Impact of Training: Functional Excellence Leads to Operational Productivity," Doc# 215762, December 2008.


Benefits of Training and CertificationsFor Employees Differentiation: At company and in market Improved chance of being hired:

– According to a Forrester Research survey,* IT decision makers rated certifications second only to four-year degrees in qualifying for positions. They rated certifications first for predicting job performance.

– An additional study of hiring managers from about 700 companies found that IT companies view certifications at least as important as a bachelor’s degree.**

Improved compensation:– Certified individuals have an average compensation premium of at least

10%.*** (U.S. data) – Certification Magazine, December 2008: “Perhaps the most significant

observation that resulted from our Salary Survey this year, however, was that being certified carries greater value today than yesterday.”

* Study commissioned by Cisco and conducted by Forrester Research, June 2008.

** The Journal of Information Technology Education, Volume 7, 2008.

*** Payscale.com, January 2009.


Average Salary of a Network Engineer in the United States

Payscale.com (1/09)

$52,358

$63,407

$63,679

$69,320

$71,983

$84,533

Network Engineer + 1-4 years of experience

Network Engineer + CCNA


Network Engineer + CCNP


Network Engineer + CCIE

Cisco Certifications Boost Average Salaries at Least 10%


Source: Certification Magazine Salary Survey 2008 (12/08)

Compared Average Salaries

$67,560

$80,890

$81,520

$91,870

$120,330

CCENT

CCNA

Network Professional

CCNP

CCIE

Here are the average salaries for Cisco certifications compared to the average networking professional salary in the

United States


Expanding Cisco Career Certifications

Career Specialty

Security

Unified Communications

Wireless

Storage Networking

Optical

Advanced Routing and Switching

Foundation

Expert:CCIE® R&S, Storage, SP,Security, Voice, Wireless,

and CCDE™

Professional:CCNP®, CCIP®, CCSP®,

CCVP®, and CCDP®

Associate:CCNA®, CCENT™,

CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, CCNA Wireless, and CCDA®

Cisco Confidential


www.cisco.com/go/learnnetspace

Cisco CCENT Network Technician

Skills to configure, operate, and troubleshoot a small routed-and-switched network

Connection to other networks (LANs and WANs)

Basic optimization of a LAN

Identification and mitigationof basic security threats

Basics of wireless LANs

CCNACCENT

CCNP

CCIE



CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

Cisco CCNA Network Associate

Skills to install, operate, and troubleshoot small and medium-sized business (SMB) and enterprise branch networks

Identification and mitigation of common security threats

Configuration of wireless LANs and implications for network

Troubleshooting



CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

Cisco CCNA Security

Verifies an individual’s skills in the following roles:

– Network security support engineers

– Security administrators

– Network security specialists

Enables installation, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Cisco security technologies for small branch offices

Confirms ability to implement security policies and mitigate risk in networks

Prerequisite for CCSP certification



CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

Cisco CCNP Network Professional

Ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot converged local- and wide-area networks with 100–500+ nodes

Manage core and edge as an integrated network infrastructure, ensuring quality of service

Four required exams


Award-Winning Certification Program

Certification Magazine: Top Ten Certifications, November 2006

Best Hands-On Program

Best Specialist Certs Toughest Recert Best Entry Level

Special Report: 2006 CRNTraining and Certification Study

Redmond: 10 HottestCertifications for 2008

Trainingindustry.com: Top 20 IT Training Company 12/2008

2006 Gold Brandon HallExcellence in Learning Award


Cisco Certification Exam Student Discount Vouchers


Global Discount Voucher Program

Discount vouchers allow qualified Networking Academy students to take the following Cisco certification exams at a reduced cost:

– ICND1 (640-822) (CCENT)

– ICND2 (640-816)

– CCNA (640-802)

Discounts range from 50 to 80% off the exam price

Discount vouchers are not currently offered for the following exams:

– CCNP Composite (642-892)

– BSCI (642-901)

– BCMSN (642-812)

– ISCW (642-825)

– ONT (642-845)

– IINS (640-553) (CCNA Security)


Networking Academy Curriculum & Certification

Discovery 1+

Discovery 2 *

CCENT(ICND1 640-822)

* If student passes Discovery 2 final with 75% or higher they are eligible for ICND1 voucher

Exploration 1+

Exploration 2

CCENT(ICND1 640-822)

Student is not eligible for an ICND1 voucher

X

Discovery 1, 2, 3, 4 **Or

Exploration 1, 2, 3, 4**

CCNA

ICND1 (640-822)+

ICND2 (640-816)

CCNA CompositeCCNA (640-802)

** Student passes Discovery 4 or Exploration 4 final with 75% or higher they are eligible either the two or one exam offer, but not both


Qualifying for a CCENT (ICND 1) Discount Voucher

Student completes CCNA Discovery 1&2 and passes first attempt of final exam with 75%

or higher

Instructor inputs “P” in Academy

Connection grade book

Link to request ICND1 discount

voucher appears on student home

page

Student requests Pearson VUE

voucher for exam & voucher code

number will appear in student

profile

Students must use their Academy

Connection ID & Username when registering with

Pearson VUE for an exam in

conjunction with the voucher code


Qualifying for CCNA Discount VoucherTwo Exam Option (ICND1 & ICND2)

Student completes all four courses of

CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration and passes first attempt of final exam in fourth

course with a 75% or higher



Links to request voucher for ICND 1, ICND2 & CCNA composite exams appear on student

home page; Choose vouchers for ICND1 & ICND2



will appear in student profile



Pearson VUE for an exam in conjunction

with the voucher code


Qualifying for CCNA Discount VoucherOne Exam Option (CCNA Composite)

Student completes all four courses of

CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration and passes first attempt of final

exam of the fourth course with 75% or

higher



Links to request and ICND1, ICND2 &CCNA composite

appears on student home

page; Choose link to CCNA

composite voucher



will appear in student profile



Pearson VUE for an exam in conjunction

with the voucher code


Taking a Cisco Certification Exam Cisco exams are only offered through Pearson VUE

authorized test centers (www.pearsonvue.com)

Pearson VUE has been a test delivery provider for Cisco’s computer-based certification exams since 2000

There are three different methods to register for an exam with Pearson VUE:

1. Contact a Pearson VUE agent directly (www.pearsonvue.com/cisco/contact)

2. Register via the Pearson VUE website (www.pearsonvue.com)

3. Call or visit a test center directly; to locate a test center visit the Pearson VUE website (www.pearsonvue.com) and use the “Locate a Test Center” option


Becoming an Authorized Test Center Pearson VUE is accepting applications to become a

test center and will assist you in identifying the basic requirements to becoming a test center

Find more information on how to become a test center & basic requirements post log-in on Academy Connection in the Certification & Voucher section

You will find applications at www.pearsonvue.com/pvtc/join/


Cisco Beyond Networking Academy (Optional)


Cisco Press Resources

Enhance Classroom or Web-Based Training

Cisco Press Learning Path

ExperienceLearn Prepare Practice Expert Level

www.ciscopress.com


Virtual Labs

Mentors and Experts

Customized Training

Online Assessment

Career Certificationsand Specialization

E-Learning

The Only Authorized Sourcefor Cisco Training

www.cisco.com/go/learningpartners

Authorized TrainingCisco Learning Partners



CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

Cisco CCNA Voice Verifies an individual’s skills in the following roles:

– Voice administrator

– Voice engineer

– Voice manager

Validates skills in telephony, VoIP infrastructure, and unifiedcommunications applications

Capable of performing baseline installation, configuration, and maintenance tasks on Cisco VoIP solutions

Prerequisite to CCVP certification



CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

Cisco CCNA Wireless Verifies an individual’s skills in the following roles:

– Network administrator

– Wireless technician and support technician

– Security engineer focused on wireless networks

– WLAN project manager

– Wireless support specialist

Confirms ability to configure, implement, and support basic wireless LANs in SMB and enterprise environments, specifically Cisco equipment

Capable of installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco WLAN in SMB and enterprise



CCNASecurity

CCSP

CCIESecurity

Cisco CCSP Security Professional Confidently use Cisco security devices and solutions:

– Implement and manage comprehensive strategies for risk management, threat mitigation, and security policy compliance

– Install, configure, manage, troubleshoot, and optimize end-to-end security while delivering required network performance

Meet US 4011/4013 InfoSec training standards Program updated to shorter four-exam path:

– Three required (SNRS, SNAF, and IPS)

– One elective (SNAA, MARS, or CANAC) Program updated and refreshed in

August 2008:

– New: SNRS, SNAF, SNAA, and MARS

– Retired: SNPA and HIPS

– SNAA: Elective with MARS or CANAC



CCNAVoice

CCVP

CCIEVoice

Cisco CCVP Voice Professional Confidently use Cisco VoIP and IP PBX devices and solutions:

– Implement and manage complex IP telephony solutions

– Install, configure, manage, troubleshoot, and optimize end-to-end IP telephony solutions as well as interface to legacy telecom systems

– Training classes develop practical skills using hands-on lab exercises that model typical “real world” challenges for performing as a voice specialist

Two paths to CCVP are maintained:

– Cisco Unified Communications Manager (v6.0 refreshes v5.0)

– Cisco CallManager 4.1 Products refreshed in March 2008:

– CVOICE, CIPT1, and CIPT2

– Related Cisco Unified Communications specialist certifications also updated


Cisco CCDA Design Associate Determine customer requirements for network performance, security,

capacity, scalability, voice integration, and wireless solutions

Specify foundation for network infrastructure

Understand design implications

Prerequisites: CCNA and BCMSN-level knowledge

One required exam (DESGN)

Last updated in February 2007: Emphasis on converged model to support service delivery


CCDA

CCDP

CCDE


Cisco CCDP Design Professional Develop intermediate and detailed network design to support

intelligent network services

Meet specific requirements for performance, scalability, and high availability

Prepare design for voice integration

Prerequisites: CCNA and CCDA

Three exams (ARCH, BSCI, and BCMSN)

Last updated in August 2007


CCDA

CCDP

CCDE


Cisco CCDE Design Professional Identifies professionals who have expert-level knowledge and skills in

infrastructure design

Target: Sr. network designer and architect, network lead for enterprise IT infrastructure team, and network contributors for enterprise architecture team

Prerequisites: None, 7 years recommended experience

Two exams: Qualification and Practical

Emphasizes network design principles at the routing layer and ability to assess and translate network business requirements into technical designs.

Rolled out in August 2008


CCDA

CCDP

CCDE


CCIEs Worldwide Most highly respected IT certification for more than 15 years

Hands-on lab differentiates CCIE

More than 20,000 CCIEs worldwide—less than 3% of all professionals certified by Cisco

Demonstrate strong commitment and investment in networking career, life-long learning, and dedication to remaining an active CCIE



CCNACCENT

CCNP

CCIE

Cisco CCIE Certification CCIE R&S: Configure and troubleshoot complex converged networks

CCIE Security: Configure complex, end-to-end secure networks, troubleshoot environments, and anticipate and respond to network attacks

CCIE Service Provider: Configure and troubleshoot advanced technologies to support service provider networks

CCIE Storage: Configure and troubleshoot storage area networks over a variety of interfaces

CCIE Voice: Configure complex, end-to-end telephony, as well as network, troubleshoot, and resolve VoIP-related problems

CCIE Wireless: Plan, design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot wireless network and mobility infrastructure


Cisco 360 Learning Programfor CCIE Routing and Switching

ExpertExpert

Start


Mobile Labs for CCIE Routing and Switching: Green, Mobile, and Global

From Lab Racks To Virtual Lab


MoscowMoscow

KarachiKarachiRiyadhRiyadh

JohannesburgJohannesburg

SingaporeSingapore

SeoulSeoul

Mexico CityMexico City

CairoCairo

IstanbulIstanbul

KievKiev

Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur

ShanghaiShanghai

BelgradeBelgradeNew DelhiNew Delhi

JakartaJakarta

Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City

OsakaOsakaJordanJordan

Pilot

Q3-2008

Q4-2008

Q1-2009

Q2-2009

Q3-2009

Extending Mobile Lab Testing Around the World:

CCIE Routing and Switching

Sites are added and changed often.

Please see https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-3224 for a complete schedule.

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