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Cisco Certification Training - Career Options
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What it involves:
Cisco is the leading supplier of networking
equipment & network management for the Internet.
The name "Cisco" is believed to be an
abbreviation of San Francisco and their logo
represents the golden gate bridge. Over the
years Cisco has developed a curriculum of
courses for IT Professionals to educate them on
networking technologies and Cisco products.
Certifications are attained by completing a
relevant set of exams which are available at
third party testing centers worldwide.
Attaining Cisco certification proves to your
employers and associates that you have up to
date network skills. Cisco offers three levels
of certifications – Associate, Professional and
Expert which examine your knowledge at different
stages of your career and offer progression to
the next level.
Cisco Associate:
IT professionals can first become Cisco
Associates by passing either the CCNA or CCDA
exam. This is a good starting point for a career
in technical support or for someone who has
worked in Technical Support or a Junior Network
position and would like to get certification for
their skills.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
proves that the network professional is capable
of installing, configuring and operating medium
sized routed LAN, routed WAN and switched LAN
networks.
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
validates a network professionals knowledge of
Cisco Network design. CCDA certified
professionals are capable of designing
switched/routed networks consisting of LANs and
WANs. Cisco recommends candidates first take the
CCNA though this is not a prerequisite.
Cisco Professional:
If you have already passed the associate exam
and have progressed in your career you should
think of becoming a Cisco Professional. You can
do this by choosing one of the available paths
detailed below. Network Administrators, Network
Security Managers and Network Designers are but
a few of the career opportunities available for
Cisco Professionals.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
certifies your ability to work with local and
wide area networks with 100 to 500+ end devices.
To certify as a CCNP you must pass four exams.
The CCNA is a prerequisite for CCNP.
- Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) is
the advanced network design certification.
Students are tested in a variety devices and how
to interconnect them. The CCNA and CCDA are
prerequisites.
- Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
is the advanced network security certification.
Students are tested in various security products
including VPN, IDS, PIX firewall, Cisco SAFE and
Secure IOS. The CCNA is a prerequisite along
with one other professional certification.
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)
covers end to end protocols used in large
networks. Exams include BGP, MPLS and Quality of
service.
- Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
covers all aspects of IP Telephony/ VOIP
networks and applications. Exams include Quality
of service, Cisco VoIP, Troubleshooting, Cisco
IP Telephony and Gateway Gatekeeper.
Cisco Expert:
Cisco Experts (CCIE) is the highest of Cisco
qualifications and students must pass a written
and lab exam to attain CCIE status (Cisco Certified Internetwork
Expert). Only three
percent of Cisco Professionals have become CCIE’s. This certification is suitable for
Senior Technical Architects who have a wealth of
experience in their chosen path. The following
paths are available to CCIE’s:
- Routing and Switching
- Security
- Voice over IP
- Storage Networking
- Service provider Networks
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Boston University Corporate Education Center
Located in Tyngsboro, MA, Boston University’s Corporate Education Center (BUCEC) provides individuals and corporations with classroom and online project management, business and technology training and certification courses and programs including certificate boot camps for Microsoft (MCSE, MCSA, etc.) and Cisco (CCNA, CCNP). Whether you are a systems engineer or software developer, to advance as an information technology (IT) professional you need to keep your skills up-to-date. At Boston University’s Corporate Education Center, you will receive high quality training, with real-world applicability from one of the largest private universities in the US. |
Boston |

Xincon Technology School
The Xincon Technology School is licensed by the New York State Education Department, and is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). The ACCSCT is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Xincon is located in the bustling center of Manhattan (near the corner of 6th Avenue, between 6th & 7th Avenues), which is at the hub of the NY City transportation system. This area is 2 minutes from Korea-town (walking), 10 minutes to Central Park, Greenwich Village, Soho, Tribeca, Norita, Columbia University, Harlem, China Town and the Brooklyn Bridge (by subway), and 40 minutes away from Coney Island, NYC (Beach and Amusement Park). |
New York |
College of Business & Technology
College of Business & Technology (CBT) is a 2
year accredited College in Miami, Florida, in
the Kendall Area. We offer the best competitive
one year and two year academic programs, and
also certificate programs. All programs offered,
contribute toward Professional Certifications. |
Miami, Florida |
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ADCON Technical Institute - ADCON Technical Institute is one of the leading providers of postsecondary vocational training.
ATI was founded in January of 1998 as an
affiliate of ADCON Computer Systems (EST. May
1985). Since 1998, ATI has expanded to 14,000 sq.ft. located in
Norwalk and Los Angeles professional towers,
equipped with state of the art equipment and the
knowledge of 30 full & part time instructors. Certified Internet Webmaster - CIW; Cisco CCNA, CompTIA
A+ certification.... |
Los Angeles, California |

Vibrant Boot Camp
Vibrant Boot Camp offers Computer Training in San Mateo, California and Baltimore, Maryland. Vibrant Boot Camp is a Microsoft Certified Partner since 1998 and conducts Microsoft and Cisco certification boot camp including MCSE, MCSE 2003, MCSE 2003 Security, MCDST, MCDBA, MCSD, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP. Vibrant Boot Camp offers high end MCSE boot camps at a very reasonable price. MCSE 2003 Security camp in our United States locations costs only 6400$, including Instructor Led Training, Accommodation, Meals, Courseware and Exam Fees. Special 5% discount for Government employees plus 300$ airfare discount for outstation students. We are also located in Brighton in the UK and Mumbai, India. |
USA, UK, India |
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Computer Training London - London School of Computer Education (LSCE),
located in East London near Liverpool Street station, is
a part of well established IT training company that has
been providing computer courses and IT training in
London since last seven years. This means we have got
the experience, the resources, dedication and the
quality IT training to help all our students achieve
their professional and academic goals. We as a IT
training school make every effort to provide latest and
high quality, hands-on, practical based training which
is required for working in an IT environment. |
London, UK |
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UK MCSE Training - At Connectivity, in London
Docklands, our career ahead programmes offer direct
professional certifications leading into work placement
and a full-time job in the UK within 6 months. Our
course fees include training, official study materials,
all exams leading to the world's most recognised IT
certifications. This is all backed up by additional
training support on 1-2-1 bases alongside 24/7 tutor
support to guarantee your success when sitting
certification exams. Our trainers are the highest paid
technical trainers in the business. All trainers are
in-house, and are vendor certified.
IT Certification: CISCO, CCNA, CIW Course.... |
UK |
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