Cisco certifications

Certifications offered by Cisco Systems Cisco certifications are the list of the certifications offered by Cisco. There are four to five (path to network designers) levels of certification: Associate (CCNA/CCDA), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), and recently, Architect (CCAr: CCDE previous), as well as nine different paths for the specific technical field; Routing & Switching, Design, Industrial Network, Network Security, Service Provider, Service Provider Operations, Storage Networking, Voice, Datacenter, and Wireless. There are also a number of specialist technicians, sales, business, data center certifications, and CCAI certified instructors (Cisco Academy Instructor). Paths to Certification The table below shows the different paths and levels for Cisco Certifications. All Certifications, except for CCAr, requires the passing of one or more theoretical exams offered by Pearson VUE. CCIE Certifications also require a hands-on exam administered at special labs around the world. As of October 1, 2023, Cisco has altered their certification structure. 2 entry level certificates: CCST 3 associate level certificates: CCNA, Cisco Certified DevNet Associate, and Cisco Certif