alt.certification.cisco FAQ pointer 3rd February 2005 (& news - cert renewal update)

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 >
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Candidates interested in >recertification should monitor this site for ongoing news on >recertification. For individual questions and queries, please use the >Certifications Online Support tool at
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From: X-Eliminator Newsgroups: alt.certification.cisco Subject: Re: NEW Certificate Verification System Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:25:00 -0500 Message-ID: References:

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
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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
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> >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

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Section Two has been updated with current URLs for CCDA, CCNA, CCDP, CCNP with some redundant material removed.

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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
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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:
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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

From: "Andy Barkl" >Subject: FW: Latest News 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.

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