Cisco Certifications and Career Paths
Cisco certification is the key to a successful career in IT Security and Network Management and the continuously growing field of Information Technology. Security Specialist jobs, including network security and network management are expected to be one of the fastest growing occupations through 2016. Employment of Security Professional jobs are expected to increase much faster than average as Information Technology becomes more sophisticated and organizations continue to adopt and integrate these technologies. Employment growth will be driven by the very rapid growth in IT security and Network Management which are projected to be one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. economy.
Cisco Career Certifications bring valuable, measurable rewards to network professionals, their managers, and the organizations that employ them.
Cisco offers four levels of general IT certifications:
- Entry
- Associate
- Professional
- Expert
With seven different career paths:
- Routing and Switching - Professionals who install and support Cisco technology-based networks in which LAN and WAN routers and switches reside.
- Design - Professionals who design Cisco technology-based networks in which LAN and WAN routers and switches reside.
- Network Security - Network professionals who design and implement Cisco Secure networks.
- Service Provider - Professionals working with infrastructure or access solutions in a Cisco end-to-end environment primarily within the telecommunications arena.
- Storage Networking - Professionals who implement storage solutions over extended network infrastructure using multiple transport options.
- Voice – Network professionals who install and maintain Voice solutions over IP networks.
- Wireless - Network professionals who configure, implement and support wireless networks.
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Cisco Certifications |
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Career Paths |
Entry |
Associate |
Professional |
Expert |
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Routing & Switching |
CCIE Routing & Switching |
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Design |
CCDE |
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Network Security |
CCSP |
CCIE Security |
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Service Provider |
CCIP |
CCIE Service Provider |
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Storage Networking |
CCIE Storage Networking |
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Voice |
CCNA Voice |
CCVP |
CCIE Voice |
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Wireless |
Coming Soon! |
CCIE Wireless |
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