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CCNP FAQ

1. What is the CCNP and how is it different from the Cisco CCNA?
2. How many courses are there and what are they?
3. What are the prerequisites for taking CCNP courses?
4. Will completion of these Cisco courses guarantee me a job in networking?
5. What is Cisco Systems®?

CCNP is one of the next certifications after CCNA. If you are not familiar with CCNA, please read the CCNA General Information and CCNA FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). The CCNA Certification is one of the prerequisites to obtaining CCNP Certification.

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There are four CCNP courses: (click on the course to view course objectives)

• Building Scalable Cisco Networks (Advanced Routing)
• Building Cisco Remote Access Networks
• Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
• Cisco Internetworking and Troubleshooting

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Passing the CCNA Exam - This exam is administered by Prometric Systems. Proof of passing the CCNA exam is required and must be shown to the instructor during the first day of a CCNP class. Students should be familiar with and have experience using the Cisco IOS commands covered in the CCNA certification courses and exam.

Recommended (not required):

1. CCNP courses require students to have a good working knowledge of networking and to be very comfortable with networking terms and technologies. It is recommended that students have some work experience in networking before taking any CCNP classes, but this is not required. This experience may include system administration, network operations, help desk and tech support, etc.
2. It is also recommended that students should consider pursuing a Bachelor degree in a Computer Technology field (Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Telecommunications, etc.). Students should also consider taking other networking courses in system administration (Unix/Linux, Windows 2000, ...), TCP/IP, etc., to give them more breadth in their knowledge.

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No. The area of networking is a very complex and sophisticated field. Many of the people taking the CCNP courses are already working in the networking field and the CCNP courses are part of their life-long learning in networking. (see course prerequisites) CCNP courses are designed to help students further their knowledge in the specific CCNP topics. These courses are designed to supplement other courses taken by students in the computer science and networking fields. Cabrillo College and Cisco Systems®, suggest that students continue their education towards a Bachelors degree in Computer Technology, if they do not already have one.

Employers look for a variety of skills and traits, not just technical skills, from potential employees, including communication skills, attitude, experience, critical thinking skills and general networking knowledge at a variety of levels.

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Cisco Systems® (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco products include routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software. These products, integrated by the Cisco IOS software, link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBM networks. Cisco Systems® news and product/service information are available on the World Wide Web site at www.cisco.com. Cisco Systems® is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.

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