Industry certification of experts - common tool of the employer and an IT specialist to establish the qualifications of the applicant to the workplace.

Cisco certifications are divided into three successful activity of an IT specialist in one direction, confirmed by diplomas of higher education or other evidence, the employer does not provide information about the universality of the applicant to the workplace and its rate of adaptation to changing technologies.

Receive additional specialized or higher education is expensive and time consuming. Range of queries employer varies with the market demands. Getting the IT industry specialists the certificate confirming ownership of the necessary technology, increase its competitiveness in the labor market.

Professional certificates of Cisco, who have great prestige in the industry are valuable and measurable evidence of the success of professionals in the field of computer networks for their managers and the organizations where they work.

Three levels of certificates. Cisco certifications are divided into three general levels: Associate, Professional and Expert, which means the highest level of qualification.

Six ways to certification. Under the program, there are different certification tracks: Routing and Switching, Network Setsurity, Service Provider, etc. Students may choose a certification track that best meets their positions or the industry in which they operate.

Certificates in specialized areas. In addition to general certifications, experts on computer networks to obtain certificates in specialized areas such as security, IP-telephony and wireless networks that allow them to expand their knowledge of computer networks.

Recertification is of great importance both for the professionals in IT and for their employers. Successful confirmation of the certificate proves that its owner regularly updates his knowledge and is aware of current trends in the technologies of computer networks. The certificate can be upgraded an unlimited number of times. However, without timely confirmation of validity of certificates completed and certificates themselves may become inactive. To maintain active status of the certificates of their owners have to prove their skills by advancing to the next level of certification or passing certain exams.

Terms of recertification:
– Validity of certificates CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP - three years.
– All CCIE certifications and specialized certificates are valid for two years.
– Certificates Cisco Sales Expert (CSE) is valid for two years and require confirmation, regardless of what other certificates you have received, how to prepare certificates or any certificates promising.

How to get recertified? To confirm the certificate, its owners must register, and then successfully pass the exams for the Cisco recertification. For a successful re-certification must pass an exam before the certificate expires. In the case of expiry of the certificate for its restoration to re-take the entire certification process. Know the status of your certificate, you can with the help of accounting systems of professional certification Cisco.