[c-nsp] Question about the CCNA and CCNP certification

[Brian Desmond]

If nothing else the CCNA cert will prepare you for how Cisco exams are laid out/run.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
brian at briandesmond.com

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> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Bernd Ueberbacher
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 5:04 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] Question about the CCNA and CCNP certification
>
> Hi there!
>
> As you might know from my earlier posts I'm currently learning for my
> CCNA with the goal of achieving the CCNP afterwards. Sometimes it's a
> bit boring to learn for the CCNA, because I work all day long with
> Cisco
> devices and in the evening when I'm learning for the CCNA certification
> I have to calculate subnet masks etc. Not the most exciting stuff...
>
> A guy I know from a different company also wants to become a CCNP, but
> today he told me, that he is heading directly towards the CCNP without
> passing the CCNA. I said that this is not possible, but he was
> completely sure about it and had an interesting explanation... He says
> that the CCNA is a requirement for the CCNP if you want to attend a
> CCNP
> class room course. This prevents that you have absolutely no clue about
> networking and slow down the whole group/class. If you don't attend the
> class, but do it by self studying and just take the exam with Pearson
> Vue etc, you don't need a valid CCNA certification. This is because
> it's
> your money/problem if you fail but you are not annoying anybody else
> with your incompetence and if you have no clue you just don't pass.
>
> It somehow sounds right, because why would anybody need a lower level
> certification just to take the CCNP exam? Of course you need to know
> the
> topics from the CCNA to become a CCNP, but is the certification really
> required?
>
> So is this guy right and is it just a prerequisite for class room
> trainings or is it a prerequisite for the exam?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bernd
>
> PS: Yes, I googled, but the Cisco website just says: "CCNP
> Prerequisites: Valid CCNA certification" and the link below says "CCNA
> ensures that CCNP candidates possess a solid foundation of networking
> knowledge, which lays the foundation for the professional curriculum.
> Without that prerequisite foundation, the student may not be able to
> keep up with others in class and learn the advanced knowledge and
> skills
> presented in the CCNP courses." so this guy might be right...
>
>
>
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