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

[Bernd Ueberbacher]

Yeah I see that, but I'm just wondering who is right on this one ;-)

I don't know where he got this information from, but you can actually 
find some stuff on the web indicating that he is right 
(http://www.pass4exam.com/Cisco/CCNP.html says: CCNP Prerequisites: 
There are no prerequisites for CCNP certification.)

Thanks,
Bernd



Brian Desmond schrieb:
> 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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>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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