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

[Farhan Jaffer]

very true.

You can take CCNP exam (any paper) without CCNA, & you will get individual
results. But in order to get CCNP certification, you must have a valid
(means before expire) CCNA certificate.

Regards
-FJ


On 9/8/07, Fred Reimer <freimer at ctiusa.com> wrote:
>
> Jay,
>
> You are right.  You don't need a CCNA in order to take the CCNP
> tests, but you will require one before you get your actual
> certification.  Just like you are required to have a signed exam
> certification agreement on-file (usually a click-through one you
> do for every test).
>
> However, there is no prereq for a CCIE.  If you're board with
> figuring out subnet masks and the basic stuff why don't you just
> get a CCIE?
>
> Fred Reimer, CISSP
> Senior Network Engineer
> Coleman Technologies, Inc.
> 954-298-1697
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jay
> Hennigan
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 5:35 PM
> To: Bernd Ueberbacher
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Question about the CCNA and CCNP
> certification
>
> Bernd Ueberbacher wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> He is wrong.
>
> CCNA is a prerequisite for CCNP regardless if you take classroom
> training or just schedule the exams at Pearson VUE.  You will not
>
> receive a CCNP certificate without first having a valid CCNA.  I
> suppose
> you could take them all at once if you want to do so.
>
> See http://www.cisco.com/go/ccnp
>
> See the line "CCNP Prerequisites".
>
> --
> --
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