Certification Tracks

Cisco certification can be attained in various fields: Routing & Switching, Design, Cloud, Collaboration, Service Provider, Security, Wireless, Industrial and Internet of Things (IoT), and Data Center.

Five Certification Levels

Cisco offers five levels of certification: from Entry and Associate, the basic levels of networking certification, to the advanced level of Professional, up to Expert and Architect, the highest Cisco certification level for network specialists. Click here to view all of our CCIE Expert level courses.

Cisco Specialist Certifications

The Specialist designation certifies the specific expertise of technical professionals, including those with Cisco Career Certifications at the associate, professional or expert levels. By earning specialist certifications, network professionals can enhance their core networking knowledge in technologies such as security, data center or video.

Many Specialist certifications align with the requirements of the Cisco Partner Specialization program.

Business Transformation

• Cisco Business Architecture Analyst
• Cisco Business Architecture Specialist
• Cisco Business Architecture Practitioner
• Cisco Business IT Roadmap Specialist
• Cisco Enterprise IT Business Specialist

Data Center

• Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist
• Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Specialist

Network Programmability

• Cisco Network Programmability Developer Specialist
• Cisco Network Programmability Design and Implementation Specialist (NPDESI)