Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP)

Course details

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) validates the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions.

General Objectives

• The CCNP certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work independently on complex network solutions.
• Those who achieve CCNP have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network engineer.

Skills Earned

Learn how to plan and execute regular network maintenance, as well as support and troubleshoot using technology-based processes and best practices, in a systematic approach. Extensive labs emphasize hands-on learning and practice to reinforce the implementation of routed and switched solutions in addition to troubleshooting techniques.

Target Audience

Students seeking career oriented, enterprise-level networking skills. Target students include experienced networking professionals who are ready to advance their core routing, switching, and network troubleshooting skills and students with Cisco CCNA®-level knowledge who are enrolled in technology degree programs at institutions of higher education. CCNP provides a next step for CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration students who want to build on their CCNA level skill set to further a career in computer networking.