CISCO certification cost and expected salaries

The Networkers Guru explains that the Cisco certification can be a huge career leap for all the network professionals. The potential candidates would themselves notice a great difference in their professional career after the attainment of their certification. The attainment of this certification is a long term career goal. The IT professionals need to plan it for their career and at times it can take up to 3-4 years in order to finally attain the Cisco examination. The candidates have to clear both written and  practical exam which can be a daunting task.

Prerequisite for Cisco:

There is as such no prerequisite for Cisco certification. Although it would be a great approach if professionals come properly through the hierarchy, but not necessarily starting from CCENT or CCNA which are very basic networking certifications. If the candidate seeking CCIE certification also sits for the CCNP certification, then he would come up much confidence for the Cisco examination. The candidates going for the Cisco certification should ideally have professional networking experience of 5 -6 years. Having this much experience would help them a lot in their certification. They would have a lot better understanding of the course material on the certification. Therefore, it is highly advised that candidates with good practical experience in networking should pursue this certification. Further, the attainment of the said certification would make you fully competent to work with all the Cisco devices available in the networking industry in the world.

Earning CCIE credentials and cost for the examination:

In order to attain the Cisco credentials, the first requirement is to pass the 2 hour written examination of the certification. As of today 29^th August 2014, the Cisco written examination would cost you $350. The next set of exam is the laborious 8 hours practical lab exam which should only be taken once you pass the written exam. You cannot sit for the lab exam if the written exam is failed or you have not taken that yet. The 8 hours lab exam for the certification cost $1500 which is a lot more than the written exam, but seriously speaking, it is absolutely worth it once you attain the much needed Cisco certification. The candidates should also note here that once they pass the written exam of the certification, then this result remains valid till the next 18 months. The candidates should take and clear the mandatory lab exam of the Cisco certification within that 18 month period. If the candidates fail to pass the practical lab exam in the 18 month period, then the passed written exam would also become null and void and you have to start it all again. Therefore, the candidates should take it very seriously in order to avoid any inconvenience.

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training center can be approached to know about all the price updates about the certification examination or you can also visit the Cisco website in order to know about the latest fee structure of the certification.

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