Do you have a Cisco certification that’s about to expire?

Don’t risk losing your active certification status! In this session, we discuss your different options for renewing your Cisco certification. We will cover the requirements (exam vs. continuing education) and the recertification cycle for the different levels. After attending this session, you will understand your different options for renewing.

ReCertification Requirements

To recertify certification holders have the following options:

  • Pass the appropriate Cisco recertification exam(s)
  • Obtain the required number of Continuing Education Credits within the three year period.

 

Continuing education credits can be gained by: 

  • Completing an ILT Training Course
  • Completing an online Training Course
  • Attending Cisco Live Training Sessions
  • Authoring Exam Items

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Certification Level & DurationExam OnlyExam and Continuing Education Options
Associate - 3 YearsPass any one associate exam
Pass any one professional concentration exam
Pass one technology core exam
Pass any one expert-level written exam
Pass any one expert-level Lab/Practical exam
Earn 30 CE credits
Specialist - 3 YearsPass any one professional concentration exam
Pass one technology core exam
Pass any one expert-level written exam
Pass any one expert-level Lab/Practical exam
Earn 40 CE credits
Professional - 3 YearsPass one technology core exam
Pass any two separate professional concentration exams
Pass any one expert-level written exam
Pass any one expert-level Lab/Practical exam
Earn 80 CE credits
OR
Pass any one professional concentration exam and earn 40 CE credits
CCIE - 3 YearsPass the CCDE written exam
Pass any one expert-level Lab/Practical exam
Pass any three separate professional concentration exams
Pass one technology core exam and pass any one professional concentration exam. (This is also a CCNP certification if done in the same track.)
Earn 120 EC credits
OR
Pass one technology core exam and earn 40 CE credits
Pass any two separate professional concentration exams and earn 40 CE credits
Pass any one professional concentration exam and earn 80 CE credits
CCDE - 3 YearsPass the CCDE written exam
Pass any one expert-level Lab/Pratical exam
Pass any three separate professional concentration exams
Pass one technology core exam and pass any one professional concentration exam.
Earn 120 CE credits
OR
Pass one technology core exam and earn 40 CE credits
Pass any two separate professional concentration exams and earn 40 CE credits
Pass any one professional concentration exam and earn 80 CE credits

ReCertification Cycle

Associate, Professional and Expert-level certifications will be active for three years from the date certification is achieved. Each time recertification requirements are met the certification active status will be extended for an additional three years. 

For reference, here’s an example of how the recertification cycle works:

  • Certified: Feb 1, 2019, expiration: Feb 1, 2022
  • Recertify: Nov 1, 2019, expiration: Nov 1, 2022
  • Recertify: Aug 1, 2020, expiration: Aug 1, 2023

Expert level certifications are now valid for three years. The suspend status no longer exists. All other recertifications requirements apply.

The Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) entry-level certifications are valid for a lifetime and does not have an expiration date, therefore will not require recertification.

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