Your career after Cisco Certifications

Securing a Cisco certification could prove very beneficial for your career. It demonstrates to the potential employers that you have the practical training necessary to successfully perform a variety of IT functions, from working with routers and switches, network security, and storage systems, to implementing wireless and unified communications.

These network certification programmes are recognized all over the world and are a testimony to the abilities, skills, knowledge and experience of professionals in the field of computer networking. Cisco Certifications like CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE not only increase the employability of networking professionals but also improve their chances of moving up the career ladder. Cisco certifications are valid for three years, after which a professional has to retake the exam.

Cisco Certifications are offered at five levels. The five levels at which you can opt for Cisco Certifications are:

• Entry, 
• Associate, 
• Professional, 
• Expert, and 
• Architect, which is the highest level of accreditation within the Cisco Career Certification program

It can be applied in 8 different subjects:

• Routing & Switching
• Design Solutions
• Network Security
• Wireless LAN Certifications
• Voice Solutions
• Storage Networking Solutions
• Service Provider Solutions
• Service Provider Operations

The first step of Cisco certifications begin from CCENT, and then it moves to further levels like CCNA, CCDA, CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, CCNA Wireless, CCNP, CCSP, CCVP, CCDP, CCIP, CCIE, CCDE, CCIE Security, CCIE Service Provider, CCIE Storage Networking, CCIE Voice, and CCIE Wireless.

Eligibility for Cisco Certifications:

To be eligible for Cisco certified programs, one has to complete 10+2 and some institutes that offer career in networks demand for graduation degree.

Career prospects:

After acquiring Cisco certifications, one can start working as:

• Network administrator
• Computer support specialist
• Network manager 
• Network operator
• Computer network analyst

Skilled IT professionals may also find good career opportunities through Cisco's talent network and itscertified partners.