Certification Introduction

Cisco offers an advanced level information technology certification known as CCNP Collaboration where CCNP stands for Cisco certified network professional. The major purpose behind offering this certification is to let the candidates learn the basic as well as advance level concepts regarding configuration, deployment, collaboration designing skills and troubleshooting of the Cisco Collaboration and Unified communications networks, devices and applications. The candidates will learn the collaboration techniques which are now gradually becoming an essential component for business in terms of their success and innovatory solutions. The qualified candidates mainly perform their designated duties for the implementation of collaboration based ideas, systems, and solutions and hence it will add up to the effectiveness of the collaboration experience. The certification test is based on multiple choice questions. There are trainings officially offer for this type of specialization as well as some pre requisites have to followed too as explained in next sections. The officially recommended trainings for taking this test are Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (CAPPS), Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony and Video (CTCOLLAB), Implementing Cisco IP Telephony and Video, Part 2 (CIPTV2) and Implementing Cisco IP Telephony and Video, Part 1 (CIPTV1). Candidates can clear these trainings exams accordingly.Every training has its own requirements regarding duration, cost and format.

Related Exams

Another related exam is called as CCNA Collaboration which is also offered by Cisco. This certification is for those individuals, who want to pursue their careers as IP network engineers, IP telephony engineers, collaboration engineers and network video engineers. Through this certification, they can learn to develop and implement their technical and innovatory skills related to collaboration and video services such as mobile and data applications, convergence of voice etc. Hence, in the long term this certification will aid the organizations and IT companies to maximize their profit through meeting increased business demands and increasing professional value as well as through increased investment in education. Moreover, there are associate and professional level certification exams which candidates can also take.

Certification Objectives

The CCNP Collaboration certification exam offered by Cisco has many objectives which mainly focus around those skills and techniques which are essential in relevant CCNP Voice topics and how they can b merged with integrated video topics. Some of the main objectives of this specialization are given below:

• Develop unified communications network and collaboration skills
• Develop advance collaboration skills in troubleshooting, configuring, deploying and designing
• Learn how to expand relevant skills
• Learn to develop abilities to deliver the business values efficiently and with maximized profit
• Learn how to maximize the effectiveness related to the collaboration experience of any organization
• Optimize and maintain the collaboration solutions
• Learn how to implement the Cisco Collaboration solutions and their basic configuration requirements
• Design as well as plan the Cisco collaboration based video networks solutions

Certification Information

Re-certification

The CCNP Collaboration certification offered by Cisco is valid for a period of three years only. After the expiry date, the candidates are required to retake the exam as soon as possible to keep up to date with the latest technical knowledge and skills.

Exam prerequisites

In order to do the CCNP Collaboration certification offered by Cisco, the candidates are required to possess the knowledge related to the domain. Apart from this, they are also required to clear the exam of CCNA Collaboration certification or Cisco CCIE certification to fulfill the pre requisite requirements.

Skills and Benefits

The Cisco specialized individuals who successfully qualify the exam become skill full and expert in business expertise and technological spree related to Cisco Collaboration solution, its operation, designing and implementation. They can join the relevant organizations where they can offer their services and help in boosting the overall company’s profit by collaborating services as well as video and voice job roles. This certification helps to improve other capabilities such as relationship with Cisco and best in class abilities as well.

What’s next?

The successful candidates after becoming specialized in this field can offer their services mainly as Network and Collaboration Engineer and not only that they also go for more higher level associate and professional CCNA and CCNP certifications.