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Certification: Gaining and Certifying Foundation Skills

Do you want to learn how to design simple routed LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN networks? Are you trying to increase your knowledge, demonstrate your expertise, or improve your credibility? The foundation you gain when preparing for the Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA™) is also the first step on an industry recognized career track.

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Certification: Gaining and Certifying Foundation Skills

Do you want to learn how to design simple routed LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN networks? Are you trying to increase your knowledge, demonstrate your expertise, or improve your credibility? The foundation you gain when preparing for the Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA™) is also the first step on an industry recognized career track.

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Cisco Certified Design Associate Fact Sheet

CCDA

Certification
Do you want to learn how to design simple routed LAN, routed WAN, and
switched LAN networks? Are you trying to increase
your knowledge, demonstrate your expertise, or
improve your credibility? The foundation you gain
when preparing for the Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) is
also the first step on an industry recognized career track.

Gaining and Certifying Foundation Skills


The CCDA certifies an individuals network
design skills at the foundation level. Candidates
who pass proctored exams will receive a CCDA
certificate from Cisco and may use the CCDA
designation on their business cards.

The CCDA is awarded in one track:


Routing and Switching
To help candidates prepare for the certification
exams, Cisco Learning Partners offer the following services:
Leader-led and e-learning courses
Mentoring and online chat rooms
Hands-on skills development via Internetenabled remote labs
Additional resources are available through the
Cisco Learning Store.

Note: Candidates may earn CCDA certification without


taking any courses.

Benefits of CCDA Certification


Overall, Cisco certification validates an individuals
achievement, so it increases the holders professional
credibility by ensuring high standards of technical
expertise.
In particular, the CCDA certification indicates
knowledge of network design for the Small Office,
Home Office (SOHO) market and for medium-size
organizations whose simple LAN, routed WAN, and
switched LAN networks have fewer than 500 nodes.
A CCDA can do the following:
Determine the customers requirements for network
performance, security, capacity, and scalability
Design a network structure that meets these
requirements
Articulate the benefits of the design to the
customers satisfaction
Develop and test a prototype network that
validates the designand demonstrate that proof
to the customers satisfaction
Positions for a CCDA include:
Level 1 network design engineer
Level 1 systems engineer
Sales representative for Cisco Channel Partners

Information and Resources

The Path to CCDA Certification


1. Find out if youre ready to take the exam. A course called
Designing Cisco Networks (DCN) prepares candidates for
the CCDA certification exam. Find the course description on
the Training site and read the course objectives. If you can
perform the tasks listed, go to step 5.

2. Determine your training needs. Now find and read the


prerequisites for the DCN course. If you can meet the
prerequisites, go to step 4.
3. Develop fundamental skills with self-paced training.
Purchase the Internetworking Technology Multimedia (ITM)
CD at the Cisco Learning Store on the Training site. Use the
CD to become familiar with the terminology, protocols, and
devices you need to understand before taking DCN.
4. Develop the specific skills in an e-learning or instructorled course. Read about the e-learning and instructor-led
versions of the DCN course. Decide which version best
meets your needs and, using the Learning Locator on the
Training site, find a Cisco Learning Partner that offers it.

About Cisco Learning Partners


These organizations offer courses, remote
labs, self-study materials, and other
resources. A Learning Locator, course information, and exam dates are all available on
the Training site.
www.cisco.com/go/training

About Cisco Networking Academy Program


This program, with its hands-on comprehensive curriculum, helps high school and
college students gain real-world skills.
www.cisco.com/edu/academies

About E-Learning
E-learning is Ciscos Internet-enabled learning approach. E-learning can offer content
delivery in multiple formats, Web-based
management of the learning experience, and
a networked community of learners and
experts. An increasing number of courses are
available in e-learning editions.
www.cisco.com/go/e-learning

5. Take the CCDA exam. Look on the Certifications site for


exam information. Then register online and take the proctored exam in a secure environment. When you pass a
certification exam, you receive a certificate in the mail and a
designation to place on your business card.

About Cisco Career Certifications


This program awards certifications in network
support and design to individuals who demonstrate proficiency in proctored exams and, at
the highest level, hands-on laboratory work.
www.cisco.com/go/certifications

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Asia Pacific Headquarters


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Ltd.
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Tel: 61 2 8448 7100
Fax: 61 2 9957 4350

Cisco Systems has more than 200 offices in the following countries. Addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers are listed on the

Cisco Connection Online Web site at http://www.cisco.com/go/offices.


Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dubai, UAE
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Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Venezuela
Copyright 2000 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. CCDA is a trademark and Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. or its
affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership
relationship between Cisco and any of its resellers. (9912R) 06/09/00

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