Cisco Certifications are the list of the Certifications offered by Cisco Systems. There are four or five (path to network designers) levels of certification: Associate (CCNA/CCDA), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE) and recently Architect (CCAr: CCDE previous), as well as nine yalan different paths for the specific technical field; Routing & Switching, Design, Industrial Network, Network Security, Service Provider, Service Provider Operations, Storage Networking, Voice, Datacenter and Wireless. There are also a number of the specialist technician, sales, Business, data center certifications, CCAI certified instructor (Cisco Academy Instructor). The Paths to the primary Certification The table below shows the different paths and levels for Cisco Certifications. All Certifications, except for CCAr, require passing one or more theoretical exams offered by Pearson VUE. CCIE Certifications also require a hands-on exam administered at special labs around the world. As of February 24, 2020, Cisco altered their certification structure. 1 entry level certificate: CCT 3 associate level certificates: CCNA, CC DevNet Associate, and CC CyberOps Associate. 7 professional level certificates : CCNP DevNet, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Collaboration, CCNP Data Center, CCNP Security, CCNP Service Provider, and CC CyberOps Professional 7 expert level certificates : CCDE, CCIE Infrastructure, CCIE Enterprise Wireless, CCIE Collaboration, CCIE Data Center, CCIE Security, and CCIE Service provider. Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/certifications/career-path.pdf Primary Certifications Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician represents the lowest level of certification which covers basic networking knowledge. Until its introduction, CCNA represented the first level of the certification program. It has appropriate use for an entry-level network support position. CCENT certified staff can install, manage and troubleshoot a small enterprise network, including basic network security. The first step towards a CCNA certification must start by having a CCENT. In 2017, Cisco introduced new ICND1 and ICND2 exams (needed for the new CCNA Routing and Switching). ICND1: 100-105 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 v3.0) became the new exam required for CCENT. With this change, CCENT became a sufficient pre-requirement for CCNA Security, CCNA Voice and CCNA Wireless. Exam Blueprints can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20170301190947/https://learningcontent.cisco.com/cln_storage/text/cln/marketing/exam-topics/100-105-icnd1-v3.pdf Valid for 3 years. Cisco Certified Technicians (CCT) Cisco Certified Technicians have the skills to diagnose, restore, repair, and replace critical Cisco networking and system devices at customer sites. Technicians work closely with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to quickly and efficiently resolve support incidents. As of November 2017, there were 2 domains available for CCT certification: CCT Routing