Cisco Makes CCIE Changes
Wednesday May 20, 2009
Cisco is making substantial changes to its flagship Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) certification, including new questions and more emphasis on troubleshooting.
The changes are being made to the Routing & Switching (CCIE R&S) concentration, which is the most popular category within the CCIE. According to Cisco, both the written and lab exams will be refreshed with new questions. The biggest change will occur at the beginning of the lab practical; candidates will be given trouble tickets for preconfigured networks, and troubleshoot the issues. There will be less emphasis on configuring networks, says Cisco, because that knowledge should be already understood.
Cisco says the changes were implemented to "the reflect the current job role expectations of employers."
For CCIE candidates, this means you need to start examining your test preparation right now. If your plan was to take the exam before Oct. 18, you should continue studying the current version of the test, CCIE R&S v3.0. If you won't be able to take your exam by then, or don't think you'll be ready, you need to start prepping for CCIE R&S v 4.0 instead. It appears the differences will be significant, which is why the Cisco 360 Learning Program was just updated to reflect the new requirements.
The updated exams will be used starting Oct. 18. A beta version of the exam will be available between July and August at a cost of $50.
The changes are being made to the Routing & Switching (CCIE R&S) concentration, which is the most popular category within the CCIE. According to Cisco, both the written and lab exams will be refreshed with new questions. The biggest change will occur at the beginning of the lab practical; candidates will be given trouble tickets for preconfigured networks, and troubleshoot the issues. There will be less emphasis on configuring networks, says Cisco, because that knowledge should be already understood.
Cisco says the changes were implemented to "the reflect the current job role expectations of employers."
For CCIE candidates, this means you need to start examining your test preparation right now. If your plan was to take the exam before Oct. 18, you should continue studying the current version of the test, CCIE R&S v3.0. If you won't be able to take your exam by then, or don't think you'll be ready, you need to start prepping for CCIE R&S v 4.0 instead. It appears the differences will be significant, which is why the Cisco 360 Learning Program was just updated to reflect the new requirements.
The updated exams will be used starting Oct. 18. A beta version of the exam will be available between July and August at a cost of $50.
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