No Exams

Although individuals still have the option of taking an exam to get Cisco certified, the networking giant is striving to allow people to get recertified at their own pace instead of having to prepare for a single exam.

"This encourages individuals to not just wait and prepare for an exam over a two-year period," said Vashi. "This is another alternative to just taking an exam. That option is not going away, we're continuing to invest in that … The end goal is to keep the technical workforce across our partner ecosystem, as well as the industry, contentiously upscaled and prepared for the challenges of today's digital economy."