Certification Credits

Individuals need to obtain a certain amount of credits, depending on the certification, to achieve a Cisco certification. There are several different avenues to getting a certification: online courses, instructor-led training at a particular venue or participating in a session during an event.

"Folks need to understand the new skills and stay in line with the evolving jobs, so we need to provide them expanding learning options so they can continue to stay upskilled in a mechanism that's most conducive to them," said Vashi. "You may be really good at picking up a book and learning it, but some people prefer to sit through an instructor-led class, while some people want to do things self-study. We're creating all of these different learning options."