CCNP cert renewal? (don't want to take IE written or study a new feild)

[dlots]

I am working on a degree right now and don't really want to study for an entirely new cert chain or the CCIE written (for now).

Anyone know if I can just take the Tshoot exam again or anything like that?  Or if I have to take a Data-Center cert or something like that?

[deanwebb]

Just retake it should be enough, as I recall. Any N-level exam counts for renewal.

[Otanx]

Yep, just take TSHOOT again. As deanwebb said any NP level or higher exam will renew your certification. I did the same thing when my CCNP came up while I was in school.

-Otanx

[wintermute000]

I have several colleagues who walked into TSHOOT blind purely for the re-cert. The longest anyone has taken is 30 minutes LOL

If you really CBF, then yes its the way to go, though frankly speaking, you're much better off studying something else, even if you're not going to do the full cert. I'm eyeing up 300-208 SISAS myself, purely because I know dot1x and ISE are going to be nasty blind spots (esp as work pushes me towards more and more wireless work). Also, the CCNP-Sec feels kinda 'fake' without dot1x/ISE lol (not our fault that the old curriculum didn't include it!!!)

[Reggle]

TSHOOT will be easiest I think. ROUTE however will make the exam valid for three years in case you want to do CCDP or CCNP SP later on, both require it.

[deanwebb]

Should note that both the CCNP-R&S and CCNP-Security will be renewed with the one test. CCDP, too.

[srg]

A quick caveat is that not every 624- (or I guess it's 300- now?) series exam counted as N-lever before, so for example 624- specialists exams was NOT valid for recerting anything other than that specific exam.

[deanwebb]

Oh nuts, looks like one of us will actually have to go to Cisco.com and read up on how to recertify.

EDIT: I added a poll, so we can elect our representative.

[srg]

Just use a normal exam and it's fine

[dlots]

I went to the website and found diffrent things

Cisco Professional-level certifications (CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCDP, CCSP, CCNP Security, CCNP Voice, CCIP, CCNP Service Provider, CCNP Service Provider Operations, and CCNP Data Center) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass ONE of the following before the certification expiration date:

Pass any current 642-XXX Professional-level or any 300-XXX Professional-level exam


http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/certifications/professional/ccnp/index.html#~Recert
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To keep certifications current, individuals should recertify by advancing to the next level of  certification or passing the designated recertification exam(s).
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/policies_reference_tools/recertification

This 2ed one makes it sound like there are exams specifically for re-certing, but it sounds like wintermute000 has friends who have re-certed with TSHOOT already so that answers that.

[Reggle]

I recerted with ROUTE, others with TSHOOT. I know someone on the old forum even recerted his CCIE R&S using CCIE Security Written. Just take any exam of the same level that would give you a non-specialist cert.

[LynK]

I nominate wintermute, because all those Australians do over there is play with kangaroos all day.