Hi All,

The Faq has been posted.

Section Two has been updated with current URLs for CCDA, CCNA, CCDP, CCNP
with some redundant material removed.

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From Cisco Email 5th August 2003:-

>Cisco has created a new technical information resource for Cisco Certified
>individuals that we thought you would be interested in hearing about. It's
>called the Cisco Certifications Community - a web portal designed
>exclusively for the needs and interests of certified individuals and
>available only to certified individuals. The community contains
>certification news, networking tips, discussion groups, and learning
>program information.

>The community requires a Cisco.com (CCO) log-in and password and is only
>accessible to individuals with valid Cisco certifications. You may visit
>the site at www.cisco.com/go/certcommunity by logging in using your
>Cisco.com (CCO) ID and password.

>For questions about the Certifications Community, please contact our
>dedicated certifications support team at: www.cisco.com/go/certsupport

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Note: the CCNA exam 640-607 is being replaced as from the 30th September.
Following is a quote from an email from Cisco Press.

>=> New CCNA Exam
>On June 24, 2003, Cisco Systems, Inc. announced three
>enhancements to the CCNA[r] (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
>Program, including a new two-step exam approach, revisions to
>the existing CCNA exam, and the option for candidates to apply
>one of the new exams for CCNA recertification. The CCNA 640-607
>exam will retire on September 30, 2003.

>CCNA certification candidates may either take the CCNA 640-801
>exam (available on June 30, 2003) or the INTRO 640-821 (currently
>offered as beta exam 641-821) and ICND 640-811 (available on
>June 30, 2003) exams. The new ICND exam also qualifies for
>recertification, providing a new option for CCNA certified
>individuals.

>The most important change is that the CCNA exam now covers the
>material of two courses, not just one. With coverage from the
>INTRO and ICND courses, CCNA candidates will need to master two
>sets of networking topics for CCNA exam success.

Please note the post regarding the email from Cisco detailing updating of
the CCNP syllabus from:-

From: X-Eliminator
Subject: CCNP Certification announcement
Message-ID: < tnjtav8j4j3hv7bajaj0nd7rrsej1l
a6ca@4ax.com>

>Cisco Systems Announces New Enhancements to the Cisco Certified
>Network Professional (CCNP) Program

>Cisco Systems, Inc. proudly announces enhancements to the Cisco
>Certified Network Professional (CCNP(R)) program by introducing
>four revised courses and exams. The updated course and exam
>content reflects a greater emphasis on topics such as security,
>converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private
>networks (VPN), and broadband technologies.

>Under the new guidelines, the four courses and four exams will
>include:

> * Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) - BSCI 642-801 Exam
> (Beta Exam available # 643-801)
> * Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) - BCMSN
>642-811 Exam
> (Beta Exam available # 643-811)
> * Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN): BCRAN 642-821 Exam
> (Beta Exam available # 643-821)
> * Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT): CIT 642-831 Exam
> (Beta Exam available #643-831)

I am in the process of revising the FAQ so an updated FAQ should be posted
soon.

If there are any issues please let me know.

Note the post
>From: "Andy Barkl" <abarkl@NOSPAM.wetrainit.com>
>Subject: FW: Latest News and Developments from Cisco
>Message-ID: <IXP6a.4479$Nf.60564@news1.west.cox.net>

Detailing the changes to the CCDP syllabus and more importantly changes to
the re-certification of CCNAs.

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Note that the Cisco site has had a major change/ update and the URLs in the
FAQ may be depreciated.

I have checked several which still work buit will check and update these as
soon as possible.

This particularly refers to section 16.2 which was a tutorial on the front
page of the old site.
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Take it with a rain of salt department...
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Please note that I have been notified by nrf of some slightly(!) dodgy
material in sections 211.9.x (CCIE recertification).

Until I get around to revising this section, please do not take it as
absolutely correct - refer to Cisco for definite information.

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Regards,
David

Current versions,
Part 1 -- 3:03:02
Part 2 -- 3:04:06 Interm
Part 3 -- 3:00:01

If you want to look at any past posts, including the FAQ, use the URL,

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...ification.cisco

The Faq is also available on these Websites:-

Michael N. Rubino
http://mrubino.com:81/ciscofaq/

Keith T. Williams
http://www.globalserve.net/~keithw/ciscocertfaq/

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