Portal:Pursuing network certification

Welcome to the Wikiversity Center for Network Certification.

The Center for Network Certification is a content development project where participants create, organize, and develop learning resources for network certification.

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Department news

 * 29 December 2006 - Department founded!

Learning Projects
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Major Certifications in Networking
Cisco Certifications

Entry Level Certification
 * CCENT - Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician

Basic Level Certification
 * CCDA - Cisco Certified Design Associate
 * CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
 * CCNA Security - CCNA Security Specialization
 * CCNA Voice - CCNA Voice Specialization
 * CCNA Wireless - CCNA Wireless Specialization

Professional Level Certification
 * CCDP - Cisco Certified Design Professional
 * CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional
 * CCSP - Cisco Certified Security Professional
 * CCVP - Cisco Certified Voice Professional
 * CCIP - Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional
 * CC?P - Cisco Certified Wireless Professional (announced)

Expert Level Certification
 * CCDE - Cisco Certified Design Expert
 * CCIE - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
 * CCIE Routing & Switching Specialization
 * CCIE Security Specialization
 * CCIE Service Provider Specialization
 * CCIE Storage Networking Specialization
 * CCIE Voice Specialization
 * CCIE Wireless Specialization

There are also Cisco Qualified Specialist (CQS) certifications, for more info on Cisco certifications see: http://cisco.com/web/learning/le3/learning_career_certifications_and_learning_paths_home.html

CompTIA Certifications

 * Network+ Certification
 * A+ Certification

Juniper Certifications
Basic Level
 * JNCIA-IDP - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - Intrusion Detection & Prevention
 * JNCIA-AC  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - Access Control
 * JNCIA-WX  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - WAN Acceleration
 * JNCIA-DX  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - Data Center Acceleration
 * JNCIA-FW  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - Firewall & IPSec VPN
 * JNCIA-SSL - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - SSL VPN
 * JNCIA-M   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - M & T Series Routers
 * JNCIA-E   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - E Series Routers
 * JNCIA-ER  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - Enterprise Routing

Specialist Level
 * JNCIS-FW  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist - Firewall & IPSec VPN
 * JNCIS-M   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist - M & T Series Routers
 * JNCIS-E   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist - E Series Routers
 * JNCIS-ER  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist - Enterprise Routing

Professional Level
 * JNCIP-M   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - M & T Series Routers
 * JNCIP-E   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - E Series Routers

Expert Level
 * JNCIE-M   - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert - M & T Series Routers
 * JNCIE-ER  - Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert - Enterprise Routing

Nortel Certifications
Professional Level Certifications
 * NCDS - Nortel Certified Design Specialist
 * NCSS - Nortel Certified Support Specialist
 * NCTS - Nortel Certified Technology Specialist

Expert Level Certifications
 * NCDE - Nortel Certified Design Expert
 * NCSE - Nortel Certified Support Expert
 * NCTE - Nortel Certified Technology Expert

Architect Level Certification
 * NCA - Nortel Certified Architect

Suggested Reading

 * Network Plus Certification at WikiBooks
 * Cisco CCNA Certification at WikiBooks