cisco recertification using continuing education

[@steelydeely]

Came here after seeing a recent comment of yours on r/CCNP. Appreciate the deep dive you did showing this from beginning to end. Super helpful and the best explanation of it I have seen.

[@aarontechtalk]

I’m glad it was helpful for you Alex 👍😊

[@Ogunmos]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. this is soooooo helpful. like all things Cisco, finding info is always a pain in the rear-end!

[@aarontechtalk]

You’re welcome Moses 😊

[@chaseduke5322]

A lot of people don’t know about this. I actually just renewed my CCNP R&S into CCNP ENT last month by purchasing SP courses from Cisco. Two birds, one stone - re-certified & good study material for my next exam.

[@aarontechtalk]

I hear you Chase, yeah, gotta get the word out about this nice way to re-cert

[@roscillinb7243]

how much are those courses ?

[@aarontechtalk]

Roscillin, I paid for a $100 course (actually 1 Cisco Learning Credit, which is like $100), Cisco DevNet Associate, and that got me 48 CE's. Then the other 32 CE's I got for free off of Cisco's Digital Learning.

[@chaseduke5322]

@@roscillinb7243 Yup, a good bit of CE credits can be found for free. The CCNP level courses are worth a good bit of CE credits (such as SP Core & SP Advanced Route). They are worth 64 & 40 CE credits respectfully, however they are also very expensive (~$1,000 each).

[@bongobob28]

@@aarontechtalk Should you go for this near the end of your certification expiry date? I just passed my CCNA 2 weeks ago, so I don't see the need to do this yet.

[@c_sid]

Thanks man for spreading the awareness in this nicely explained video 🤙.

[@aarontechtalk]

You’re welcome!

[@MattSaunders1028]

Thanks for sharing this Aaron!

[@aarontechtalk]

My pleasure Matt. I remember your name from the Cisco Community. That video is a bit dated, and could probably stand to be revised. ...sending you a LinkedIn invite.

[@MattSaunders1028]

@@aarontechtalk It's still a great video! 😊 Even if it's a bit dated... Thanks for the Linkedin connect too!

[@aarontechtalk]

YW Matt, and thanks.

[@abdalqaderhajhamad4158]

Hello, thank you for this video, it is really helpful. i got 38 credits free and i will buy the DevNet course. thanks again :) i have two Professional levels certificates

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Abd, you’re welcome. I’m glad it was helpful. I’m really glad Cisco moved to this CE model for recertification.

[@kennethng0427]

Hello, can I attend the course whenever I am free? Or do you know if it's scheduled to specify a time for the class? (Cisco Certified DevNet Associate, earn 48 credits)

[@ahmedismailbinamrai1080]

Thank you for sharing such this very useful guide.

[@aarontechtalk]

You’re welcome Ahmed

[@alisado8642]

Thank you Aaron.

[@gilangradip]

Thank you for sharing this! Appreciate it

[@aarontechtalk]

My pleasure! YW!

[@abidiqbal9078]

Hi Aaron, Ive purchased the Devnet course. Just wondering how the end of chapter Quiz's/exam work, if you fail one are you able to resit it straight away?

[@aarontechtalk]

Yes Abid, I recall being able to retake the tests over and over again.

[@enriquegabriel7708]

This video will go viral

[@aarontechtalk]

That would be cool! I hope it helps many people get recertified in a much easier and efficient way.

[@KarloJamisola]

Hi Aaron, thank you for sharing this. Im currently trying this method now (January 2023) my 2 Pro certs and bunch of Associates will expire on Feb 23 2023. Ill update my status on this comment

[@aarontechtalk]

YW Karlo. I'm curious how it goes for you sir.

[@smashmars]

I have an active CCNP Enterprise Infrastructure (ENCOR + ENARSI). Can I apply 40 continuing education credits I received from instructor lead training to only 1 of the 2? i.e. can I let ENARSI expire, but apply 40 to the ENCOR so I can move forward with the CCIE EI Lab? I don't see any options in the CE portal, or CertMetrics Portal to do so. Any insight is appreciated!

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi, I forget the particulars, but will usually put question for specific things to Cisco Certification Support here ... certsupport.cisco.com/

[@envisionanonymous7119]

Hi guys , any body who guide me how to get 30 credits passing any test to renew my ccna rs ?? Please thank you .

[@aarontechtalk]

gladly... here's how I got the 80 total CE's (continuing education credits) needed to recert all my pro and associate certs. If you only need 30 CE's for Recertifying CCNA, then you can just do some of these. The DevNet course below was on sale for $99 or 1 CLC (Cisco Learning Credit). I used 1 CLC to pay for it. I went through the course and I recall needing to pass some quizes along the way. Then I found some online courses, also shown below, to get the other 32 CE's I needed. 48+32=80 DevNet Associate Fundamentals Course developer.cisco.com/certification/fundamentals/ 48 CE credits - Devnet Associate Fundamentals Course (link shown above) 12 CE credits - CUST-SDA-FUND - Planning and Deploying SD-Access Fundamentals v1.0 6 CE credits - A-SDW-APPEXP - The SD-WAN Mastery Collection - Managing the Application Experience v1.0 6 CE Credits - A-SDW-START - The SD-WAN Mastery Collection - Getting Started 6 CE Credits - A-SDW-DATPLN - The SD-WAN Mastery Collection - Deploying The Data Plane 2 CE Credits - A-SDW-CTRPLN - The SD-WAN Mastery Collection - Bringing Up The Control Plane Devices

[@firassissa6165]

Please answer me, I wanna clear my assumptions, will CCDE written exam 400-007 renew my CCIE Inter Perise certificate, I've only a couple monthes to renew it. Thanks in advance.

[@aarontechtalk]

www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/recertification-policy.html#~requirements i see passing the CCDE Written Exam will recertify CCIE

[@firassissa6165]

@@aarontechtalk Thank you so much 😃

[@aarontechtalk]

yw!

[@Mimid5]

Thank you for this info

[@aarontechtalk]

Yw

[@abdulhamidmohamed5452]

Hello Aaron , Thanks for the detailed video , i was actually planning on going for the CCNP ENCOR cert to recertify by CCNA/CCNP certs! The only questions i have is a) How long did it take for you to go through both the devnet course and the free CE credits ( 32)? B) What is the difficulty of the content in both as i have 2 months before my expiry date? Only reason being i haven't touched mouch on SD WAN so i'm just checking what kind of pre requirements there is for me to be successful. Thanks in advance!!

[@aarontechtalk]

The DevNet course is extensive and takes some time to get through. The free Cisco online learning courses I did didn't take long at all. You will need to verify if there is currently the same free digital learning available to you now in August 2022, since I did this a couple years ago, and things change.

[@abdulhamidmohamed5452]

@@aarontechtalk Yep the free credits are still there , im going through it as we speak , ive got to recertify before OCT 16 so do you reckon it should be enough to cover the devnet course in a month and a half?

[@aarontechtalk]

you will need to go through devnet quickly. iirc I skimmed over the material and took the quizzes to hurry up and complete to I could get the CE's for recert

[@deiyor]

How long did it take for the recorded credits to reflect in the 'cert_progress' section on Certmetrics?

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Adebambo, I don't remember exactly how long it took.

[@gilangradip]

Please let me ask questions, what do you do after purchasing DevNet course to make CE Credit impacted (increase). how can the purchased coursed sync with Cisco Digital Learning?. Your answer really valuable for me.

[@aarontechtalk]

Sure Gilang, after I purchased the DevNet course, I went through the course and took quizzes/test along the way. I recall these tests in the course were able to be retaken if you needed to in order to pass it. After I completed the course and its tests, I received an email like this.... I hope this helps you. ***************************************************************************************************************************************** From - [e-mail] Dear Aaron Gould Congratulations! Your claim has been approved by DevNet on 05-Jan-2021. Credits have been added to your account. You can verify your updated status by logging into your account at ce.cisco.com. Below are the details of the claim that has been approved: Item Name: DevNet Associate Fundamentals Start Date: 06-Dec-2020 Completion Date: 06-Jan-2021 Content Provider: DevNet If you have any questions, please open a case with us at www.cisco.com/go/certsupport or call us at 800-553-6387, 4, 1. Regards, Cisco CE Team *****************************************************************************************************************************************

[@gilangradip]

@@aarontechtalk thanks this means a lot!

[@dogandclips2612]

Hi, I completed the free digital class (The SD-WAN Mastery Collection-Getting Started (For Customers) v1.0 (A-SDW-START). I tried submitting/uploading my completed digital certificate, and it basically rejected it. Am I doing something wrong, or do they not accept the free training modules anymore? Thanks.

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi, it sounds like you may have already done this. But I'll restate it just incase... at 8:18 in the video, I show how to go to ce.cisco.com and to the "Submit items", which is where you have to select all the appropriate information and enter the Certificate identifier number that was on the course completion certificate, at the very bottom right corner. I did this about a year ago, so there may be some changes. I did just see this update... towards the bottom, in a green outlined box.... i pasted it here for convenience. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training/continuing-education-program.html#~ce-process UPDATE: Effective October 20th, 2021- Cisco Digital Learning has been converted from an ‘Item Type’ to a ‘Content Provider’ when submitting for course credits. To submit a claim for digital/self-paced courses or instructor-led courses delivered by Cisco, please select ‘Cisco Direct Delivery’ as the item type and choose the appropriate provider based on your course delivery. *Please note CPLL-Lite courses (digital with no labs) are NOT eligible for CE credits. Courses delivered by External (non-Cisco) Learning Providers should be submitted using the ‘Instructor Led Training’ Item Type.

[@tbarbuto2345]

Did you ever figure this out? Also getting an "Unsuccessful" message when attempting to upload the certificate.

[@domyfizan1241]

if I have to renew an CCNA and a CCNP certificate, once I’ve reached 30 credits (the threshold for the CCNA renewal), will those 30 credits be left on my account to reach the 80 needed for the CCNP or will they be wiped and do need to earn form beginning for CCNP?

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Domy, I would defer to the Cisco Certification Support folks for specifics on that… certsupport.cisco.com/s/?language=en_US …but I did try to find the answer, and I’m unsure if #4 here speaks to that or not www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training/continuing-education-program.html?wcmmode=disabled#~ce-catalog 4. Credits will be valid for 3 years from the date the item was completed and MUST be used towards recertification before they expire.

[@oualidhjira3927]

Hi Aaron, thanks for sharing ! I went through all the free courses, but i can't purchase the DevNet course using the CLC because i need some sort of Sales Order Number to fill in. so i wanted to know where can i find such an information ?

[@aarontechtalk]

Sales Order should be seen in the LCMT site when you login. Or you may have to ask your LCMT Team Captain to login to see it. Another way is to talk to your Cisco Sales Rep learningcredit.cloudapps.cisco.com/#/ www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training/learning-credits.html

[@oualidhjira3927]

@@aarontechtalk this means that since i have just a personnal account that is not mapped with a company, i don't have the right to use the CLCs previously earned ?

[@aarontechtalk]

are you confusing CEC (Continuing Education Credits) with CLC (Cisco Learning Credits)? CE Credits - credits earned for completing training CL Credits - bought for $100 each, to be used at a later date to purchase Cisco products

[@oualidhjira3927]

Ah now that i come to think of it, i guess you are right, thank you much for your explanation.

[@aarontechtalk]

yw

[@Rockshoes1]

Do i need to do anything else after submitting my devnet certificate? not sure if after submitting Cisco will auto renew my cert or is i have to log in and expend the credits myself. Thank you!

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Roldany, at 10:55 in the video, I mention that "after a while" you will then see your certifications have been renewed at certmetrics.com/cisco I think mine happened after 1 day or 2. Also, I would reach out to Cisco Certification Support and create a case and ask them if your credits were submitted correctly and when will you be recertified. Link below. certsupport.cisco.com/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZPKaXV6o6qLbrc

[@jhonrobertcochaaraucano2510]

Hello, thanks for the information. I have one question, It is necessary to inscription any course to get CE credit before that my certification is expired on 11/2024 for example, ccna 200-301?

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Jhon, I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. What do you mean by "...It is necessary to inscription any course to get CE..." ? Maybe rephrase the question.

[@capricornnnn]

Thanks. Do I have to be specific about Category for Cisco Digital Learning. I have Cisco Specialist certification and I want to keep it along with my Associate level. So If I have go for Cisco Digital Learning, Do I have to select CCNP level learning or I can do CCNA level as well?

[@aarontechtalk]

I don't think so. I took courses that were for an Associate level and got CE's from them, that were applied to recertify my Professional level Certs. I mean, I took a DevNet Associate online course and got 48 CE's from it, and I applied those CE's to help recertify my CCNP Ent and CCNP SP. When I need specific questions answered I will often reach out to Cisco Certification Support - certsupport.cisco.com/s/?language=en_US ...and click login or "my cases" in the top/right corner... you can create support cases for you specific certification questions. They are always helpful.

[@MR-tu7br]

Hey Aaron, thanks for putting this video out. I know you did this quite some time ago, but do you recall roughly how long these courses probably took you on average? Did you watch all the videos, or just skip to the final exam if you felt comfortable with the topic?

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi MR, some of them are pretty quick to get through… I recall doing a couple a day til I got through them all. DevNet Associate course was longer, but I skimmed through some chapters more quickly.

[@capricornnnn]

I have done two course with 12 CE but I cannot submit them. Can you please guide how can I submit it? I cannot add anything in Select Item Type and Select provider. :(

[@aarontechtalk]

ce.cisco.com/ click - "Submit Items" on the top bar You will need to put in the title of your course like this. If you don't do it correctly, the other fields will not be accessible Example...(try this to see what I mean that the other fields then have accessible options) Item Name - "P-SDA-ADV - Planning and Deploying SD-Access Fundamentals - Advanced" Select Item Type - "Cisco Digital Learning" Then attach your course completion certificate and copy/paste the Certificate ID located in the bottom right corner of you course completion certificate into the appropriate field.

[@capricornnnn]

@@aarontechtalk Perfect. Thanks. I was kind of doing the same yesterday but copy/pasting the course name but this time I wrote it and the courses pop up automatically.

[@capricornnnn]

Thanks. Now I got 40 CE for my Cisco Certified Specialist cert. Looks like Cisco has retired CCNA Security and that is not extending. Sad to see this as it was one more cert in the list that is gone from my profile.

[@aarontechtalk]

Yeah, I understand...Cisco has retired my Design certs also... CCDA, CCDP. Apparently they rolled the specific design certs into Enterprise. It's kind of cool that Cisco introduced the new Specialist level certs... so you can, for instance, get a Design-related Specialty by taking 300-420 or 300-425. So, I guess if you wanted to, you could get a Security related specialty by taking any one CCNP Security related exam, or CyberOps Associate. Interestingly, I just now saw that Cisco has added a few more entry-level CCT certs...Data Center, Collaboration, Route/Switch. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications.html#~certifications

[@lavishlux1]

Thank you for this awesome video, I have one question. I just completed my CE credits, do you know how long it takes for the renewal to take place.

[@aarontechtalk]

I recall you have to input your certificate ID into the web page, and then a day or two later I think it updates your cert dates.

[@antonalemoush]

Thanks a lot for this video! I have a small question, I’ve earned 30 CEs, but I’m not sure how to apply for recertification using these points, will the recertification process be triggered automatically?

[@aarontechtalk]

You're welcome Anton... in that video (link below) around 7:45, I mention the certificate ID that is on the bottom of some of the class completion certificates, you will need that number when input it on the "Submit Items" section of ce.cisco.com. After that, I mention in the video around the 11:00 mark, that after a while of waiting you will then see your credential recertified for 3 more years. IIRC it was a day or so before it hits that certmetrics.com system. Also, if you need to speak with someone at cisco, reach out to them in the cisco certification support group, I have used this often to resolve issues and get questions answered about my certs. certsupport.cisco.com/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZPKaXV6o6qLbrc

[@ZeeMan2.0]

@@aarontechtalk I have done CCNA and SCOR 350-701 exam total CE is 120 , i will not gert recerty fy CCIE ? wht should i do for just 10 CE ?

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi ZeeSHAN AhmaD, I'm not sure I understand... if you have 120 Continuing Education Credits, then that seems to be sufficient to recertify CCIE. I see here 120 is required for CCIE. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training/continuing-education-program.html#~requirements But if you need only 10 CE's, there are a few different ways to get those. If you author items for Cert exams you can get CE's that way. If you attend Cisco Live you can get CE's by attending Hands-on Labs or DevNet Workshops. Try to see if you can access some of the free courses on Cisco Digital Learning digital-learning.cisco.com Much of that is mentioned in the link above. Note - I also see an update here that you may need to be aware of. www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training/continuing-education-program.html#~ce-process "UPDATE: Effective October 20th, 2021- Cisco Digital Learning has been converted from an ‘Item Type’ to a ‘Content Provider’ when submitting for course credits. To submit a claim for digital/self-paced courses or instructor-led courses delivered by Cisco, please select ‘Cisco Direct Delivery’ as the item type and choose the appropriate provider based on your course delivery. *Please note CPLL-Lite courses (digital with no labs) are NOT eligible for CE credits. Courses delivered by External (non-Cisco) Learning Providers should be submitted using the ‘Instructor Led Training’ Item Type."

[@ZeeMan2.0]

@@aarontechtalk Thanks for Information , are you sure my ASSOCIATE 's 30 CE points will be applicable to use for re certification ? WHAT IF I will go for 350-701 professional certification to recertified my CCIE ? thats not a good idea?

[@ZeeMan2.0]

NONE OF YOYR OPTIONS ARE GOOD TO GET 10 CE POINTS THANKS BY THE WAY

[@boilami]

Wow thanks so much !

[@aarontechtalk]

Happy to help!

[@bryancaracas7079]

Hi Aaron good day. Thank you for this video. I have a question, after completing the 80 CE credits (for professional certs), am I going to apply and pay some renewal fee to renew my certification or is it automatically renewed once I completed the 80 CE credits. Thanks

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Bryan, I didn't have to pay any fee at all in order to renew with 80 CE's. I just had to go to ce.cisco.com and "submit items" for each course that I completed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZPKaXV6o6qLbrc ...at 8:05 in the video, you will see what I'm talking about.

[@bryancaracas7079]

Ok, now its clear to me. Thank u so much!🙏

[@aarontechtalk]

yw Bryan!

[@anuar.m.y]

nice green shirt transition!LOL!

[@aarontechtalk]

LOL

[@adrianfell4161]

Is this information still correct as of now? Many thanks to you for the content

[@aarontechtalk]

Hi Adrian, I’m unsure as Cisco changes things from time to time. I don’t know if the same digital learning classes are still available. Have you seen that it is different now?

[@adrianfell4161]

@@aarontechtalk Hi, it's just that I need to recertify & was intending to use this method if it works.

[@aarontechtalk]

Give it a try and see if you can still access some free online cisco courses that provide CE credits. IIRC, I was able to get around 30 credits a while ago when I did it. Comment in this thread so others will know as well.

[@adrianfell4161]

@@aarontechtalk FYI this method still works as of August 2022.

[@aarontechtalk]

Thanks Adrian for the up-to-date feedback on this process. I'm sure it will help others that want to recertify using Continuing Education (CE) credits.

[@seanlowe5547]

Thanks man

[@aarontechtalk]

You're welcome Sean

[@Inculpable]

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[@aarontechtalk]

LOL... opps

[@aarontechtalk]

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