A Cisco Certified Network Professional ( CCNP ) is a person in the IT industry who has achieved the professional level of Cisco Career Certification .
2-522: Prior to February 2020 there were approximately eight professional-level certification programs within Cisco Career Certifications. Cisco has announced that as of February 2020, the above format has been retired and replaced with the following: Migration guides to the newer certification exams are available from Cisco at its CCNP Migration Tools page. Before February 2020 relevant entry-level certifications needed to be passed in advance if
4-466: A candidate wanted to attempt the professional level exams. Starting February 2020, no entry-level certification will be required to attempt the CCNP exams. The validity of CCNP Certification is 3 years. Renewal requires certification holders to register for and pass same or higher level Cisco recertification exam(s) every 3 years or obtain 80 continuing education credits. This engineering-related article
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