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Certifications Matter
To help you succeed in today's competitive job market, whether you are looking for new opportunities or advancing in your current position, you need to build and demonstrate your technology expertise and skills.
When evaluating new candidates or considering the competencies of existing staff, many employers recognize the value of a Cisco Certification. These certifications are designed to provide the recognition you need to help you excel in your career and provide employers with validation of your skills.
Cisco offers some of the industries best and sought after certifications. |
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Top Four Reasons to get Cisco Certified
- Cisco is a trusted name in the industry. Cisco is one of the world's leading providers of IT and networking solutions. That gives them a lot of credibility in the technology world. As a result, employers place a lot of trust in Cisco to certify knowledgeable workers. After all, who better to test your skill with technology than the people who created that technology? Adding a Cisco certification to your resume lets you benefit from their very reliable name.
- There are a wide variety of Cisco certifications to choose from. Cisco may specialize in computer networking, but there are dozens of specializations to choose from in their catalog of certifications. Whatever your particular IT interest is, there is probably a Cisco certification that is right for you. Interested in network design? Try a CCNA, CCDA, or CCDP. Is network security your thing? Then look into getting a CCIP. You can even specialize in voice, wireless, or storage networking. Research the type of specialization that interests you, and then plan out the certification path that suits your goals.
- Cisco certifications follow a distinct career path. Cisco makes it very easy to turn your certification pursuits into a career track. There are seven main paths for Cisco certification: Routing and Switching, Design, Network Security, Service Provider, Storage Networking, Voice, and Wireless. Each path contains a separate set of certifications that build on one another and prepare you for increasing levels of responsibility in your field of specialization. You can use these certification paths as a guide to building your career. Just find a position that requires the entry certification level, and then continue increasing your certification level and seek out new positions or internal promotions that match your current level of certification.
- Getting a lower-level certification prepares you for certifications higher up the chain. Cisco structures their certification paths in a unique way, where lower level certifications qualify you for more specialized certifications further up in the hierarchy. Most IT pros start out with the basic CCENT certification, which is a prerequisite for most other Cisco certifications. The Associate level CCNA certification usually follows, since it qualifies you for more certifications at the Professional and Expert level. This makes those low-level certifications even more valuable. Not only do they give you a boost in your career, but they also open up certification doors for you should you choose to advance your education and continue to specialize.
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Why choose LeapFox for your training partner?
- Technical Mentor Lab. LeapFox has a fully equipped technical mentor lab available to all technical students. The technical lab is an environment where you can practice what you learn without worrying about breaking anything. We have servers, desktops, routers, switches and everything you need to test desktop and network configurations. Our students are free to explore setting up servers and workstations in whatever configurations they might need to practice.
- Technical Mentor. Our application mentor is available to help our students in a laid back, go-at-your-own pace environment. Our mentors are certified experts who are patient and knowledgable. Students benefit greatly from having a technical expert available to answer all their questions.
- Test Preparation. LeapFox offers complete test preparation services for our certification students. This means you can take pre tests and study with material that is designed to help you pass the test.
- Blended Learning Approach. LeapFox has pioneered the blended learning approach in Idaho. Blended learning combines live instructor-led classes with mentor-supervised video based training. The result is our students really know their stuff when they are finished with a course--and that's the LeapFox clever advantage.
- Local Advantage. LeapFox is the only privately owned, locally managed training center in Boise to offer Cisco technical training. The difference is apparent not only in our pricing structure but the way we run our company. We don't have franchise royalties to pay and we don't have an out of state manager telling us how to run our training company; this means our courses are generally more affordable and the training is better.
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