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Cisco CCNP Certification
A Firebrand Training
13
Day Course
Cisco CCNP Certification - Overview
The goal of this thirteen-day accelerated course is to provide Cisco IT professionals with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to support Cisco based networks. This is a performance-based course designed upon the job-related tasks an advanced professional must perform using new or modified features in the Cisco systems.
Firebrand Training is unlike any other "boot camp". With Firebrand Training, you will learn more. We offer accelerated certification training courses that ensure professionals will emerge with thorough knowledge of the products as well as their certifications.
Instructors are available at all times to provide individual and group attention, lead lab exercises and practice sessions, and ensure the students' success. Our attention to detail shows in our unsurpassed instruction and customer service, our classroom and testing facilities, and our individual and corporate success stories.
From the skilful crafting of our unique curriculum to our careful selection of courseware to every detail of your training comfort, Firebrand Training is the best way to obtain your CCNP certification. Other training providers cannot match our commitment to quality instruction-led training and top-notch educational facilities.
Cisco CCNP Certification - Benefits
Technical certification is a sound investment in your career. Although certification does not guarantee success, research has shown that it can have a significant impact on:
- Morale and confidence
- Efficiency and productivity on the job
- Monetary rewards
- Career advancement
Build Your Skills And Your Career: Certify Yourself
Cisco CCNP certification enhances your career path by:
- Validating achievements, knowledge and hands-on skill base
- Increasing professional credibility
- Diversifying and heightening skills, ensuring the ability to tackle the newest, cutting-edge technologies.
A CCNP can do the following:
- Implement appropriate technologies to build a scalable routed network
- Build campus networks using multilayer switching technologies
- Improve traffic flow, reliability, redundancy, and performance for campus LANs, routed and switched WANs, and remote access networks
- Create and deploy a global intranet
- Troubleshoot an environment that uses Cisco routers and switches for multiprotocol client hosts and services
Positions for a CCNP include:
- Network administrator
- Level 2 support engineer
- Level 2 systems engineer
- Network technician
- Deployment engineer
The Cisco CCNP certification indicates advanced, or "journeyman", knowledge of networks. With a CCNP, a network professional can install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services for organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes, including but not limited to these protocols:
- IP
- IGRP
- IPX
- Async Routing
- AppleTalk
- Extended Access Lists
- IP RIP
- Route Redistribution
- RIP
- Route Summarization
- OSPF
- VLSM
- BGP
- Serial
- Frame Relay
- ISDN
- ISL
- X.25
- DDR
- PSTN
- PPP
- VLANs
- Ethernet
- Access Lists
- 802.1D
- FDDI
- Transparent and Translational Bridging.
Cisco certification also affords you special membership benefits:
- A certificate of accomplishment
- The CCNP wallet card, logo and designation for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers
- Access to the secure Cisco on-line tracking system so you can download logos, and track your Cisco certification progress throughout your career
- Your investment in your certification may be crucial to your career!
With Firebrand Training, you will:
- Learn all of the fundamentals
- Hone your implementation and troubleshooting skills
- Improve your creative thinking skills
- Obtain your certification
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Friendly competitions between concurrently running classes
- Independent study
- Self-testing
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.
Cisco CCNP Certification - Curriculum
Day 1 to 3
Routing, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS. IPv6, Multicast, BGP, DHCP
Day 4
Review/Test BSCI (642-901)
Day 5 to 6
VLANs, VTP, Inter-VLAN Routing, Switched Security, VoIP, Redundancy, Wireless
Day 7
Testing: 642-812 Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
Day 8 to 9
VoIP, DiffServ QoS, AutoQoS, WLAN Security
Day 10
Review/ Test (642-845) Optimising Converged Cisco Networks
Day 11 to 12
Network Securities, Device Hardening, Cisco IOS Firewall, IOS IPS, MPLS, Cable/xDSL, VPN
Day 13
Review/Test (642-825) Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks
Cisco® Press Courseware
The Cisco® ISBN Library includes:
- Building Scalable Cisco® Internetworks
- Building Cisco® Multilayered Switched Networks
- Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks
- Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks
Cisco CCNP Certification - Exam Track
642-901 BSCI
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks
642-812 BCMSN
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
642-845 ONT
Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks
642-825 ISCW
Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks
Cisco CCNP Certification - What's Included
The complete Cisco Press courseware
Our accelerated program includes the most comprehensive industry courseware available - which serve as excellent post-class reference material. In addition, students receive access to our online pre-class study materials immediately upon program registration.
Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.
Our Certification Programs includes
- Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
- Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
- Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
- Examination vouchers *
- On site testing **
- All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Tea/Coffee
- Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
- Examination Passing Policy
Please note
- * Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
- ** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications
Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.
Cisco CCNP Certification - Prerequisites
Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.
Students who are successful in CCNP™ certification preparation training may possess
- Strong DOS and Windows skill
- Willingness to work hard and learn
- CCNA Required
6 months experience in a Cisco networking environment
- Comfortable with basic routing protocol configurations
- Know IP subnetting and IP routing concepts
- Routing and switching fundamentals
Students who are successful in accelerated training and certification ALL possess
- The drive and motivation to succeed and advance their careers.
Cisco CCNA Certification is a prerequisite for registering for the Cisco CCNP certification examinations.
Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.
Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.
CCNP Certification Testimonials
"Firebrand* is an excellent place to learn in short periods of time. However the person needs to be ready to put in 300% effort."
AS, Lloyds TSB.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (27/9/2004 to 10/10/2004)
"The location and surroundings are ideal for studying. Our instructor made every effort to get us through the exams, as well as giving us the knowledge to tackle day to day problems. His real life experiences as a CCIE helped us understand topics and scenarios.
This course is not for the faint hearted though, 2 weeks of hard graft is required.
"
James Joliffe, IBM.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (25/4/2005 to 8/5/2005)
"No distractions. A perfect place to study and get certified!"
Fraser Reid, Stratos Global.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (14/5/2007 to 26/5/2007)
"In order to benefit from this course, you will need to be totally focused for the FULL 14 days. The teaching is excellent and can benefit any dedicated student."
Richard Ellison, PD Ports plc.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (15/11/2004 to 28/11/2004)
"First class instructors with real world experience, 24 hour access to real lab equipement, quality food and all set it the lovely Oxfordshire countryside."
SS, First Hydro Company.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (4/2/2008 to 16/2/2008)
"The instructor was excellent all the way through the course. He used his real life experiences and techinal knowledge to explain some of the harder parts of the course very well."
Richard Kirk, Lancaster University.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (20/6/2005 to 3/7/2005)
"Good instructor and high standard facility = a good learning experience."
Robert Brown, Tubedale.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (27/2/2006 to 12/3/2006)
"I had never had any experience before of accelerated training but I was very impressed at the way Firebrand* organised and taught their tuition.
You have to be self motivated and be prepared to put in the study hours but the instructors are first class and you come out knowing more than when you went in and a creditation - which can't be bad."
Eileen Davies, ING Bank.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (7/7/2003 to 20/7/2003)
"Thank you! As always, great teachers."
D.O., QNH.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (6/8/2007 to 18/8/2007)
"Work hard from the start and keep working throughout the course. It'll be worth it in the end."
A.O., Contractor/Freelance.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (6/8/2007 to 18/8/2007)
"Study hard and you will pass. "
Matthew Evenden, Kavanagh.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (21/7/2008 to 2/8/2008)
"The course was very intensive and needed you to have previous experience across the range of learning. The Training instructor John Mills has a very relaxed but professional attitude to the instruction. I found him to be very knowledgeable about the entire subject matter and his use of anecdotes very useful. "
Paul Blackman, City of Westminster College.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (27/9/2004 to 10/10/2004)
"Different to all other training providers, the environment provides zero distraFirebrand*ion from focused learning which is the objective."
Duncan Arnold, Norfolk County Council.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (2/4/2007 to 14/4/2007)
"The CCNP course covered theoretical, practical and exam-specific material; as such it was good preparation not just for the exams, but for application to job-specific responsibilities. If you maintain focus and apply yourself to the course, you have a very good chance of achieving in two weeks what would otherwise take months."
Kristina FitzGerald, Mitsui & Co UK PLC.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (7/7/2003 to 20/7/2003)
"If you're prepared to focus and put the work in you will find the Firebrand* very rewarding. The instructors are very knowledgeable and helpful and the environment is suited to learning."
anon, Detica .
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (25/4/2005 to 8/5/2005)
"Thank you! As always, great teachers."
D.O., QNH.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (6/8/2007 to 18/8/2007)
"No distractions. A perfect place to study and get certified!"
Fraser Reid, Stratos Global.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (14/5/2007 to 26/5/2007)
"It's a great place to immerse yourself in the subject, apart from the exams the only real worry was what to choose for the evening meal!!"
Kev Matthews, Virgin Mobile.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (31/3/2008 to 12/4/2008)
"As quoted from the website, "..perfect for our zero-distraction and total-immersion philosophy."
I could not agree more. An excellent location which concentrates the mind towards study."
Bernie Steadman, MOD.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (29/10/2007 to 10/11/2007)
"Firebrand* continues to deliver total immersion in training and, during my course, I had not a care in the world, other than for learning. Certainly for me, it is the only way to rapidly gain knowledge.
"
Robert Browning, Marlow Computer Services Ltd.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (27/2/2006 to 12/3/2006)
"Performance in any exam is firstly governed by the attitude and willingness of the student. Second to that is the ability of the instructor to teach the students in a manner that allows progressive learing. The training enviornment has to be one that allows students to focus on the lessons without distraction. Firebrand* provides this in abundance."
Alex Foster, Gamma Telecom.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (6/8/2007 to 18/8/2007)
"Once again, the Firebrand* helped me to learn a new skill in a focused environment as well as meeting and working with the other delegates on the course"
Peter Lavender, Rural Payments Agency.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (2/8/2004 to 15/8/2004)
"The CCNP course covered theoretical, practical and exam-specific material; as such it was good preparation not just for the exams, but for application to job-specific responsibilities. If you maintain focus and apply yourself to the course, you have a very good chance of achieving in two weeks what would otherwise take months."
Kristina FitzGerald, Mitsui & Co UK PLC.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (7/7/2003 to 20/7/2003)
"professional instructor, good materials, and no time for anything but learning"
Bartlomiej Bartkiewicz, Hewlett-Packard.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (25/4/2005 to 8/5/2005)
"It is the perfect learning environment, no distractions and always good access to resources."
Philip Ruscoe, Accenture HR Services.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (29/10/2007 to 10/11/2007)
"I came to Firebrand* with one objective in mind: to achieve my CCNP. Firebrand* gave me the best opportunity to achieve my objective. It was a tough two weeks, stacks of work and little sleep, but I reaped the reward. I walked away a CCNP. Thanks gents."
Kevin Fuller, Vodacom South Africa.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (6/8/2007 to 18/8/2007)
"If you're prepared to focus and put the work in you will find the Firebrand* very rewarding. The instructors are very knowledgeable and helpful and the environment is suited to learning."
anon, Detica .
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (25/4/2005 to 8/5/2005)
"Firebrand* was great for me. Having had difficulty learning via self study. The 'Boot Camp' scenario worked wonderfully. As far as knuckling down and getting things done Firebrand* is definitely the way to go."
Phil Williams, Unemployed.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (7/7/2003 to 20/7/2003)
"It's a great place to immerse yourself in the subject, apart from the exams the only real worry was what to choose for the evening meal!!"
Kev Matthews, Virgin Mobile.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (31/3/2008 to 12/4/2008)
"I feel Firebrand* is a good way to learn"
B.N, Scotland Online.
Cisco CCNP Certification (13 Days) (12/9/2005 to 25/9/2005)
CCNP Certification Course Dates
Start |
End |
Availability |
Register |
|---|---|---|---|
21/7/2008 |
2/8/2008 |
Finished |
|
18/8/2008 |
30/8/2008 |
Finished |
|
15/9/2008 |
27/9/2008 |
Limited availability |
|
13/10/2008 |
25/10/2008 |
Seats open |
|
10/11/2008 |
22/11/2008 |
Seats open |
This, material is not sponsored by endorsed by or affiliated with Cisco Systems, Inc.® Cisco®, Cisco Systems®, CCDA™, CCNA™, CCDP™, CCNP™, CCIE™, CCSI™, the Cisco Systems® logo and the CCIE™ logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc.® in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
Related Cisco CCNP Certification resources
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External links
- Wikipedia: Cisco Career Certifications
- Cisco: 642-901 BSCI - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks
- Cisco: 642-812 BCMSN - Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
- Cisco: 642-825 ISCW - Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks
- Cisco: 642-845 ONT - Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks
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