Can someone explain what the new CCT is? Should that be newbie starting point?

mjones

Also does the CCT cert expire after 3 years?

gorebrush

Looking at the Cisco website, it talks about being a technician who looks after the equipment. Sounds like a qualification for hands-on engineers who have to physically look after equipment and be able to diagnose issues. Looks like a worthwhile certification and helps give people learning for that hands on that you probably wouldn't get in modern day CCNA/NP/IE exams. The CCIE lab I took, for example, was purely on configuring the technology, nothing to do with physical interacting with devices etc.

Probably will expire in 3 years too.

networker050184

If you plan on being a tech installing gear it seems like a good certification. I wouldn't waste your time if you want to be an engineer. Go for the CCNA.

koz24

CCENT/ICND1 should really be the starting point. Check out this document which compares the CCENT(also a "technician" cert) vs the CCT. CCENT has a lot more stuff in it, and probably isn't all that much harder to get. Not to mention, there is a wealth of study materials for the ICND1 and not that many for the CCT.

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/le31/le46/cln/pdf/CCT_vs_CCENT_Skill_Set_Comparison.pdf

pinkiaiii

It would be pretty useless cert,but say if theres some data center,and they dont just slide you trough basic switches routers,and few wires,then it would good if applying for such job-since in such centers usually once they are set up there are few people that work on the ground,and thats were technicians come in,swap defective hardware-wires,hhds etc.But dont imagine they would go into nexus type boxes.That said if its college course or provided then why not,since first thing you get told in ccna is that once everything is up and running any issues afterwards 99% of time are due to physical layer.