Renewal

Long time lurker, first time poster - Great forum!

I passed my CCNA in 2003 (No specific track back then), then completed the CCNP soon afterwards... managed to renew them for a while then work commitments got in the way and everything expired in Sept 2014

Currently on the road to recovery, renewed my CCNA R&S in December, just passed CCNP SWITCH this morning, looking to book ROUTE in for end of March hopefully. Then I can get TSHOOT done and get back to where I was before!

If I can give anyone any advice, it's once you pass these exams, keep on top of them. Having to renew everything is such a chore

As a contractor now, can't afford to let these things slip in future!!

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Hondabuff

I have already looked into a 6 year plan of renewing my NP. Looking at doing CCDA at Cisco live Vegas then next year CCDP to renew my NP in 2017. Then maybe CCNP Security after that. I cant imagine redoing the CCNP track again. I would love to dig into the CCIE but I just don't have the time to commit to it. Heck I might not even do CCDA this year and just enjoy Cisco Live with out the pressure of knowing I have to sit an exam.

LS1

It's a total pain!

Think CCNA/CCNP Security will be next for me once I've done these - I sat a few of the original CCSP exams back in the day, but that's all changed too ha ha.

koz24

Everyone is in love with CCNP Security but I don't know why. There are hardly any resources for it! I have it on my radar too but I don't know how I'm going to study for it yet.

gorebrush

There's no secret sauce to it really, just take another NP level exam or an IE written.

Had my reminder last to say I need to take another IE written exam this year, only passed the lab last year

joelsfood

Hondabuff, if you're not in a huge rush to get a design cert, CCDP and CCNP RS have a two test overlap, so you can either do 4 tests for CCDA/CCNP or you can do four tests and have CCDP/CCNP.

That being said, CCDA is the best choice for a single test cert with your free test. I tried it last year but missed it by a couple of questions.

LS1

gorebrush wrote: »

There's no secret sauce to it really, just take another NP level exam or an IE written.

Had my reminder last to say I need to take another IE written exam this year, only passed the lab last year

Problem was at the time, I was in a job where I was never home. I had so much work starting early, finishing late, the last thing I wanted to think about was taking an exam so they ended up expiring. Wish I had pushed myself at the time, but hindsight is a wonderful thing!

Definitely won't be happening again!!