Longer Run on Cisco Track : CCent > CCNA > Pro > IE

Cisco currently has the hottest certification track in the market, and that is exactly why they have decided to make a few changes to the way things work. Cisco has had a very simple track:

The Old Track –

the Associate Level -> Professional Level -> Expert Level

for each specific major such as security(CCSP), networking(CCNP), VoIP(CCVP), starting with a CCNA and for the design(CCDP), there is a different pre-req of the CCDA. All the Professional level certifications have always had some sort of specialist mini certification within it after every few exams, and now they have just decided to give that advantage to an entry-level technician entering the networking field with the CCent which rightly stands for Cisco Certified Entry Level Network Technician after the first ICND exam from the CCNA certification. Certifications aren’t very easy, and can take lots of time, so for the while you work on your second exam to complete your CCNA, and you can have a CCent to give you some value when you go out looking for jobs.

All in all, you still have the option of jumping right to your one exam solution right to your CCNA, however this is for those who like to do it in two exams. Other speculations tell us they want to create more Incentives, so people do two exams for the CCNA which increases the value of the CCNA much more and also rakes in more moolah. CCNA to be very honest is a bit much for the first certification on the track as it really has a lot of value on its own as it proves a point because being a CCNA is not a joke.

CCent clicks very well for those who want recognition half way into the certification and gives more value and respect to the CCNA certification which it clearly does!