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What Are the Requirements For CCDP Certification Programs?
Cisco certified design professional is one of the Cisco’s certification programs where candidates from the information technology background will show interest in studying this certification in order to have a job change as soon as they complete. CCDP certified candidates can able to design the switched as well as routed networks that involve LAN, WAN etc.
Requirements for CCDP certification:
For certifying with this certification, candidates should have some prerequisites. A candidate should have passed valid CCNA certification or associate level CCDA certification in order to write this certification examination. Once the prerequisites are met, candidates can select any one of the examination options available from Cisco. They are:
1) Three exam options: 642-901 (BSCI), 642-812 (BCMSN) and 642-871 (ARCH)
2) Two exam options: 642-892 (composite BCSI and BCMSN- combined examination) and 642-871 (ARCH)
Candidates can select any one option from the above for certifying with MCSE certification program.
Job roles involved for CCDP certification:
Candidates can get several job roles after they successfully complete their CCDP examinations all over the world. EP lead consultant, Enterprise infrastructure architect and LAN engineer are some of the job roles involved from this certification. Candidates with MCSE certification mentioned in the resume will be given first preference from the IT companies at their time of recruitment. This is one of the advantages of CCDP certified holders.
Average salary for CCDP holders:
As on 2007, average salary for this CCDP certification is about 56,000 USD/ year. Salary differs in candidate’s experience, performance level as well as in GPA. If the performance is very good and also if candidate has got some minimum of 5 years of experience then the salary can range up to 98,000 USD/ year or even more.