Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) validates the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. The CCNP certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work independently on complex network solutions. Those who achieve CCNP have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network engineer

CCNP Prerequisites

Valid CCNA certification.
CCNP Exams and Recommended Training

Recommended courses include the curriculum for CCNA recommended training plus:

Required Exam(s)	Recommended Training
642-902 ROUTE	ROUTE - Implementing Cisco IP Routing
642-813 SWITCH	SWITCH - Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks
TSHOOT #642-832 Replaces ISCW and ONT	TSHOOT - Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks

CCNP Recertification
Cisco professional level certifications (CCDA, CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP) are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification expiration date.