Technology advances are enabling new collaboration applications and businesses
that connect everything—people, devices, machines, and applications. With intent-based networking, collaboration teams can take advantage of automation to scale their infrastructure. But to capitalize on these opportunities, today’s collaboration professionals need a broader range of skills and deeper focus in strategic technology areas. The CCNP Collaboration certification program gives you exactly that breadth and depth.

We designed the CCNP Collaboration certification to help you prove your skills in the
ever-changing landscape of collaboration technologies. The certification covers core technologies and a collaboration focus area of your choice. You choose where you want to focus. You choose where to take your career.

Among the industry’s most widely recognized and respected certifications, CCNP sets you apart. It tells the world you know what you are doing. In addition, completing any CCNP certification exam earns you a Cisco® Specialist certification, so you get recognized for your  accomplishments along the way.

• Show the world you know your stuff with a high-value certification
• Customize your certification to your technical focus
• Position yourself for advancement in the fast-paced world of collaboration technologies
• Add collaboration automation skills to your areas of expertise
• Earn a Specialist certification for passing any CCNP exam – core or concentration
• Qualify for the CCIE Collaboration exam by passing the CCNP core exam
• Link that CCNP certification badge to all your social media profiles

The CCNP Collaboration certification program prepares you for today’s professional-level job roles in collaboration technologies. One of the industry’s most respected certifications, CCNP validates the core knowledge you need while providing the flexibility to choose a focus area.

To earn CCNP Collaboration, you pass two exams: a core exam and a concentration exam of your choice.

• The core exam, Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies v1.0
  (350-801 CLCOR), focuses on your knowledge of collaboration infrastructure including infrastructure and design, protocols, codecs, endpoints, Cisco IOS® XE gateway and media resources, Call Control, QoS, and collaboration applications. You can prepare for this exam by taking the training course, Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies (CLCOR).
• Concentration exams focus on emerging and industry-specific topics such as applications, call control and mobility services, cloud and edge solutions, and automation. You can prepare for concentration exams by taking corresponding Cisco training courses. Choose your CCNP Collaboration concentration exam from these options:

– Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (300-810 CLICA)
– Implementing Cisco Advanced Call Control and Mobility Services (300-815 CLACCM)
– Implementing Cisco Collaboration Cloud and Edge Solutions (300-820 CLCEI)
– Automating and Programming Cisco Collaboration Solutions (300-835 CLAUTO)

The CCNP Collaboration certification and training program provides real-world, job-focused skills in key areas. CCNP Collaboration validates the knowledge you need to excel in your job.

This exam tests your knowledge of collaboration applications, including:

• Single sign-on
• Cisco Unified IM and Presence
• Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express
• Application clients