Survey: CCIE Prep Costs on the Rise

November 6, 2006 - annual customer feedback to opinion polls, Cisco ccie plan, the average annual expenditure ccie candidates for the 9000, compared with last year, this years total for 7600, in the pursuit of Ciscos highest level of certification - in order to reduce our support from their employers.

In fact, the overall employers to support - through equipment access, paid training and examination preparation - has been reduced to last year, only slightly more than Half of the surveyed employers to pay at least some of their employees examinations costs.

According to Cisco Systems, Inc., this reflects a trend that more and more employees were paid majority of the shares, they examination costs. Compared to only 50 percent last year survey participants, 66 percent, is expected this year, with little or no financial reimbursement from their the employer.

However, the survey showed that only 20 percent of participants cited above "lack of employer support," As the biggest challenges in the pursuit of ccie In contrast, more than 70 percent cited "busy work schedule." Although the overwhelming majority of surveyed employers said they provided by the staff other incentives - such as recognition and the increase of wages - to achieve This hands on laboratory accreditation, the price of 1,250 US dollars to take part in the test, only about 80 per cent of the staff said, "personal satisfaction" is the most Strong motivation to obtain certification. Less than 40 percent of the respondents said "reward." Ciscos annual ccie procedures of investigation and the gathering feedback from CCIEs and potential candidates examination of the benefits of policies and programmes. This years survey results show that there are 1,042 participants representing 880 companies and 62 countries.

This years result also shows that the popularity of sustained ccie security certification, and is a growing interest in the ccie voice track, in particular which those who do not have certification.

Survey also had some suggestions for the ccie tests, including additional troubleshooting lab exercises and "written questions knowledge to the test did not have the ability to find the documents to cover up facts. " Go here download the survey summary results as PDF format.

- Dai Rama