Keith Barker
Networking & Network Security
Cisco Training & Certification Courses for IT Teams
Standardize your network team on Cisco — from CCNA fundamentals through CCIE-level architecture. Structured certification paths, virtual labs, and team admin controls that reduce onboarding time and prove capability coverage to leadership.
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Courses
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Labs
13,469
Videos
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Network operations ready
Built for teams managing real Cisco networks.
Most Popular Cisco Certifications
6 coursesCore Cisco certification paths for teams standardizing role coverage across network administration, enterprise routing and switching, automation, security, data center, and collaboration. Each course pairs expert-led video with Cisco IOS virtual labs and N2K practice exams.
Certification architecture
Build Cisco capability in three clear tiers
Start with a shared baseline, map specialized tracks to the technologies your team actually operates, then develop an expert bench for architecture and incident response.
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Certification tier
Tier 1 — Network Foundation
Bring new network hires to a baseline of routing, switching, security, and automation. The CCNA and CCST tracks build the team's shared vocabulary so senior engineers stop spending time on first-principles troubleshooting.
CCNA — Cisco Certified Network Associate
5 coursesThe associate-level baseline for every network engineer on the team. Covers routing, switching, IP services, security fundamentals, automation, and programmability.
CCST — Cisco Certified Support Technician
2 coursesEntry-level support skills for new hires moving into network or cybersecurity operations. A short on-ramp before the team commits to CCNA-level training.
CCT — Cisco Certified Technician
3 coursesTechnician-level diagnostic skills for field-services and onsite-support roles working with routing, data center, and collaboration hardware.
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Certification tier
Tier 2 — Specialized Capability
Match team specializations to your network's actual workload. CCNP tracks split into Enterprise, Automation, Security, Data Center, Collaboration, and Service Provider — pick the ones that align with the technologies you operate, not all of them.
CCNP Enterprise
7 coursesProfessional-level enterprise networking — design, deploy, and troubleshoot at scale. Pairs the ENCOR core exam with an Enterprise concentration of your team's choosing.
CCNP Automation (formerly DevNet Professional)
6 coursesProgrammability for network teams: APIs, infrastructure-as-code, Ansible, Python, and AI-assisted troubleshooting. The path Cisco is steering DevNet toward.
CCNP Security
7 coursesDefend enterprise networks with Cisco firewalls, ISE, Firepower, and AMP for Endpoints. The professional-level path for security-engineering teams running a Cisco stack.
CCNP Data Center
10 coursesData-center fabric, UCS, ACI, storage, and automation for teams operating Cisco data-center infrastructure. Includes Hyperflex, Nexus, and FCoE deep-dives.
CCNP Collaboration
4 coursesVoice, video, and unified-communications platforms (CUCM, CLACCM, Webex). For teams supporting hybrid-work collaboration infrastructure.
CCNP Service Provider
3 coursesFor teams operating service-provider networks: SPCOR core plus advanced routing and automation specializations.
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Certification tier
Tier 3 — Expert Bench
Develop the senior bench that owns architecture and incident response. CCIE-level competency is the difference between a team that ships solutions and a team that escalates to a vendor.
CCIE — Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
2 coursesExpert-level routing, switching, and architecture. The bench that handles enterprise design and the hard incidents.
Customer outcome
Real operational outcomes, not just certifications
Customer leaders describe the value in operational terms: faster troubleshooting, clearer onboarding, and a better view of whether engineers are ready for the network they manage. That's the outcome leadership cares about — not seat-time or completion percentages.
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Team outcomes reported by infrastructure leaders
Role-based paths
Cisco Training by IT Job Role
Match Cisco training to the actual roles your team holds. Each path bundles the right cert tracks plus the operational depth engineers need day-to-day.
Cisco Training for Network Engineers & Architects
8 coursesRouting, switching, SD-WAN, and architecture skills your network team relies on every day. CCNA and CCNP Enterprise prove competency to leadership and pair with hands-on labs that emulate real enterprise topologies.
Cisco Training for Collaboration Engineers
7 coursesFor teams supporting Webex, Unified Communications Manager, and hybrid-collaboration infrastructure. Maps directly to CCNP Collaboration and the ongoing Webex / UCCX operational stack.
Cisco Training for Security Engineers
8 coursesDefend enterprise networks with Cisco firewalls, ISE, Firepower, AMP, and SecureX. CCNP Security plus operational depth across endpoint, web, and email security tooling.
Cisco Training for DevOps & Automation Engineers
8 coursesBring NetDevOps practices to the network team. Python, APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and the CCNA/CCNP Automation tracks (formerly DevNet) for engineers wiring Cisco infrastructure into CI/CD.
Cisco Training for Data Center Engineers
10 coursesDeploy and operate UCS, ACI, and Nexus fabrics. CCNP Data Center plus the operational depth your team needs to run hyperconverged and storage infrastructure.
Platform depth
Learn Cisco Tools and Platforms
Platform-by-platform deep dives for the specificCisco tools your team operates.
Learn Cisco ACI
2 coursesApplication Centric Infrastructure for SDN-based data centers. Fabric provisioning, policy-driven networking, and automation patterns your data-center team will actually use.
Learn Cisco UCS
4 coursesUnified Computing System — compute, network, and storage convergence. Configure UCS profiles, fabric interconnects, and integrate with the broader Cisco data-center stack.
Learn Cisco Firepower
3 coursesNext-gen firewall platform for IPS, traffic inspection, and threat detection. Pairs directly with the CCNP Security 300-710 SNCF concentration.
Learn Cisco Meraki
3 coursesCloud-managed Wi-Fi, switching, routing, and security via the Meraki Dashboard. Ideal for distributed and SMB-network teams.
Learn CUCM (Unified Communications Manager)
4 coursesVoice, video, and messaging infrastructure. Configure call routing, VoIP endpoints, and dial plans for enterprise collaboration.
Hands-on Cisco practice
Human-led training is the point: engineers practice real skills with expert guidance, not just video playback.
Why CBT Nuggets
How CBT Nuggets is different for Cisco teams
The platform features IT directors evaluating us against Pluralsight, Udemy Business, and LinkedIn Learning ask about most often.
More Cisco Courses
27 coursesAdditional Cisco training in the catalog beyond the curated paths above.
Practitioner-led
Cisco training your team learns from
Built and taught by engineers who have spent decades running production Cisco infrastructure — not crowd-sourced contributors.
Jeff Kish
Data Center & Network Design
Lalo Nunez
Cisco Collaboration & Microsoft Teams Administration
Team outcome
Operational readiness for critical roles
Structured networking and infrastructure paths give teams a shared baseline before outages, migrations, and escalations test them.
Best fit for: leaders reducing single points of failure across network, cloud, security, and systems administration responsibilities.
Frequently asked questions about Cisco training
Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Cisco training for their team.