Why is Cisco expanding its Career certification portfolio?
According to a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cisco Systems, there is a pervasive need for networking skills throughout multiple functions of current and future IT organizations. One-third of the global companies surveyed currently have a dedicated wireless role. Over the next five years, the presence of a dedicated wireless role is expected to be found in 66% of the IT organizations surveyed. Dedicated security roles are expected to exist in 80% of the companies studied within five years, while today a dedicated security role was found in only 46% of the companies surveyed. 65% of the IT managers surveyed expect to have a dedicated voice specialist role in their IT organization within five years, while only 40% of respondents have them today. To meet this challenge, Cisco is introducing CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless; role based, technology specific concentrations that provide current and future networking professionals a learning path
