Juniper confirms offer of free training to JUNOS certifications for Cisco-certified pros

Juniper has confirmed that its offer of free training to Cisco certified professionals to become Juniper-certified is available to Cisco network pros worldwide. The program was originally reported as only available to qualified folks in Asia Pacific, but inquiries by Cisco Subnet to Juniper corporate HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., in addition to interest from Cisco Subnet readers, led Juniper's media relations team to confirm the offer as a worldwide deal and to post details of the program on its Web site.

The JUNOS Enterprise Routing Certification Fast Track program is specifically designed to enable CCNAs, CCNPs and CCIEs to become certified in Juniper's JUNOS operating System, free of charge. Participants need to register for the program before the end of December 2007.

Interested pros should obtain a "Web Portal Access Card" from Juniper or one of its partners for the URL to the JUNOS Enterprise Routing Certification Fast Track Web Portal. There, participants can access the JUNOS as a Second Language eLearning Course (JSL), which Juniper describes as "builds on existing IOS configuration knowledge to provide a high-level overview of the JUNOS software"; material for the Operating Juniper Networks Routers in the Enterprise (OJRE) course; and the exam objectives of the Juniper Networks Certified Internat Associate (JNCIA-ER) certification.

Participants who pass the JNCIA-ER online pre-assessment exam will receive a voucher to take the practical exam at a Prometric Testing Center - for free. After successfully completing that, participants are then given another voucher to take the Juniper Network Certified Interent Specialist - Enterprise Routing (JNCIS-ER) exam - for free.  

For more information, follow these Juniper links:

Juniper Networks Education page

Web Access Card

Program fact sheet

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