Ciena provides certification in below two categories:
Ciena offers certifications in two categories:
- Optical Communication Certification (OC Certification)
- Ciena Routing and Switching Certification (CRS Certification)
These certifications are sub-categorized into levels based on expertise and prior certification. Details of the levels are as given below:
Entry Level | Associate | Professional | Consultant |
Pre-Assessment for OC | OC-A | OC-P | OC-C |
Pre-Assessment for CRS | CRS-A | CRS-P | CRS-C |
Optical Communications Certification Exam Path Guidelines as follows:
Course Level | Entry Level (Pre-Assessment for OC) | Associate Level Exam Requirements (OC-A) | Professional Level Exam Requirements (OC-P) | Consultant Level Exam Requirements (OC-C) |
Requirements | No-Prerequisite required.
| Pre-Assessment for OC with 90% or more grades OR Instructor-led (OC-A ILT) training OR OC-A WBT (e-learning) course
|
OC-A Certified + Instructor-led (OC-P ILT) training
(OC-P Certification requires the candidate to be OC-A Certified)
|
OC-A Certified + Instructor-led (OC-C ILT) training
(OC-C Certification requires the candidate to be OC-A Certified)
|
Ciena Routing and Switching Certification Exam Path Guidelines as follows:
| Course Level | Entry Level (Pre-Assessment for CRS) | Associate Level Exam Requirements (CRS-A) | Professional Level Exam Requirements (CRS-P) | Consultant Level Exam Requirements (CRS-C) |
| Requirements | No-Prerequisite required.
The pre-assessment is not required for the CRS-A course. However a candidate must pass the CRS-A pre-assessment if the candidate wishes to skip attending the CRS -A course to take the CRS -A exam. | Pre-Assessment for CRS with 90% or more grades OR Instructor-led (CRS-A ILT) training OR CRS-A WBT (e-learning) course | CRS-A Certified + Instructor-led (CRS-P ILT) training
(CRS-P Certification requires the candidate to be CRS-A Certified) | CRS-A Certified + Instructor-led (CRS-P ILT) training
(CRS-C Certification requires the candidate to be CRS-A Certified) |
Ciena Employee Certification Guidelines:
- Ciena Employees may skip attending an Associate level course and may take an Associate level certification exam.
- Ciena Employees have two attempts to pass an exam.
- If the employee passes the exam with a minimum score of 80%, the employee has attained that level of Certification.
- They will receive an email from Credly containing a link to accept and download their badge.
- If the employee fails both attempts to take the exam, the employee must attend that the Associate level certification course (ILT or elearning version) before they may re-attempt the exam.
- Subsequent exams may be purchased at company cost with approval of management.
- If the employee passes the exam with a minimum score of 80%, the employee has attained that level of Certification.
- Ciena Employees have two attempts to pass an exam.
- Ciena Employees may self-enroll to take any Profession (-P) or Consultant (-C) certification exam and may obtain that certification pursuant to the "Certification Exam Path Guidelines" for that exam post approval from their manager.
- Ciena Employees have two attempts to pass an exam.
- If the employee passes the exam with a minimum score of 80%, the employee has attained that level of Certification.
- They will receive an email from Credly containing a link to accept and download their badge.
- If the employee fails both attempts to take the exam, the employee must attend that level certification course (ILT or elearning version) before they may re-attempt the exam.
- Subsequent exams may be purchased at company cost with approval of management.
- If the employee passes the exam with a minimum score of 80%, the employee has attained that level of Certification.
- Ciena Employees have two attempts to pass an exam.
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