Ciena Associate Certification Pre-assessment Process

Ciena provides an Associate-level Pre-assessment option to all learners to check their readiness for attempting Ciena Associate-level certification exams. The Pre-assessment contains a set of 20 questions that the learner must answer and score 90% or above. If the learner passes the Associate-level pre-assessment on the first attempt, the learner can bypass the applicable Associate Level course and take the exam. 

The Ciena Associate Certification Pre-assessment Process is as follows: 

1. The learner logs in to the Ciena Learning site and then enrolls in one (or both if desired) of these two pre-assessments:
   • Optical Communications Associate (OCA) Pre-Assessment - https://learning.ciena.com/course/view.php?id=72
   • Ciena Routing and Switching Associate (CRSA) Pre-Assessment - https://learning.ciena.com/course/view.php?id=1788
2. If the learner then takes the Associate level pre-assessment and scores 90% or above in their first attempt, they can go to the Certification exam, bypassing the course. 
3. If the learner passes the Pre-assessment on the first attempt, they need to contact the Ciena Learning Support team by writing to us at support.learning@ciena.com and we will provide guidance on next steps.
4. If the learner fails to pass, the learner will have the option to reset the attempt up to a maximum allowed limit. 
5. The learner has 5 attempts to pass the Associate level Certification Pre-Assessment. 
   • Please note that the learner cannot bypass the certification course if they do not pass the pre-assessment on the first attempt. The remaining reset attempts are just for practice purposes.  
   • The learner can connect with the support team by writing to us at support.learning@ciena.com in case further information is required.