Kung ikaw ay isang I.T, hindi na siguro lingid sa iyong kaalaman at siguro ay familiar ka na kung ano ang CCNA. Pero para sa mga baguhan, para sa mga magshi-shift ng career to I.T at para na rin sa mga fresh graduates na hindi nakaka-alam or hindi pa familiar, ito ay para sa inyo.
What is CCNA?
Ang CCNA or Cisco Certified Network Associate ay isa sa mga certification na ino-offer ni Cisco para sa mga entry-level or beginner sa networking. Ang CCNA certification din ay pwedeng magsilbing katibayan at batayan na nakaka-intindi at nakaka-unawa ang isang I.T person ng basic at foundation ng networking specifically the foundation of Cisco technologies.
Ito ang certification na nababagay kunin kung bago ka pa lamang magsisimula sa iyong computer networking career. Dito mo matututunan ang mga basic at fundamentals ng networking at ng Cisco technology. Kung pano gumana, ioptimize, itroubleshoot at imaintain ang isang network at mga Cisco devices.
Si Cisco or ang Cisco Systems Inc. ay ang pinaka-malaking company na nagbebenta or nagmamanufacture ng mga networking devices and other technologies related to computer networking. At ang mga certification programs nila (kagaya ng CCNA), ang isa sa mga ways para mas matutunan natin kung pano isusupport ang kanilang product and technologies.
Bukod sa CCNA marami pang mga certification programs si Cisco kagaya ng CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Level), CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) at CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert). At ang mga ito ay may kanya-kanya pang specialization. Example: 10 different types of CCNA specialization. Ang blog na ito ay magfofocus sa basic and foundation level ng CCNA(Routing and Switching).
Meron din mga ibang company na nagbebenta at gumagawa ng mga networking devices and technology at meron din silang kanya kanyang certification programs, pero since this blog is dedicated sa mga Pinoy CCNA, more focus tayo kay CCNA or Cisco.
2 Ways to obtain CCNA certification
Sa ngayon, meron 2 paraan para ikaw ay maging CCNA certifed.
1. Maipasa mo yung ICND1 and ICND2 exam ni Cisco.
Ito yung ICND1 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 and ICND2 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 . Ibig sabihin kelangan mong maipasa ang dalawang sets ng exam na ito bago ka ma-certify bilang CCNA. Dahil ito ay entry-level, medyo madali pero mahaba ang mga topics dito.
You will earn CCENT certification kapag naipasa mo ang isa sa mga ICND exams(ICND1), then CCNA kapag pareho mong naipasa. Hindi kailangan na sabay mo silang itake. Pwede mong itake ang ICND2 bago ma-expire ang iyong ICND1 certification. Basta ang requirements, maipasa mo sila pareho.
Ang mga exam numbers nito ay 100-105 ICND1 and 200-105 ICND2. Each exam costs $150 each. Kapag naipasa mo ang 2 exams na ito, ikaw ay isa ng CCNA certified.
2. Pangalawa, maipasa mo yung CCNA composite exam.
Ito yung Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated (CCNAX). Exam number: 200-125 CCNA. Ang cost ng exam ay $325. Dito naman sa CCNAX, isang exam lang ang kailangan mong maipasa para ma-certify ka bilang CCNA.
Since ito ay associate level na, medyo mas advance and topic at discussion dito kumpara sa ICND. Pero kasama pa rin ang basic at foundations ng networking at Cisco technology.
Para sa akin, ito ang mas practical na way para maging certified. Ito ang inaral at kinuha ko last 2013. You can read my CCNA journey here.
FYI, ang CCNA at iba pang Cisco certification ay nag-eexpire every 3 years. Kelangan mong magtake ulit ng same certification to renew your current certification or take an upper level of certification para ma-renew and then ma-certify to the higher level.
For example, bago ma-expire ang aking CCNA certification, I have the option to take CCNA certification again or take the CCNP certification or pwede rin na other CCNA specialized certification. Kung maipapasa ko ang CCNP or new CCNA exam, automatic ng mare-renew ang aking CCNA certification plus CCNP certified or CCNA xxxx certified na rin ako. At ganun din sa iba pang level.
Okay, so ngayong alam mo na kung ano at pano maging Cisco Certified Network Associate, hopefully meron ka ng idea kung papaano at saan ka magsisimula.
Syempre una, kelangan mo munang mag-aral at maging familiar sa mga basic at fundamentals lalo na kung ikaw nga ay beginner. Ang initial goal mo bilang isang beginner ay maunawaan at maintindihan ang basic at fundamentals. Yun ang mga isshare ko dito sa blog.
Pwede ka ring magself-study or pwede ka rin mag-enroll sa mga CCNA training bootcamp dito sa Pilipinas. Or sa mga regular training institutions at mga malalaking universities dito sa atin. Kahit aling options ang piliin mo sa mga ito, mas ok pa rin na meron ka ng basic at foundation knowledge lalo na kung mag-eenroll ka sa bootcamp.
Hopefully ang blog na ito ay makatulong para kahit papaano ay maunawan at maintindihan mo ang mga basic at foundational knowledge na kailangan mo sa iyong networking career at Cisco career journey.
Hanggang dito na lang muna. Hopefully, natulungan ka ng article na ito.
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j says
August 22, 2015 at 8:14 PMNakaka inspire talaga itong blog nato.
Two years ko na di na gagamit field ko which is BsCpE ngayon desidido na po ako simulan itong field na to. Salamat sir.
Billy says
August 25, 2015 at 3:49 PMThank you!
mark says
February 23, 2018 at 12:38 PMsir mag kanu po ba ang sahod ng isang ccna cert
aaaasafda says
November 18, 2015 at 1:05 PMty sir
Arnold says
January 4, 2016 at 2:08 AMHi Billy.. I truly appreciate for creating this blog to us about CCNA. The blog is very inspiring and helpful to everyone who’s also aiming to become part of the Cisco professionals. My question is ” I only finished 2 yrs in college with 2 year computer technician certificate. Am i qualified to take the CCNA? I am from cebu maybe do you know or you may recommend any school in cebu that offers CCNA? Thank you again for sharing your CCNA career journey. Godbless!
Billy says
January 4, 2016 at 3:48 AMHi Alex, welcome and thanks for visiting the blog. Yap! You can definitely take CCNA certification to have an edge in your career. It doesn’t matter if it’s 2 years. The good thing is your already in the computer field and cguro kahit papano ay may basic understanding ka na.
Unfortunately, I do not know any training centers in Cebu. :/ Goodluck to your career. Let me know if you need anything. Thanks!
Jeffrey Velasquez says
July 29, 2016 at 12:12 AMSir may training center po ba kau sa manila?
Billy says
August 2, 2016 at 4:38 AMHi Jeffrey, right now I don’t have a training center. Dito lang ako nagtuturo at nag-sshare sa blog para sa mga beginners at aspiring Pinoy CCNA. Maybe in the future makakapagtayo ako ng training center. Hehe
BM says
March 3, 2016 at 8:30 PMna pakain mo yung utak ko salamat idol lalo akong na inspired mag aral. sana ipagpatuloy mo lang to. maraming salamat.
Arjay says
March 22, 2016 at 3:19 PMHi Sir Billy. I’m a graduating BSCoE student na nagpplano ring mag take ng CCNA certification. Thank you po sa pagbibigay at pagsshare ng tips, knowledges, and reviews saming mga gustong maging successful sa field ng computer networking.
God Bless you po sir!
Billy says
March 23, 2016 at 1:54 PMWelcome Arjay. So glad nakakatulong ang blog. Help me spread the knowledge sa iba pang maging network engineer. Goodluck! CHeers!
Joanna Palabrica says
April 13, 2016 at 4:38 PMHi Sir,
Good day!
Gash nainspire ako dahil dito sa blog mo. You know having my first job sa isang IT company na mayroon mga employee na super gagaling at bihasa sa network feild, mejo nanliliit ako since wala akong alam sa cisco. Pero gustong gusto ko talaga matuto sa network field. Then ito reading this blog, nakakatuwa kasi may mga ganto pala. Thank you for giving your knowledge and making such an inspiration. 🙂
Billy says
April 14, 2016 at 5:01 PMWelcome and thank you for the kind words Joanna. Godbless!
francis says
April 26, 2016 at 4:24 PMhi, ano advantage kung yung kinuha mo option 1 kesa option 2 (na kinuha mo)? pareho lang naman sila price, bakit magkaiba pa sila? tapos at the end, CCNA din bagsak mo? pwede rin ba kunin mo both yung 1 and 2 options na yun or dapat isa lang sa dalawa?
salamat sa pag sagot, confuse lang
Billy says
April 27, 2016 at 3:38 PMSa option 1, 2 exams ang kelangan mong maipasa. Sa option 2 isa lang. Sa option 1, medyo mahaba at madami ang mga topics then sa option 2 kung alin lang talaga yung pang CCNA. Pwede mo nman kunin both pero it will become useless kasi same certification lang din ang kakalabasan. Thanks!
Kierre says
May 22, 2016 at 12:48 PMAno ba ang ccna 1, 2, 3, at 4? Lahat ba ng topics sa ccna 1 – 4 ay matutunan din sa ccna routing and switching 5days bootcamp? Thanks
Billy says
May 22, 2016 at 11:26 PMHi Kierre,
Thanks for visiting the blog. Ang CCNA module 1 -4 ang complete lessons or lecture ng CCNA. Dito isa isa at himay himay tinatalakay at dinadaanan ang mga topics. Mas malawak at mas maraming sample and scenario. Sa bootcamp, fast phase naman ito. Yung mga importanteng topic lang ang dinadaanan at dinidiscuss. Ang mga sample at scenario ay yung mga applicable lang sa mga kasamang topics. Mas focus at mas mabilis.
Pagdating sa presyo ng training, mas mahal at mas matagal ang complete module(CCNA 1-4) kesa sa bootcamp. Hope it helps. Thank you.
RAFING says
May 27, 2016 at 9:10 AMhi sir ask ko lang.. alin ang mas makakatulong sa beginners ?
ung ccna 1-4 or bootcamp ? salamat sa inspiring blog mo sir. IT grad kasi ako. kaso mga hnd related job nqqha ko. ngaun gusto ko na tlg ipriority pagging IT ko. taking dis CCNA is one of my steps sana.
Billy says
May 29, 2016 at 5:38 AMIt really depends on the individual. You can see this article.
kim says
July 22, 2016 at 4:20 PMDollars ba yung presyo nung exam o pesos po?
Billy says
July 23, 2016 at 3:12 AMUS dollars idol. Thanks!
Reuben says
September 15, 2016 at 11:20 AMHi sir ask ko lang sana kung gaano ka tagal matuto ng Cisco Networking..kasi baguhan palang ako at gusto ko talagang makapasa ng CCNA. IT Technical Support in a small business here in cebu.
Billy says
September 17, 2016 at 11:29 PMDepende yan idol sa commitment at dedication ng isang tao. Kung pursigido ka talaga mas mabilis ka matututo kesa sa iba. 🙂
fred says
October 28, 2016 at 5:42 PMsir billy..im fred from palawan im 28 yrs old na po..plan ko po mag bootcamp at exam ng ccna sa march 2017 kaya gabi-gabi na ako nanonood ng mga video tutorial ng ccna, tingin nyo po kaya too late na para sa akin yung ganing carrer?..kung pwede pa po ano kaya advice nyo kung saan mag start?..im 6 years na po pala sa it technician staff sa isang telco store.kaso basics lang po networking namin..reply naman po sir billy..thank you in advance
Billy says
October 31, 2016 at 6:33 AMNot too late Fred. You just need to acquire skills and knowledge. Meron nga reader dito 40+ years nung nag aral ng CCNA. He passed and now studying for another certification to add on his credentials. You can also do it! God bless!
Juan Revilo says
May 16, 2017 at 10:57 PMGood day sir!! Fresh BS IT grad ako pero wala pa akong job experience. Kailangan ba may job experience ako? Hooked and curious kasi ako about sa networking. Kailangan ba ng programming skills sa cisco?
Billy says
May 17, 2017 at 11:20 AMFor taking the exam, wala naman required. For job, depende sa mga company idol. 🙂
KJ says
June 3, 2017 at 9:27 PMHello Sir.
Question lang po. Saan po kaya pwedeng kumuha ng exam yung mga tapos na po sa training(online)? Meron po ba kayong mairerecommend? Btw, nakakainspire itong journey mo. Maraming salamat sa pag share. 🙂
Billy says
June 11, 2017 at 8:34 AMHello KJ, you can take the exam in nay Cisco accredited exam centers. Check this CCNA FAQ article on the blog.
john mark says
August 31, 2017 at 4:12 PMheloo sir merun po ba dito sa davao?gusto ko po matutO ng CCNA ..thnx
Billy says
September 1, 2017 at 2:07 PMWala idol eh. Salamat!
Dahlia says
October 30, 2017 at 8:56 PMHi! Kahit ba hindi related sa IT or computer yung course na tinapos, pwede kang maging CCNA certified?
As in wala kang background sa ganun?
Billy says
October 31, 2017 at 8:51 AMYes pwedeng pwede. But of course you have to learn from scratch and do the hardwork to practice those learnings. 🙂
macmac says
November 23, 2017 at 4:16 AMsir my alam po ba kayo na idea kng san makakakuha ng training para sa linux na os kailangan lng sa work..ty..
Billy says
November 25, 2017 at 7:45 AMNaku wala idol eh. Sana masama ko yan dito in the future. God bless!
Mark Camasura says
January 20, 2018 at 10:09 AMSan ka nag take ng exam?
chris says
March 20, 2018 at 1:02 PMsa rivan meron linux
Ray Ferdinand says
March 9, 2018 at 7:20 AMgood morning sir..
ask ko lang po kung saan magandang magtraining ng CISCO sa manila?..thanks po in advance
Efrai says
June 20, 2018 at 2:38 PMPanu po mag avail ng book
jurric says
July 13, 2018 at 6:15 PMsir Billy maraming salamat sa magandang libro na ibinahagi niyo po..
God Bless
Xylen says
August 17, 2018 at 8:45 AMsir Billy,
High School Graduate lang ako pwede bah maging CCNA then CCNP
John Mark says
February 16, 2019 at 11:54 PMSir Thank you po, btw hindi pa po pala ako nakakabili ng book pero bibili rin ako soon, ipon lang po muna kasi finacial problem hahaha pero soon makakabili rin ako ng book mo Thank you po sa ilang blog na free 🙂 GOD BLESS ALWAYS and to your FAMILY.
Reynezel says
June 21, 2019 at 4:18 AMthank you very much sir Billy, makakatulong ito to refresh my knowledge,
God bless you sir. You have very inspiring Story.