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How to earn your CCIE Collaboration certification

At the expert level, Cisco certifications focus on a balance between core knowledge and advanced practical skills, to prove you’re the best of the best in your field. To earn your certification, you’ll take a core exam and a lab exam. You’ll also earn a Specialist certification when you pass your core exam, so you can show off your unique skills to employers.

Pass the core exam

Pass 350-801 CLCOR: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies to meet the core exam requirement for the CCIE Collaboration certification. Passing this core exam automatically earns you the Cisco Certified Specialist - Collaboration Core certification.

Exam overview

This exam tests your knowledge of implementing core collaboration technologies, including infrastructure and design, protocols, and endpoints, Cisco IOS XE gateway and media resources, Call Control, quality of service (QoS), and collaboration applications.

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Exam details

  • Cost: US$400, or use Cisco Learning Credits
  • Duration: 120 minutes
  • Languages: English
  • Grading is pass/fail and results are available online within 48 hours
  • This exam can be used toward recertification

Pass the practical exam

Pass the CCIE Collaboration Practical Exam v3.1 to meet the practical exam requirement for the CCIE Collaboration certification.

Exam overview

This hands-on exam tests your ability to plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize complex enterprise collaboration solutions.

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Exam details

  • Cost: US$1,600, or use Cisco Learning Credits
  • Duration: 8 hours

Study for your exam on Cisco U.

Studying with Cisco for your exam is not required, but it’s recommended. Cisco U. ensures you have all the knowledge you need to pass your exam. You’ll get all this and more:

Guided learning

Follow guided Learning Paths created by Cisco pros that teach you exactly what you need to know to pass your exam.

Pre- and post-assessments

Take pre- and post- assessments to gauge what you know, and decide what you still need to study.

Hands-on labs

Practice your skills with real Cisco products so you’ll know your way around the tech you’ll be using in your job every day.

Practice tests

Jumpstart your progress towards certification success by checking your exam readiness. Practice answering questions before it counts.
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