Cisco Channel Partner Program - Gold Certification

Deliver greater value with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, services, and capabilities

Help your customers engage in new business models. Get certified in enterprise networking, security, collaboration, data center virtualization and service provider technology. Integrate the deepest level of Cisco Lifecycle Services expertise into your offerings. Receive technical support, productivity tools, online training, marketing resources and sales promotions.

Personnel Requirements:

Partners must have a minimum of:

• 12 unique Cisco certified full time employees
• At least 4 of the 12 need to be Cisco CCIEs
• No more than 4 of the 12 may be counted toward the total for Selling Business Outcomes (SBO) or Cisco Business Architecture Approach (DTBAA) 

Specialization Requirements:

Partners need four of the following advanced specializations for Gold Certification. The Enterprise Networks and Security specializations are mandatory; the other two required specializations can be selected from the three remaining Architecture Specializations.

• Advanced Collaboration Architecture Specialization (Mandatory)
• Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization (Mandatory)
• Advanced Enterprise Networks Architecture Specialization
• Advanced Security Architecture Specialization
• Advanced Service Provider Architecture Specialization

Hybrid IT Requirements:

Partners must be able to resell four Hybrid IT Services from the following list:

• Cisco Cloud Service or Cisco Powered Cloud Service (Required)
• Cisco Managed Service, Cisco Powered Managed Service or Cisco Based Partner-Created Managed Service (Required) 
• Cisco Cloud Service or Cisco Managed Service or Cisco Powered Cloud Service or Cisco Powered Managed Service or Cisco Based Partner-Created Service
• Cisco Cloud Service or Cisco Managed Service or Cisco Powered Cloud Service or Cisco Powered Managed Service or Cisco Based Partner-Created Service

The Gold Certification enables you to:

• Get the highest level of Cisco channel incentives
• Become a certified Global Partner Network host
• Access the Solution Showcase and Cisco Powered Services Catalog
• Be recognized as a Gold Certified Partner in the Partner Locator
• Receive the Cisco Certified Partner kit with sales tools, logos, guidelines, and information

Let Global Knowledge Help You Manage Your Partner Status

Our account managers understand the specialization requirements and can work with you to evaluate your current employee specializations and capabilities and develop a training plan to help you achieve, maintain, or enhance your desired partner status.

To get started call 888-326-6508 or email us at resellers@globalknowledge.com.

Global Knowledge has the convenient delivery solutions you need to maintain your Cisco Channel Partner requirements. Choose classroom, virtual classroom, on-demand, or on-site delivery to support your certification goals.

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Additional Resources:

• Cisco Gold Certification Requirements:  Visit the Cisco website for additional detail on the Gold Certification including service, support and customer satisfaction requirements.
• Role Sharing: For the various specializations, Cisco stipulates the roles an individual can fulfill. See the Cisco Role Sharing Document for additional detail.
• Hybrid IT Service Requirement: Premier and Gold certifications require Hybrid IT service capabilities. See those certification pages for additional requirement detail or view the Cisco Hybrid IT Service Guide.