Ciena Customer and Partner Certification Guidelines 


Ciena provides certification in below two categories:


1. Optical Communication Certification (OC Certification)

2. Ciena Routing and Switching Certification (CRS Certification)


These certifications are further sub-categorized into different levels basis 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. 


The pre-assessment is not required for the OC-A course. However a candidate must pass the OC-A pre-assessment if the candidate wishes to skip attending the OC-A course to take the OC-A exam. 

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-C ILT) training

 

(CRS- Certification requires the candidate to be CRS-A Certified)


 

Ciena Customer and Partner Certification Guidelines: 

  • The candidate must take the exam within 30 days of attending ILT/WBT course classes.
  • Candidates have two attempts to pass the certification exam
    1. Candidates must pass an exam with a score of 80% or higher
    2. If a candidate fails their first attempt at the exam, the candidate has 30 days to pass the second attempt at the exam
  • If the candidate fails in both attempts of the exam, the candidate must re-purchase the exam again.
  • Candidates may download their certificates once they pass an exam.