NEW EVENT: COME AND MEET THE ACCESS TRAINING TEAM ON THE 12 APRIL 2026 AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

Search

Contact

Apprenticeship Vacancies
Make an enquiry

    Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Automation

    Build a unique blend of software and infrastructure skills, perfect for NetDevOps roles, with the Cisco Automation Professional certification.

    Learning Path Overview

    With the Automation Professional certification, you’ll gain an advanced blend of skills—from app development on Cisco platforms to software and infrastructure know-how—that are ideal for NetDevOps roles.

    Earning your CCNP Collaboration certification will showcase your ability to develop and maintain applications built on Cisco platforms.

    To earn your certification, you’ll take a core exam and one concentration exam of your choice.

    • Core Exam

      350-901 AUTOCOR

      Designing, Deploying and Managing Network Automation Systems

      Duration: 5 days
      Price: Price on enquiry
    • Concentration Exams

      Choose one of the following:

      Duration: 3-5 days
      Price: £2695 (exc. VAT)

    Further Information

    • Core Modules
      • Infrastructure as code
      • Operations, and AI in automation.
    • Learning Path Objectives

    • By the end of the course, you should be able to:

      • Show your ability to gauge whether apps are resilient, scalable, and maintainable, and use logs to diagnose issues.
      • Demonstrate that you can optimise API usage and employ REST APIs for functions like error handling and pagination.
      • Be able to build automation workflows and use technical specs to develop configuration management solutions.
      • Demonstrate your expertise in privacy, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OSWAP) threats, and end-to-end encryption principles.
    • Prerequisites

    • Professional-level certifications expand on the foundations of associate-level certifications. They cover more advanced topics and allow candidates to hone in on a specific focus area of their choice. Many professional-level certification candidates are looking to prove they’re the best of the best in a specialised field.

      Whilst there are no formal prerequisites, learners often have three to five years of experience in designing and implementing applications built on Cisco platforms, including Python programming.

      Common learner profiles

      • Network engineer expanding skills in software automation
      • Developer moving into automation and DevOps
      • Solution architect transitioning to the Cisco ecosystem
      • Infrastructure developer designing hardened production environments.