CCNA Pre-Cap: Feb 23rd, 2020, It All Changes

February 23rd 2020 is the last day to take the current CCNA test.

After that day, there will no longer be two tests (ICND1, ICND2), but one composite test that encompasses...like, a lot of tests.

WHAT ARE THE TESTS IT'S REPLACING?

CCNA Cloud

CCNA Collaboration

CCNA Cyber Ops

CCNA Data Center

CCDA

CCNA Industrial

CCNA Routing and Switching

CCNA Security

CCNA Service Provider

CCNA Wireless

BUT WHAT IF I ALREADY HAVE THE CCNA?

Then we're going to be pushed to the new one! We will be EPICALLY CERTIFIED but still underemployed!

BUT WHAT IF I ONLY HAVE THE ICND1?

Mm, maybe you better hurry up and do the ICND2.

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