What if I told you that you could have a personal training advisor throughout your career? Wouldn’t life be easier? This training advisor could not only help you figure out which skills your team needs to learn, but also provide that training. It seems unreal. And to top it off, you could actually pay for training with special learning credits you’ve already accumulated. This training advisor would, sort of, be your partner in learning. What a concept!
Believe it or not, these people actually exist. They’re called Cisco Learning Partners. Here are a few more reasons why Cisco Certified Learning Partners are the way to go when planning your team training.
#1: Cisco Learning Partners are authorized and trusted by Cisco.
Cisco Learning Partners provide an end-to-end learning experience around certifications, solution-based training, content development, customization, and custom training plans. Along with years of experience helping our customers manage training paths to meet their specific needs, their designated Cisco Certified Systems Instructors (CCSIs) are authorized by Cisco to deliver training that supports our core technologies and career certifications.
So, when it comes to team training on all things Cisco, you can turn to a Learning Partner as your trusted expert in delivering training that can enhance your team’s technical and business skills, unlocking the full potential of Cisco solutions.
#2: You can pay for team training with Cisco Learning Credits.
Cisco Learning Credits (CLCs) are one of the best ways to plan for your team’s Cisco training and exams. Even better, you can use these prepaid training vouchers to pay for classes with Cisco Learning Partners.
When you plan your training with your trusted Learning Partner and redeem your Learning Credits directly with Cisco, you are well on your way to the ideal learning continuum, paving the way not only for your team’s immediate and future training goals but for their growing knowledge about Cisco products.
You can also redeem Learning Credits to pay for registration at Cisco Live, where Cisco customers and partners have the perfect opportunity to learn from each other and further that community of tech learning.
Visit the Cisco Learning Partner Program to learn how to leverage your CLCs for team training. You’ll also find a list of Learning Partners, levels of expertise, and the Cisco training course catalog.
#3: Cisco Learning Partners provide virtual and customized training.
In today’s post-pandemic atmosphere, it’s a comfort knowing you can turn to your Learning Partner for virtual training and in-person training, depending on your preference. Either way, they can help you design and deliver the appropriate mix for your team, their training needs, and your organization’s goals.
When it comes to team training, the solution that works for others may not work for your team. That’s why Learning Partners are empowered to customize a training program specifically tailored to your team. For example, let’s say you want to learn more about training aligned with the CCNA certification, but with a particular focus on automation. Well, your Learning Partner will work with you to develop a curriculum that sets you on the trajectory to fulfill the greater vision for your team. Then, you can continue to build on that curriculum to expedite your company’s success through continuous training with your Learning Partner.
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#4: Learning Partners can help protect your investment.
Investing in technology can be daunting. After all, once you commit to integrating this new solution, you want to be sure that your team is utilizing its full potential. And in turn, you want to be sure that your selected training addresses the needs of your team — as well as those of your organization. In short, you want to find training that protects your investment.
This is where a Cisco Learning Partner serves as your greatest ally. There they are, at your side, helping you organize your training from the beginning. As you develop that relationship, you can be assured that when you find the Cisco solution that works for you, you’ll have an advocate to guide you toward the right training for those solutions. Plus, they can help you navigate adjacent technologies that are important to run an entire Cisco solution.
As you build trust in your partner’s knowledge of Cisco solutions, you’ll build your team’s knowledge. And down the road, you’ll know where to turn when you seek guidance and expertise on Cisco training in the future.
#5: More opportunities for Learning Partners, more benefits for you.
At Cisco, we have always known that learning is the portal to success. We also know the relationship between our partners and customers revolves around continual learning. And now, to further strengthen that relationship, we’re empowering our Learning Partners with more efficient tools to streamline the learning process for you. One of the ways we’re streamlining that process is with a new Learning Partner (LP) portal. They’ll no longer need to spend time navigating different tools and programs to conduct business with Cisco. The new LP portal gives partners one single location for all programs, tools, and updated information.
We’ve learned a lot about how we can further empower our Learning Partners with the ability to deliver courses in the most flexible way possible. And we are not done. Our Learning Partners can look for more streamlined processes and an even more in-depth portal to get the information they need at their fingertips. They’ll also see better sales tools around CLC redemption, as well as the Cisco curriculum and the best ways to deliver training. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what we plan to deliver.
At the end of the day, you and your business are at the center of these partnerships, building a relationship hyper-focused on a learning continuum to drive successful outcomes for your business. And isn’t that what we all want in a partner — trust to help us build a successful future? It sure does make life a whole lot easier.
I invite you to set your team on the training path that unlocks their potential by working with a Cisco Learning Partner. Visit Cisco Learning Partner Program to learn more and explore how you can get started today.
Have you worked with a Cisco Learning Partner before? I’d love to hear about your experience in the comments below. Thanks for reading!
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Great post
Great article
Excellent , many ways to learn
Learning partners sounds to be really good
Interesting stuff. The field seems like it’s changing rapidly at the moment, what with the move to SDN, SD-Access, SD-Wan, automation, etc. It’s hard keeping up to date with the possibilities so any advice on keeping a team’s skills up to date is welcome. Thanks.
Good article, thank you!
Various methods to learn in this blog. This was very helpful.
10+ years ago we consolidated every extension across 400+ sites to Cisco Call Manager. We were able to provide Cisco training to the entire “legacy” voice team, on Call manager and basic networking. And we paid for it all using Cisco Learning Credits. A great program that greatly helped the transition from key systems to VOIP.
Good article, thank you!
Very good to know!!, Great Read
I think Cisco Learning Credits was a great add to the path.
Thanks for sharing
Excellent Blog!
Very good read! For those who look where the industry is heading – must read.
I use Python Institute which is a great resource for learning Python. Thanks, Cisco.
Thank you for sharing
Great connections between Cisco and their partners to help get certified.
Nice summary of the benefits of learning partners. I’ve had good luck with learning partners in the past.
Learning through the Learning Partner (on-site or virtual training) has one big advantage in comparison with self-studying – the valuable instructor with experience, who can answer your questions.
Great Read!!!
Thanks for information
Nice Blog, last course I did ws through a learning partner and it was good as we were able to ask the instructor specific questions that were more tailored to our enviroment even though it wasn’t fully covered in the course outline.
Useful to know, thanks.
Great article highlighting the importance of learning partners. CLP’s have helped me in my career and with coming up to speed with new technologies.
Good article, thank you!
Thanks for the insightful blog
Very useful blog.
Cool.
Great share , continuous learning is indeed valuable for all partners and end users .
Great concept.
I’ve always found that using the CLCs to purchase testing vouchers makes team members less hesitant to take the exam. In turn, this leads to greater engagement with the training material and increased up-skill of the team member.
Great Article.
Super blog
Thank you for the information.
I have always tried to stay with ‘officially supported’ vendors for everything from hardware/software to training. Cisco so far has been one of the best when it comes to providing options for training and insights. It is good to see the above things listed out for ‘tangibility’.
proud to be a Partner
Cisco’s Integrity in educating IT and Professionals is unquestionable. It is just that as we move on, changes seems to traverse unconditionaly which brought the emergence of several other new avenues that catches interests. As most of the people, curiosity and hunger for new knowledge is unsatiable.
Great take on the role LPs play within the training ecosystem!
Hey, It’s great to have so many paths to learning, thank you.
Thank you, good blog
Thank you
A great resource of learming and encouragement.
I love this blog
Great blog!
Very nice reading material.
Very helpful post
Good information!
Thanks for sharing.
Strong case for using a learning partner! It would be nice if the prices weren’t so high though!
informacion muy interesante
Flexibility is the way!
This is informative.
I didn’t have the privilege to use the Cisco Certified Learning Partner Program services yet but I will definitely in the close future.
I wish my current employer had some CLCs for me to use!
Love this. Great read
Excellent
Good piece on highlighting the importance of Cisco Learning Partners. Thank you!
The Cisco Learning Partner Program is an asset to qualifying organizations.
Hi, I’m new to this blog. I am Spanish and my background is as an engineer. I love cisco products and am currently integrating meraki into my company. greetings to all
paying for team training with Cisco Learning Credits is very cool
good to know 🙂
thank you
Good article
You focused the learning partners but the are free digital learning CE and autor writer exam too