There are three possible states of a CCIE: Active, Suspended, and Inactive. Active indicates you are a CCIE in good standing - you've met all of the certification requirements. When you first pass your lab, you are an active CCIE for a period of two years. In order to remain active, you must pass a recertification exam within the Active period. If the recertification exam is not passed, your status changes to "Suspended". To reinstate Active status, only the recertification exam must be passed (and not the lab). When you pass the recertification exam, your certification will be Active for a period of two years COMMENCING THE DATE THE CERTIFICATION WAS SUSPENDED not not two years from the date of having passed the recertification exam. If you do not recertify within the one year Suspended period, your certification is classified as Inactive.
If you are Suspended or Inactive, you're still able to refer to yourself as a CCIE but you must indicate your current certification status so as not to mislead anyone into thinking your certification is up-to-date. Cisco's site provides a bit of information on this... (http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/ccie/recertifications/recertification.ht ml#8): 8. What happens if I don't recertify? If you do not recertify by the deadline, you will be placed on "suspended" CCIE status. Suspended status means that you are not eligible for any CCIE benefits. Loss of CCIE active status means that as an individual you lose your privileges with Open Forum and cannot order CCIE merchandise through Cisco MarketPlace. Until you recertify, you can no longer be counted by your employer as being a CCIE which can effect benefits and discounts. If you recertify while you have suspended status, the next recertification period will be less than 24 months. For example, if someone is 6 months late in recertifying, they will be required to recertify within 18 months rather than the normal 2 years. After one year of suspended status, you will then have inactive status. You will be required to take the CCIE Qualification exam and the CCIE Lab exam to restore your CCIE active status. -- Leigh Anne > -----Original Message----- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steven A. Ridder Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Active CCIE? [7:30341] What defines an active CCIE? The thing I don't get is you have to recertify every two years, but the cert can expire after one if you are not "active". What is active? Do you have to answer e-mail surveys every month or something? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=30355&t=30341 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
