The expected improvement in high level networking expertise will help Cisco and its partners deliver focused and high-value solutions that meet the needs of an increasingly diverse and demanding customer base. Located within Cisco's new office complex in the Great Eagle Centre, the CCIE Practice Laboratory features a host of equipment rooms designed to help candidates practice for the stringent CCIE examination.
Candidates can then sit for the certification exam in designated exam centres.
In Asia Pacific, official CCIE examination labs are located in Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo and Bangalore. The opening of the new lab in Hong Kong follows the realignment of Cisco's channel organisation to help partners provide customers of different sizes and industries with the highest level of technical excellence. To encourage our channel partners' commitment and help upgrade their level of certification in Cisco services, we also introduced a 'scholarship' programme that would significantly offset the costs of putting their staff through the CCIE training programme. CCIEs are recognised throughout the internetworking industry as highly qualified professionals whose expertise has been tested and validated. A candidate for the CCIE certification must have a solid background in internetworking under real world conditions.