Partner Specialisations
Demonstrate the depth of your expertise
Our architecture and business specialisations give you a path to develop your technical skills and business practices. Get recognised as a Cisco specialised partner and give customers the assurance that you can help them solve today’s toughest challenges.
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Two types of specialisations
Business Specialisations
Get the right skill set to build and deliver services across your customers' lifecycle and increase revenue opportunities.
Architecture Specialisations
Specialise to expand your business and become an expert in specific technology areas.
How do individual career and specialist certifications relate to partner specialisations and partner role levels?
Looking for training?
To find training for a specific specialisation, go to the page for that specialisation and view the requirements document.
For training in general, see the Cisco Training page.
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How to get and keep a specialisation
Review the requirements to see that you qualify. Apply and agree to the terms and conditions. After achieving approval, ensure that you maintain the requirements. Renew your specialisation annually. (Partner admin must apply and renew).