Guidelines: Apply for a Cisco Partner Specialization

Apply for a Cisco Partner Specialization

Follow these guidelines to ensure that all contacts can be allocated to specialization job roles and successfully submit your specialization application. Do not begin an application until you have verified that your contacts are in compliance with all specialization requirements using the guidelines below. If you start an application prior to completing the following steps, your application can not be processed.

1. Your company must be a Registered Partner before applying for specialization(s) or a certification. Visit the "Become a Registered Partner" page if you are new to the Cisco Channel Partner Program and have not yet registered.
2. Visit the "Specialization Planner" tab within the online application to see what specialization(s) your company qualifies for or what your company must do to achieve a specialization. Allow 5-10 business days for testing agencies to return exam data to Cisco.
3. Verify that the certified individuals fulfilling job roles are allocated to your company with their CSCO number. Partner Administrators and internal Cisco employees (associated through the CAM Assignment tool) may verify this information using the Partner Self Service tool.
   
   If the certified individual at your company is associated with a different company in Cisco's database, they must update their company association in the Partner Self Service tool. Individuals are responsible for their company association.
4. Verify that the certified contacts have only one CSCO number. If an individual has more than one CSCO number, they must be merged under the same individual; exam information under separate CSCO numbers will not merge into the Channel Partner application. To request merging two or more CSCO numbers associated with a certified contact, visit Certifications Online Support.
5. Complete and Submit the Specialization application.
6. Contact SupportNet if you have followed steps 1-5 above and are still unable to allocate a contact (Note: be sure to wait 5-10 business days after this contact has completed ALL exams). Include the following details to initiate an investigation:
   A. Name of company
   B. Name of specialization
   C. First and last name of contacts for each job role
   D. CSCO ID of contacts for each job role
   E. Exam completion dates for each contact per job role