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Express Foundation - Role Requirements

To achieve Express Foundation Specialization, you must fulfill each defined job role: Account Manager, Systems Engineer, and Field Engineer.

Role sharing allows a single individual to fulfill similar roles across 2 or more specializations, based upon the specialization and the role. Cisco has reduced the number of unique individuals required across Express, Advanced, and Master Specializations, however, the total number of individuals required to achieve each certification level remains unchanged. A single qualified individual may fill only the AM role in up to a total of 4 specializations. A single qualified individual may fill only the SE role in up to a total of 2 specializations. A single qualified individual may fill only the FE role in up to a total of 2 specializations. Individuals may not cross-populate between the AM, SE and FE roles. SMB, CRM Express and VPN-Firewall specializations are not limited by the above allocation rules.

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Express Foundation Role Requirements:

Account Manager
Requires an understanding of core Cisco technologies and the ability to recognize key business opportunity indicators for technology solutions.

Required Exam :

  • Cisco Sales Expert (#646-203)
    Note: Exam #646-203 will retire on May 24, 2008. That exam may be used to meet the CSE requirement for this role until that date, after which it will no longer be accepted. The replacement for this exam is #646-204. Candidates for this role are encouraged to pass #646-204 instead of #646-203 beginning January 11, 2008.

    or
  • Cisco Sales Expert (#646-204)

Required Certification:

Cisco Lifecycle Services Express Course

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Systems Engineer
Presales engineer; responsible for designing comprehensive customer business solutions.

Required Prerequisite:

Required Certification:

Cisco Lifecycle Services Express Course

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Field Engineer
Post-sales engineer; responsible for solution implementation and operation.

Required Prerequisite:

Required Certification:

Cisco Lifecycle Services Express Course

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Note: If a partner does not remain in compliance with the applicable specialization or certification requirements, Cisco reserves the right to revoke the specialization or certification. Partners must notify Cisco of its non-compliance promptly, but in no event more than thirty (30) days after partner first becomes aware of its non-compliance. Upon receipt of such notice, partner may qualify for an extension of time in which to renew its compliance with the applicable specialization or certification requirements. Partner's failure to provide such notice may disqualify partner from receiving such an extension. If no extension is granted or if partner fails to comply with the certification or specialization requirements by the end of the extension period, Cisco reserves the right to revoke the applicable specialization or certification immediately. Additional information regarding non-compliance may be found in the Audit and Policies Document.