As of September 2012, Cisco and these companies hired over 28, 000 veterans and are aggressively involved in cloud-based hiring platforms and Cisco certification education.

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As an example, to earn the most popular Cisco certification, called Cisco Certified Network Associate, or CCNA, a worker must take an exam, most likely administered by Pearson, the British-based publishing and education company.

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Consultant George Morton looks to Cisco's IT certification program for the answer.

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The CCIE is the highest of Cisco's three training levels, and Cisco offers six areas of certification, including routing and switching, security and storage networking.

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Under the program, Cisco brings to the academic world its networking certification classes for IT professionals.

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