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CISCO PARTNER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The network is rapidly becoming the platform for all communications, collaboration and interactions. As a result, today's networks are growing in complexity. Customers are demanding integrated technology skills breadth, technology skills depth, and a full lifecycle services approach to implementing business solutions.

A Cisco Certified Partner can choose to be a provider of broad, integrated networking solutions, highly sophisticated solutions, or both. And by integrating the Cisco Lifecycle Services approach, Cisco partners are equipped to successfully deploy, operate, and optimize Cisco solutions and become a trusted technology advisor for your business.

The Cisco Resale Channel Program is based on partner certifications and specializations. The program measures criteria, such as customer satisfaction and pre-sale and post-sale support capabilities - critical factors in choosing a trusted partner.
 

CISCO RESALE CHANNEL PROGRAM

The Cisco Resale Channel Program's certification levels reflect a partner's technology skills breadth. By choosing to specialize in multiple technology areas that are related to your core product and services offering, you further validate your broad-based value proposition to customers. There are four certification levels (from highest to lowest):

  • Gold Certification: The partner has the broadest range of expertise in advanced technologies, has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings, and has demonstrated a measurably high level of customer satisfaction and Cisco sales. 
  • Silver Certification: The partner has critical expertise in Cisco advanced technologies, has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings, and has proven levels of customer satisfaction and Cisco sales.
  • Premier Certification: The partner has achieved technical competency in the integration of basic routing and switching, wireless LAN, and security technologies. 
  • Select Certification: The partner has technology and business expertise specific to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with fewer than 250 employees. 

With each level of certification, partners benefit from an increased level of support, branding, and economic incentives from Cisco, including access to best-in-class products and services, technical support, productivity tools, online training, marketing resources, and sales promotions. Cisco offers additional partner benefits, based on the partner's certification level. If you require any additional information or have any specific questions about Cisco partnership levels or benefits, please contact your ScanSource Sales Representative or the ScanSource Cisco Product Management Team at cisco@scansource.com. You can also view more information here.
 

CISCO CHANNEL PARTNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

The Cisco Channel Partner Incentive Program also features a collection of flexible, easy-to-use incentives that reward you for identifying and developing new opportunities, investing in technology or business solution practice development, and promoting product migration. These incentives increase your profitability and fuel your growth, increase differentiation with value-added customer solutions, and provide consistency across ongoing global programs.

For more information, click on links next to any of the below. (NOTE: you will need your Cisco CCO ID to login.)
- Cisco Opportunity Incentive Program (OIP)
- Cisco Value Incentive Program (VIP)
- Cisco Solution Incentive Program (SIP)
- Cisco Trade In Program (TIP)
- All Incentive Programs by Theater