Several institutions offer CCNP Course in addition of online guidelines and tips for networking aspirants. Till the other day, many a person, even those who are somewhat related to computers and internet did neither know about CCNP nor networking as a profession in computer courses. People now days are choosing it as profession in information technology field. It offers a lucrative career for networking aspirants.

The CCNP certification (Cisco Certified Network Professional) is an advanced course for networking professional. After completing CCNA, the initial or intermediate course in networking one can undergo CCNP to proceed further on the track. With a CCNP a network professional can install, configure, and troubleshoot local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes.
Cisco has announced changes in its courses and revamped broadly by introducing newer technologies for their students. Examination model and curriculum has also been restructured and will now focus on wide range of technology.

The modifications and changes are aimed to emphasize on topics such as security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN) and broadband technologies etc