Getting training from Cisco is possible like buying a router. The process is similar to SMARTnet. You can simply add TRN-CLC-000 ( 10 Prepaid Training Credits:Redeem W/Cisco Learning Partners ) to your kit list and you have 10 Credits for training.

How can I use these credits?
You can use these credits for any training you need. You just have to check the required amount of credits from cisco.com to get trained. For example, you need 29 CLCs (Cisco Learning Credits) for Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks training (BCMSN). You can also attend the Networkers online. For the full conference pass, you need 19 CLCs.

Why should I buy CLCs instead of training?
If you work in a small company, you do not need it. But if you are working in a big organization (government, enterprise companies) it can be a real headache for you to participate in training. You should have within the training budget and it must be approved by HR department. This is not a simple process and involves permission from many people.

Otherwise, you have to prepare a kit list which includes hardware, software, SMARTnet and CLCs. All of them will be purchased together. In this way, if the logistics department comes with a wireless project in the middle of the fiscal year or the bosses decided to buy some security products after a security audit, then they will pay for necessary training without much discussions.

For the details please check “Cisco Learning Credits”.