CCSA certification is going to expire on 22nd Jan 2019 , Do i need to give CCSE exam before 22nd Jan 2019

[satish_Kumar_Mo]

Hi All ,

I have a small doubt regarding giving ccse exam. My question is 

CCSA certification is going to expire on 22nd Jan 2019 , Do I need to give CCSE exam before 22nd Jan 2019 ..

Is it mandatory to give CCSE exam before the expiry of CCSA certification? 

[_Val_]

There is a FAQ document: https://www.checkpoint.com/downloads/training/check-point-certification-faq.pdf 

For your specific question, it says:

Q: My R77 CCSE certification has already expired. Do I need to start over with CCSA R80 to update to CCSE R80?

A: Actually, you don’t. Even though your certification has expired, the eligibility for updates to the latest version has not. If you ever held a CCSE certification, you are eligible for the Update exam.

[satish_Kumar_Mo]

Hi Valeri ,

Thank you very much for the quick reply..My actual question is whether I need to give CCSE exam ie 156-315.77 before my CCSA certification expiry ie 22nd Jan 2019.I never given CCSE exam..This is the first time I am going to give CCSE exam.

Many Thanks,

Satish

[_Val_]

Uh, sorry, it seems I have misread your question before.

In order to certify as CCSE, you have to have a valid CCSA. 

[Bertram_Hinters]

Hi Val,

as far as I understand the CCSA does not have to be vaild.

I understood that one must have a CCSA certification in order to take the CCSE exam but the CCSA can be expired.

My CCSA will expire on 03.07.20 and I plan to take the CCSE exam somewhen in September this year. So this should be possible. Do you agree? Otherwise please let me know because I will be in a very hurry then... 😉

similar discussed here:

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Training-and-Certification/Prerequisite-for-CCSE-R80/td-p/31858

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Training-and-Certification/CCSA-expired/td-p/14830

BR
Bertram