CCSE Certification and 3 Star Partner Status

[Nikolai_Borhart]

I have a question regarding the 3 star partner status.
For the 3 star partner status, two CCSE certified technicians are required.
Now my CCSE expires in October and I am thinking about making the CCSM.

Since the CCSE is not re-certified if the CCSM has been passed, the CCSE would expire in October and I would then have the CCSM at best.

Would the 3 star partner status still indicate the CCSE as active or will the CCSE expire?
Would I still have to pass the CCSE to meet the 3 star partner requirements?

Thank you for your help

[Maarten_Sjouw]

As the CCSM is a higher certification than CCSE you can count a CCSM as 1 CCSE certification for the partner program.

[Danny · Accepted solution]

That's also what PartnerMap shows. CCSM is counted towards the fullfilment of partner requirements.

@Nikolai_Borhart : What CCSE do you current have? CCSE R77 or CCSE R80?

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[Nikolai_Borhart]

Hello Danny,

I have the R80 CCSE.

[Danny]

Then you can go for CCSE R80 Update or CCSM R80 or both (which is what I would do).

[Nikolai_Borhart]

If I have understood everything correctly now.
Can I do the CCSM and if I pass it it will also be counted as CCSE for the partner program.

I can also make the CCSE R80 update then I have re-certified my CCSE.
Or I can do the normal CCSE when my CCSE certification has expired.

Do I understand all this correctly?

PS: Both are to expensive. 🙂

[Danny]

@Nikolai_Borhart 

Can I do the CCSM and if I pass it it will also be counted as CCSE for the partner program?

Yes.

I can also make the CCSE R80 update then I have re-certified my CCSE.

Yes.

Or I can do the normal CCSE when my CCSE certification has expired.

No.