Renew of CCTE

[MarcosGarcia]

Hi,

My CCTE expiration date was last December, so some days before this date I passed CCCP and I also obtained CCSM in the same shot. But now I see that my CCTE is not renewed... should it be done passing other different exam?.

Thanks in advance,

Marcos Garcia

[the_rock]

As always, BEST person to answer this sort of question is Tug aka @Jason_Tugwell 

Best,

Andy

[Lesley · Accepted solution]

I think you always need to maintain your highest certification, in this case CCSM. You would also see that your CCTA is expired. If you want you can do CCTE over again to keep it certified for vendor status. You will get the newer CCTE exam that is in my opinion a good exam. But achieving higher certification will not renew CCTE

[MarcosGarcia]

Thank you!

[Ruan_Kotze]

For what it's worth my CCSM did not renew my CCTE.

[Jason_Tugwell · Accepted solution]

Hello Marcos,

As indicated by @Ruan_Kotze the Specialist is not renewed or extended by achieving the CCSM.

All of the Specialist certifications are 2-year certs and extensions do not apply to any Specialist certification.  None are extended by getting the CCSM or CCSM Elite.

If a user wants to recertify on a Specialist, they should sit the exam. You can sit the exam of the same version again or an updated version if available, your choice.

Please share this information, because I have had several Partners who expected the Specialist to be extended when achieving the CCSM or CCSM Elite.

Best regards,

Jason

[MarcosGarcia]

Hi again,

In Pearson Vue there are 2 exam codes for CCTE:

- 156-586 for R81

-156-587 for R81.20

Any of them will renew the vendor status?

Thanks in advance,

Marcos García

[the_rock]

That sounds right to me, but lets see what Tug says.

Best,

Andy

[Lesley]

Maybe you can find that info here:

Login, check under My Check Point -> My Partner Profile -> Parner Dashboard

I suspect both will do it, but in my opinion just take the latest version. 

[the_rock]

Im with you, thats always safer bet.

Best,

Andy

[Jason_Tugwell]

Yes, both qualify.  Take them both if you like. 👍

Tug

[Cvijetin-Chris]

Hi @Jason_Tugwell , do you know whether there is a significant difference between CCTE exams 156-586 (R81)and 156-587 (R81.2)?  Thanks & Regards, Cvijetin

[the_rock]

 I thought we answered this brother 😉

Andy

[Jason_Tugwell · Accepted solution]

There were not a lot of changes in the new exam. Any changes were made to line up with the new courseware.

Thanks

Jason

[the_rock]

Good man Tug to the rescue, as always!

[Cvijetin-Chris]

Thank you both @the_rock  and @Jason_Tugwell for your help and valuable input, I really appreciate it! Now, it's time to hit the books! 😉 KR from Switzerland

[the_rock]

Welcome, always! Or always welcome haha

Switzerland, fantastic place.

Andy

[Arne_Boettger]

Hello,

This is a bit confusing. Both CCSE and CCTE are relevant for the partner status as CCSP. But only the CCSE remains valid after passing another exam, and the CCTE expires.

Can you clarify why this is happening? To me it looks more like an oversight.

Kind regards, Arne

[_Val_]

Hi @Arne_Boettger, CCSE is a core certification, CCTE is a specialist exam; the rules are different.