The SolarWinds Certified Professional program is an accredited certification designed to validate your skills in network management by testing you in 5 key knowledge areas. Becoming an SCP enables you to demonstrate your skill, get your geek credit and promote yourself. Get started by reviewing the process and evaluating your readiness.

Becoming an SCP provides you with a network management certification placing you in the top tier of network engineers which means something to your peers, your employer and to you! Benefits of SCP certification include:

Credibility - Get credit for the expertise you’ve gained during those long nights debugging network issues
Career Advancement – Demonstrate your network management expertise with an industry-recognized certification that helps you stand out from the crowd
Recognition and Job Security – Show your employer that you are an expert in your field and indispensable to the IT department
Increase your Earning Potential – Negotiate better compensation with certifications on your resume
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Successful SCP candidates typically have:
-Several years' experience in network management
-Experience deploying and using Orion NPM on a corporate or governmental network
-Expertise in identifying and resolving network issues and performance trends
-Additional industry-recognized certifications from networking hardware or software vendors