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ENCOR Training for Your Team — Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
There is a moment when a network team outgrows fundamentals: the network is up, the basics are automatic, and the real questions become architectural. Why does failover take 40 seconds instead of 2? Where does an overlay actually pay off? What breaks first at twice the scale? ENCOR (Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies) is Cisco’s professional-level answer — the course where enterprise networking stops being a set of features and becomes a system.
It is also the certification workhorse: exam 350-401 is the core of CCNP Enterprise and the qualifying step toward CCIE. For integrators, certified ENCOR-level engineers are a partner-status requirement; for in-house teams, the course is the standard preparation before campus redesigns, SD-Access adoption or large-scale automation.
As a training operator, we organize ENCOR through authorized partners and vetted instructors who run enterprise networks themselves — live online in your time zone, on site, or as a private group with emphasis adapted to your projects.
Who this course is for
- Network engineers who run the enterprise network daily and need professional-level depth
- CCNA-certified specialists ready for the CCNP Enterprise track
- Engineers preparing for SD-Access, SD-WAN or campus redesign projects
- Integrator teams that need certified specialists for Cisco partner status requirements
What your team will learn
Topic areas below are grouped in our own words. The full official agenda is available on request — it comes from the authorized partner as part of your quote.
- Designing and operating resilient switched cores: redundancy that fails over, not just exists
- Routing at enterprise scale — making OSPF and BGP behave predictably across sites
- Overlay networks and virtualization: where VXLAN, LISP and SD-Access actually earn their complexity
- Enterprise wireless architecture decisions and their day-two consequences
- Securing the network fabric: segmentation, device hardening, secure access control
- Automation and programmability — APIs, model-driven telemetry and where scripts beat clicking
Key facts
| Duration | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Level | Professional |
| Prerequisites | CCNA-level knowledge and day-to-day experience running an enterprise network |
| Certification | Prepares for exam 350-401 ENCOR — the core of CCNP Enterprise and a step toward CCIE |
| Formats | Live online (VILT), On-site at your location, Private group, Seats in scheduled groups |
| Languages | English + local-language instructors on request |
Formats and how we organize it
- Live online (VILT)
- On-site at your location
- Private group
- Seats in scheduled groups
One request → three options
Fill in the form below — it takes a couple of minutes. Within 5 business days you compare 2–3 concrete offers — provider, instructor, dates, price below the public list. We contract and administer the delivery end to end. Details:how we work and vendor training.
ENCOR vs alternatives: which to choose
Factual criteria only — level, duration, audience and certification. The right choice depends on your team's starting point and stack.
Cisco CCNA
The foundation level: 5 days covering fundamentals across switching, routing, wireless and security. Choose CCNA for engineers building their base; ENCOR assumes that base and roughly doubles the depth.
Cisco ENSDWI (SD-WAN)
A specialization course focused entirely on Cisco SD-WAN deployment and operation. Choose ENSDWI when the project is specifically SD-WAN; choose ENCOR for the broad professional core that certification tracks require.
A custom intensive
When the team needs, say, only the automation and overlay parts of ENCOR applied to your environment, a custom 2–4 day program on our materials covers exactly that — without the full two-week commitment.
Need only part of ENCOR?
If your team needs a subset of this program — or a mix of topics from several courses — we build a custom 2–4 day intensive on our own materials, shaped by your infrastructure. One custom program typically replaces 2–3 catalog courses.
Explore custom coursesENCOR: frequently asked questions
Is ENCOR enough for CCNP Enterprise certification?
ENCOR covers the core exam 350-401, which is half of CCNP Enterprise. The certification also requires one concentration exam (SD-WAN, design, wireless or automation). We help plan the full path, including the concentration course.
How much harder is ENCOR than CCNA?
Noticeably. ENCOR assumes CCNA-level knowledge and daily operational experience; it moves faster and goes deeper into design trade-offs, overlays and automation. Engineers fresh from CCNA without production practice usually benefit from 6–12 months of hands-on work first.
Does ENCOR count toward CCIE?
Yes — passing the 350-401 exam is also the qualification requirement for the CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure lab. Teams targeting CCIE typically start their preparation from exactly this course.
Can the course emphasis be adapted for our team?
In private-group deliveries, yes: instructors can shift emphasis toward the areas your projects need — more automation, more wireless, more security — while keeping full exam coverage. Tell us your priorities in the request form.
How do we get ENCOR training organized?
Fill in the request form on this page — team size, format, timing. Within 5 business days you get 2–3 options with vetted instructors, dates and prices below public lists. We handle contracting, labs, vouchers and reporting.
Request 2–3 ENCOR training options — quotes within 5 business days
No commitment — describe the task and we come back with concrete options, dates and prices.
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