Novell’s Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) 5 certification is meant for intermediate to experienced IT professionals who “solve advanced company-wide support problems and high-level network problems.” The NetWare CNE 5 program was introduced in 1998. It is based on Novell’s NetWare networking product and, in order to round out a person’s networking knowledge, is worth adding to other certifications such as Microsoft’s MCSE, CompTIA’s Network+ and Cisco’s CCNA and CCNP. The CNE is a prerequisite for Novell’s most prestigious certification, the Master CNE. A prerequisite to the CNE certification is passing exam 50-653, “NetWare 5 Administration”, which will result in the Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) certification. Also, Novell says that “You need a working knowledge of fundamental IT concepts, including microcomputer platform environments and local operating system concepts (MS DOS and MS Windows) prior to entering the CNE program.” In addition to other exam requirements, a candidate must agree to the terms and conditions of the Novell Training Services Certification Agreement.

The CNE certification is well suited to IT professionals who want to take on job titles such as network administrator and network architect. The CNE designation is achieved by passing five core exams along with one elective exam.

NetWare 5 CNEs will need to successfully pass exam 50-676, Upgrading to NetWare 6, before October 31, 2003.

For more information:
http://www.novell.com/training/certinfo/cne/nw5.html

CORE EXAMS
(050-632) Networking Technologies
(050-653) NetWare 5.1 Admin
(050-654) NetWare 5.1 Advanced Admin
(050-658) Service and Support
(050-664) eDirectory Design

ELECTIVES
(050-649) TCP/IP
(050-650) BorderManager 3.5 Security
(050-660) ManageWise 2.7 Network Management
(050-663) Integrating eDirectory and AD
(050-665) GroupWise 6 Admin
(050-669) Integrating eDirectory and Windows NT
(050-683) ZENworks for Desktops 4