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Partner Education Connection

Designed Especially for Partners

Enhance your knowledge and your career with training and labs specifically for partners.

Gain Competitive Advantage


Partner Education Connection (PEC) provides training on products, tools, and solutions to help you keep ahead of the competition as a Cisco Partner. Achieve and retain your organization's partnership status by following the training curricula required for career certifications and technology specializations. Access is easy. Any employee of an authorized Cisco Channel Partner company can request a personalized Cisco.com login ID.

  • The majority of courses on PEC are free. Fees for instructor-led classes, proctored exams, and certification exams are noted on the site.
  • Partners report that PEC helps decrease travel expenses while increasing productivity and sales.*



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The Partner Educaton Connection offers partners exclusive access to Cisco authorized content. To access the PEC you must have a Cisco User ID and be registered with your Partner company.


If you already have a Cisco User ID

Your User ID must be associated with your partner company. You may access the resources your company is entitled to after your company's Cisco administrator makes you an associate in our database.


Associate yourself with your company

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If you do not have a Cisco User ID

Step 1 - Register Register for a Cisco User ID. Under the section Register for Additional Access check the box next to Cisco Channel Partner or Authorized Reseller.

Step 2 - Confirm After submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. Click on the embedded link in the e-mail to confirm your registration online.

Step 3 - Associate From the confirmation page, click on Associate Myself with a Company to have your company's partner administrator review the request. If approved, you will receive an e-mail acknowledgement and partner-level access within an hour.

Still have access problems? Find answers or create a support case using Partner Help Online.


If you have a Cisco User ID and are associated to a partner company go to the PEC launch page.