Industry and Association Leadership
With close to 6,000 certified professionals worldwide, CTP is the largest vendor-neutral convergence certification program and is recognized as the official convergence program of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
Supporting this effort is the CTP Certification Advisory Council, consisting of leading manufacturers and professionals in the telecommunications industry. Through the council, companies such as Avaya, Inter-Tel and Toshiba help define the CTP objectives, and maintain the integrity and relevancy of the CTP certification.
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CTP is endorsed as a "stepping stone" to Cisco IP Telephony certification. |
| CTP is one of the accepted exams to earn the Avaya Certified Associates (ACA) credential. More » | |
| CTP is accepted by Toshiba as fulfilling the convergent technology prerequisite for certification on IP products. | |
| CTP is a prerequisite for Mitel 3300 ICP and the SX-2000 to 3300 ICP Bridging courses. More » | |
| CTP is recognized by NEC America, Inc., as an integral part of prerequisite training for all individuals involved in Voice over IP (VoIP) deployment as well as the computer telephony interfaces of NEC state-of-the-art telecommunication systems. | |
| CTP is the recommended credential for all Iwatsu authorized resellers, as well as Iwatsu engineers, sales, marketing and support professionals. | |
| Nortel accepts CTP as part of the requirements for earning the NCTS (Nortel Certified Technology Specialist) certification. More » |
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| Vertical highly recommends CTP certification to prepare for technical training on the Vertical Wave IP 2500, Xcelerator IP, TeleniumIP, DX-80, InstantOffice, FX-II, MP5000, and TeleVantage product lines. More » |

