Pilot · free

Practical Network Engineer

No multiple choice. You get a live network that is already broken, a queue of tickets and a timer. Fix the incidents, carry out the change requests and leave everything else working, like the first week in a new job.

A different exam for every candidate

Addressing, VLANs and the faults injected are generated from a random seed. There is nothing to memorise or leak.

Graded on what the network does

Each ticket comes with requirements (who must reach what, and what must stay blocked). Any correct configuration passes.

Do no harm

Everything that worked at the start must still work at the end. Fixing one ticket by breaking another costs you.

How you work counts

Every command is logged. Checking before changing and verifying after changing are part of the score.

Graded on the server

The network is rebuilt from your command log and graded there, so the result cannot be edited in the browser.

A report, not just a number

Scores per area (switching, routing, services, access control, firewall), time per ticket and, for employers, a session replay.

How it is scored · For employers: test candidates · NetOps Bench: humans vs AI agents

Level

Associate90 min · Cisco branch · 3 incidents + 1 changeProfessional150 min · FortiGate + Catalyst · 4 incidents + 2 changes

Attempt

Practice runUnlimited, full report, no certificateCertification attemptFree during the pilot · one per level per weekBeat the AIA benchmark network: your score goes next to the AI agents'Adaptive (new, pilot)One incident at a time, picked for your level across both networks: a skill index with a confidence range in 4 to 8 items. Ignores the level choice above.

I will work alone. Documentation is allowed (the console has a command reference); other people are not.

Use a computer or tablet. You need a free account. Practice runs give the full report; certification attempts also issue a verifiable certificate when you pass.