VCP 6.5 on the calendar soon?

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Hello ITPro! I currently hold the VCP 6.0 certification and just realized that it will expire in the next 6 months or so. It appears I have a few options for maintaining my certification without having to pay for the VMware approved course again. I can certify at the VCAP level, certify in a different VMware technology, or take the latest VCP6.5 exam. I see that ITPro has the VCP 6 course available, but is there any plan to have the 6.5 course soon? Or are they so similar that you don't plan to?

It isn't really clear on the VMware training site, can I just take the same VCP 6 exam to renew instead of taking the VCP 6.5?

Regards,
Adam Tyler

@Adam-Tyler,

I'm not sure if we do have the VCP 6.5 on the calendar any time soon but you can make a course request through the course library, this will make it an official request to be voted up or down by members as to whether it will get produced.

On the renewal side of things, here's the official policy page link and snippet of the relevant info:

To ensure that all VCP holders maintain their proficiency, VMware has a recertification policy. 
The policy gives you three ways to recertify:

1. Advance to the next level by earning a VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification. For example, if you are a VCP5-DCV you could earn VCAP6-DCV Deploy certification.
2. Take the current exam for your existing VCP certification solution track. For example, if you are a VCP4, you could take the current VCP6-Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV) exam.
3. Earn a new VCP certification in a different solution track. For example, if you are a VCP-Cloud, you could recertify by earning VCP6-DTM certification.