MICROSOFT
Certified Professional (MCP)
The
Microsoft Certified Professional credential is for individuals who
have the skills to successfully implement a Microsoft product or
technology as part of a business solution in an organization. Hands-on
experience with the product is necessary to successfully achieve
certification.
MCP
candidates are required to pass one current Microsoft certification
exam that provides a valid and reliable measure of technical
proficiency and expertise (a current exam is any that has not been
retired). MCP exams are developed with the input of professionals in
the industry and reflect how Microsoft products are used in
organizations throughout the world.
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MICROSOFT Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
The
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credential is the premier
certification for professionals who analyze the business requirements
and design and implement the infrastructure for business solutions
based on the Windows® 2003 platform and Microsoft server software.
Implementation responsibilities include installing, configuring, and
troubleshooting network systems.
Microsoft
has made to the MCSE certification to retain its validity and value
and to meet the technical needs of competitive organizations.
The
MCSE Certification is Appropriate for
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Systems
engineers
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Technical
support engineers
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Systems
analysts
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Network
analysts
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Technical
consultants
The
MCSE credential is one of the most widely recognized technical
certifications in the industry—a credential in high demand. By
earning the premier MCSE credential, individuals are demonstrating
that they have the skills necessary to lead organizations in the
successful design, implementation, and administration of the most
advanced Microsoft Windows platform and Microsoft server products.
An MCSE's Typical Computing Environment
The
Windows 2003 track of the MCSE credential is designed for IT
professionals working in the typically complex computing environment
of medium to large organizations.
MICROSOFT Certified
Systems Engineer Administrator (MCSA)
The MCSA credential has been designed
to include a subset of the MCSE credential’s exams and is focused
specifically on the skills necessary to successfully manage and
troubleshoot the ongoing needs of Windows® 2003 operating system-based
systems.
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MICROSOFT
Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
The
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) credential is the
premier certification for professionals who implement and administer
Microsoft SQL Server™ databases. The certification is appropriate
for individuals who derive physical database designs, develop logical
data models, create physical databases, create data services by using
Transact-SQL, manage and maintain databases, configure and manage
security, monitor and optimize databases, and install and configure
Microsoft SQL Server.
The
MCDBA Certification is Appropriate for
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Database
administrators
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Database
analysts
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Database
developers
By
earning the premier MCDBA credential, individuals are demonstrating
that they have the skills necessary to lead organizations in the
successful design, implementation, and administration of Microsoft SQL
Server databases.
MCDBA candidates should have at least one year of experience working
with Microsoft SQL Server.
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MICROSOFT
Certified Trainer (MCT)
Microsoft® Certified Trainers (MCTs) play an important role in Microsoft's training
and certification process. MCTs are Microsoft's exclusive product
evangelists for Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) and Microsoft
Developer Network (MSDN®)
Training courses. MCTs are instructionally qualified and technically
certified by Microsoft to deliver Microsoft courses to IT
professionals and developers. MCTs get the inside track on Microsoft
products and technologies. In addition, MCTs receive access to a
number of program benefits. The MCT credential is accepted in both
Microsoft education channels—Microsoft Certified Technical Education
Centers (s) and Microsoft Authorized Academic Training Providers (AATPs).
For more information about the process of becoming an MCT, please
contact FastTrain
MICROSOFT
Office Specialist
The
Microsoft®
Office Specialist program is globally recognized as the
standard for demonstrating desktop skills with the Microsoft Office
suite of business productivity applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint®,
Microsoft Access and Microsoft Outlook®)
and the Microsoft Project applications (Microsoft Project 2000
& 2003 and
Microsoft Project Central). With a
Microsoft Office Specialist certification, thousands of
people have demonstrated increased productivity and have proved their
ability to utilize the advanced functionality of these Microsoft
applications.
By
encouraging individuals to develop advanced skills with Microsoft's
business desktop software, the
Microsoft Office Specialist program helps fill the
demand for qualified, knowledgeable people in the modern workplace. At
the same time,
Microsoft Office Specialist
certification helps satisfy an organization's need for a
qualitative assessment of employee skills.
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MICROSOFT
Certification for Microsoft Project
Microsoft®
Project is the newest desktop certification offered
in the Microsoft Office
Specialist program. Becoming
certified enables users of Microsoft Project and its companion
application, Microsoft Project Central, to demonstrate their advanced
knowledge and skills.
As with the
Microsoft Office Specialist certification for Microsoft Office applications, the
Microsoft Project certification requires the successful
completion of one or more performance–based, certification
examinations. These exams are prepared by experts and are designed to
assess the individual's ability to use Microsoft Project’s many
organizational, collaborative, and labor–saving features while
working in a "live" environment.
Microsoft Office Specialist certifications are not
intended to be substitutes for the methodological certifications
offered by professional, project management organizations. Rather,
they exist as measurement of an individual’s ability to productively
use a "tool–of–the–trade."
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