Certification Program Keith Loeber Director

CERTIFICATIONS

Certification Family

4 More than 50% of today’s jobs require some technology skills, and experts say that percentage will increase to 77% in the next decade. 1 Within 10 years, 60% of jobs that exist will be ones that don’t exist today. 2 There are several studies that suggest there will be a significant gap in the next 5 to 10 years between the demand for and supply of IT professionals with the right technical skills. According to Certification Magazine, an IDC study places that gap at 40% IT employment will rise by 5.8 million jobs in 4 years; and 51% of total IT employment will be software related; creating 75K new businesses. 1 Technical skills are key to the prosperity of nations and to better lives for individuals in the 21st century. They contribute to economic growth both directly, through increased productivity, and indirectly, by creating greater capacity to adopt new technologies and ways of working and to spur innovation. 3 Supporting 21st Century Skills Development

Source: The New York Times, May 19, 2011 Median annual income College degree required US$26,756 College degree not required US$15,896 Employment status of college graduates under age 25 in the US A college degree, but not a college job

ASSOCIATE Microsoft Technology TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST Microsoft Certified IT PROFESSIONAL / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER IT PROFESSIONAL / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER Microsoft Certified MASTER Microsoft Certified ARCHITECT Microsoft Certified IT Certifications Microsoft Certification Family MOS Certifications SPECIALIST Microsoft Office EXPERT Microsoft Office Specialist MASTER Microsoft Office Specialist

Computer Based Hands-on Exams Word and Excel Only Validates advanced Office skills (depth) Validated through multiple specialist and expert exams Validates breadth and depth of Office suite skills CORE EXPERT MASTER Computer Based Hands-on Exams Focuses on single Office suite product Validates Office skills (what & how) MOS Certification Progression SPECIALIST Microsoft Office EXPERT Microsoft Office Specialist MASTER Microsoft Office Specialist

Web based Academic classroom Validates foundational knowledge (what) Student Certification Computer Based exams Prometric Testing Centers Worldwide Validates job ready skills (how) Computer Based exams Prometric Testing Centers Worldwide Validates job role skills (why & when) Computer Based and Hands –on Exams Select Prometric Testing Centers Worldwide Validates expert level skills Board Review Validates expert level skills within a specific technology Trusted Advisor/Leader/Consultant MTA MCTS MCTIP/ MCPD MCM MCA IT Certification Progression ASSOCIATE Microsoft Technology TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST Microsoft Certified IT PROFESSIONAL / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER IT PROFESSIONAL / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER Microsoft Certified MASTER Microsoft Certified ARCHITECT Microsoft Certified

Exam Development Process Objective Domain Blueprint Item Development Research Candidate Manager Alpha Review & Item Revision Field Testing (a.k.a. Beta Exam) Field Testing (a.k.a. Beta Exam) Forms Assembly Localized Exam Standard Setting Item Selection Publish Exam Ongoing Psychometrics Ongoing Psychometrics

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Specialist Word 2010 Excel 2010 PowerPoint 2010 Access 2010 Office Exams SharePoint 2010 Outlook 2010 OneNote 2010 Expert 4 Specialist + 2 Expert Excel Expert Master Word Expert

One MTA exam = One MTA certification MTA exams are not pre-requisite to each other or to MCTS exams MTA Exams HTML 5 Gaming Mobile NEW

Microsoft IT Certifications Academic Focus Areas

Academic Certification Fulfillment Classroom License Individual Voucher Individual Voucher Certiport Prometric Campus License Individual Voucher Institution Student Institution Institution (072) ITA Institution (073) Student (072) – NA in India and China CertificationMicrosoft PartnerLicense TypePurchaserPurchasing Options Individual VoucherPrometric Institution (070) ITA Institution (073) Student (070)

MOS Testing Experience 15

Performance-based testing Timed: 50 minutes 30 questions Pass/Fail scoring Single Office exam = MOS Testing - MOS

Tips for Certification Success Take the exam yourself Hands-on, hands-on, hands-on Use the week before the certification exam to review and prep students for exam using demonstrations and performance driven tasks Practice testing with a clock displayed on the desktop to get students accustomed to timed exams If all students do not pass, take 2-3 days and match the students who passed to mentor those who didn’t before attempting certification again – all students have a stake in everyone passing If student does not pass, look at their certification report and see which competency they need to work on before retesting

MOS Exam Score Report

Certification Operations

20 Accreditation Overview ACHIEVEMENT Accreditation recommendation from: American Council on Education Higher Education Training and Awards Council, Ireland Credits available for: Office Series Technical Series STUDENT BENEFIT Helps students achieve employability and academic goals Saves professionals money through corporate tuition assistance Bridges the gap between workforce training and the classroom One of the few IT programs that offer accreditation Accreditation Organizations are recommending Microsoft Certification for college credit

Eligible Technical Exams Windows 7MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7, Windows 7 Windows Server 2008MCITP: Enterprise Administrator Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008MCITP: Server Administrator, Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2, VirtualizationMCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization Administrator Microsoft Exchange 2007MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator, Exchange 2007 Microsoft Exchange 2010MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator, Exchange 2010 Microsoft SQL Server 2005MCITP: Database Administrator, SQL 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2005MCITP: Database Developer, SQL Server 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2008MCITP: Database Administrator, SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2008MCITP: Database Developer, SQL Server 2008 Windows Server 2003Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Windows Server 2003 Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 MCTS:.NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications, Visual Studio 2005 Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Applications, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 MCTS:.NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications, Visual Studio 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2, VirtualizationMCTS: Windows Server 2008 Virtualization, Configuration Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007MCTS: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring Microsoft Office Project Server 2007MCTS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration Microsoft SQL Server 2005MCTS: SQL Server 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance Windows VistaMCTS: Windows Vista Configuration 21

Eligible Office Exams Coming Soon Office Word Office Excel Office PowerPoint Office Access Office Outlook Word Word Expert Excel Excel Expert PowerPoint Access Outlook Word Word Expert Excel Excel Expert PowerPoint Access Outlook 22

1.Enroll in the ACE Transcript ServiceACE Transcript Service Enrolling in ACE takes just a few minutes and only costs $40 2.Submit your exams for verification Search the ACE Course Catalog for the exams achieved (Microsoft or Certiport) Add the exams that you have passed to your ACE course list After courses have been verified, participants can then access their updated ACE transcript 3.Send the ACE transcript to the school Visit the ACE website and submit a transcript request ACE will send the official ACE transcript to the college or university requested Application Process through ACE 23

Over 1000 schools participate in the ACE Credit College and University Network Students should check their schools policies before creating a transcript with ACE ACE is a recommendation service – each school still decides to accept the certification for credit Even if the students school is not a part of the ACE network they still may grant credit for certification Participating Institutions 24