1. IT Academy at the Marshall Center Presented by M. Lubos

2. 2 What is the Microsoft IT Academy Program? IT Academy Program Office Specialist Membership IT Pro Platinum Membership Consistent instruction Certification Latest Microsoft technologies Online learning resources Annual membership

3. 3 Office Specialist Membership E-learning resources (Office only) Instructor Resource Center Microsoft Office Specialist exams for $ 30 USD in our lab

4. 4 Office Specialist Certification Tracks Specialist Certification Only one core exam (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access or Outlook) Expert Certification Word Expert and Excel Expert exam Master Certification Word Expert, Excel Expert, PowerPoint plus elective (Access or Outlook) Requirements: www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/Officespecialist/requirements.asp www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/Officespecialist/requirements.asp

5. 5 IT Pro Platinum Membership E-Learning resources www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp Academic pricing (courseware, seminars, workshops) Promotional pricing for MCP exams ($35 USD) MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) membership included Operating Systems, Visual Studio, Visio, Project…, no Office MSDN Library Knowledge Base Technical Support Library Betas, new releases, updates For instructional and research use Enables departments to load any number of copies of the products on their lab machines for instructional and research use May not be used to run infrastructure of school or department Student taking at least one course in the department may load the software on their personal machines for use in their coursework and personal projects Students do NOT need to take the software off at the end of the course Professional Support 4 incidents; managed newsgroups; online concierge www.msdnaa.net

6. 6 Accessing the IT Academy itacademy.microsoftelearning.com Enter your Windows Life ID only once: Create ID Register courses Study Take an exam Advantages It’s web based: Learn whenever you want Most online courses are interactive Update your skills Internationally recognized certifications

7. 7 Example of an Excel Core exam 18 tasks 50 minutes All menus available. Help file not longer available. Demo (2 Questions)

8. 8 IC 3 Certification Maybe interesting for MC employees? www.certiport.com Pass three exams  IC 3 Certification One exam costs $ 28,50 USD, all three 69 EUR (88 $) Key Applications exam covers Word and Excel basics