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Microsoft Learning, MPN Capability Development, the Small Business Competency team and the Microsoft Office team bring you an exciting opportunity to learn to plan and deploy Office 365. As organizations recognize the benefits of providing users with anywhere-access to cloud-based email and scheduling, web conferencing, file sharing, collaboration and Office Web Apps at a low predictable monthly cost, demand for certified Office 365 expertise is climbing sharply in the enterprise and small business...

You’ve heard of slacktivism, but have you heard of geektivism? You’ll get to see it in action at TechEd! If you’re headed to TechEd this June, think about volunteering. Thanks to a partnership with GeekGive (which was born at TechEd 2009) there will be a number of opportunities to give back to the community while you’re soaking up the conference…and the sun. Here are the details: Saturday, June 9, you can: · Work with Habitat for Humanity to build a house in...

Microsoft Learning and the Windows Server Product Marketing team are excited to bring you a new two-day Jump Start covering Windows Server 2012! Of course, the entire IT industry is excited about this new release and we believe this Jump Start will show you why. On June 21-22, from 9:00am – 4:00pm PDT, join Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist Rick Claus and Microsoft Partner Corey Hynes as they walk you through their personal favorite feature sets and answer why and how each can improve your...

We recently completed the first round of exams for our first "hybrid rotation" - our alternate delivery model where we do one week onsite in Redmond followed by ten weeks of Lync-based remote training delivery - and we've had outstanding results with the new model on many fronts. I'm very happy to say that these results extend to where it counts most to many of our candidates - certification. Please welcome the following new Masters from "R11": Hannes Gfrerer is a Senior...

I am truly energized after having just attended the 3rd International Congress on Technology and Vocational Education and Training in Shanghai (TVET) - what a remarkable assembly of leading educators, administrators, political decision makers, subject matter experts, NGOs, industry representatives and journalists from around the world. The event has attracted more than 800 representatives from 117 member states of the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). After attending...

We had the pleasure of featuring our Psychometrician Liberty Munson on two tweetchats this week ! For each one-hour chat, she was the voice behind @MSLearning . Our Twitter followers asked many great questions about certifications and exams. Liberty shared fascinating, behind-the-scenes facts about our exam development process, and also offered exam prep tips. Missed the tweetchats? We've got you covered. Simply replay them below and take notes. (Did you spot the picture of her dog Zenith?) And...

The DPE/MSL Scholarship has turned a new leaf in Narayan's life. A rural youth from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, Narayan comes from a background of extreme hardship. However, with the support of Microsoft and NIIT, he is receiving technical training, soft skills, and a paid internship to allow him to gain the skills and experience to follow his dreams.

G reetings True Believers! So it's been a while since I've checked in via a blog post. It's great to see many of you joining the conversation on twitter as well as on the 60 Days to MCSE forum on Born to learn. So what have I been up to? Well, first and foremost, I spent a lot of unnecessary time trying to get my System Center 2012 evaluation environment up. It took me much longer to complete the setup and installation than expected. I ran into a number of issues (most of them end user...

Due to financial difficulties and family obligations, Yashico was not able to pursue his passion for technology until he heard about the DPE/MSL Scholarship Program. Because of the scholarship funds provided by Microsoft and the SQL Server training performed by MISNET, Yashico now has a golden opportunity to follow his dreams. Yashico is working towards the MCITP: Database Administrator certification.

"Learning is never too late to anyone who is willing." These were the words that motivated Mr. Ronnel Rio , the recipient of the DPE MSL Scholarship, to pursue his dream of becoming a full-pledged IT Professional. As much as he wanted to pursue his passion for IT, external factors such as the challenging economy and other financial limitations, deprived him of the education that could have helped him get a career of his choice. He managed to attend a 2-year Computer Technician course, at...