Chuck Hickson picked up on a subtle but significant thing in my call to cams yesterday:
I didn t think MCP s as such, existed anymore. I know "I m an MCTS" doesn t rhyme with "I m a PC", but isn t it odd to promote a dead credential?
Do MCPs exist anymore? Heck, yes!
Okay, so maybe it s been a few years since Microsoft has used the term "MCP."
But really: what else are we going to call ourselves? What else embraces all of our certified IT Pros, Developers, Dynamics specialists, Office specialists, and architects?
Sure, I have an MCITP certification, and an MCSE certification, and an MCDST certification, and an MCTS certification.
But I am an MCP.
We are a diverse community spanning a multitude of professions, and we deserve a shared badge to reflect it. Me, I kind of like this one:
So heads up: I’m taking it back!
Microsoft. Certified. Professional.
Who’s with me?
(I’m going to get in so much trouble over this…)
Posted by Krosen
Comments
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:52 PM by James Hippolite
I m with you. With the plethora of Certs, it s very handy to have a single nomenclature.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:20 PM by Niall M
Damm straight!
MCP for life.. MCTS for short time :P
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:20 PM by EduardoKita
Declaring your MCP status is like stating a foundation. I can become an MCTS, MCITP, MCSE... but in my heart, I´m a proud MCP!
Loved the emphasis!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:36 PM by Michael D. Alligood
D@mn the man!!! I m with you - that is until you get busted then I will say that I tried to warn you all along but you kept insisting and coerced us into following you by bribing us with webcams and swag until we lost faith in our abilities to resist and crumbled to your desires. I am sure that is a run-on sentence but I can recite it with a great deal of charm and believability, but I digress...
I M AN MCP. And Spartacus...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:04 PM by ljwestmcsd
But ...
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certifications.mspx states the following:
MCP: The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential is a one-exam certification that demonstrates your skills on <b>legacy</b> Microsoft technologies.
The MCP requirements page (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcp/requirements.mspx) does not list the certifications that earn an MCTS/MCITP/MCPD.
If I understand the websites correctly, unless you passed one of the "legacy" exams, you are not an MCP. Microsoft needs to modify its website to make it clear whether or not that is true.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:42 PM by Krosen
LJ: I won t tell if you won t!
But seriously--good point. We know we need to take that one up, and soon.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:54 PM by Michael D. Alligood
I believe, like everything in life, MCP has evolved beyond passing a single exam and become more of a community.
With that said;
The name is P... MCP.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:59 AM by Udai from Bangalore
That is the spirit and the exact way to face the technology heat. I am with you.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:19 PM by ljwestmcsd
I just took an exam this afternoon and actually read the Non Disclosure Agreement. According to it, MCP stands for Microsoft Certification Program!
You folks at Microsoft need to talk to each other regarding what these acronyms mean and, if necessary, correct the lawyers who wrote the NDA.
[Off topic, but you all need to also strengthen the NDA -- it only talks basically about proxy testing and developing braindumps, you need to specifically forbid people from using braindumps also.]
Friday, December 12, 2008 5:50 AM by Peter Read
LJ - completely agree with the sentiment - braindumps must be stopped, and hopefully the new simulation technologies will help that. And I m fairly sure cheating generally is forbidden in the MCP agreement (is that what it s called? with the "you lose all your certs if you do...." clause).
But being a little pedantic, the NDA is a non-disclosure agreement... So it s there to stop people disclosing the info.... Which isn t quite the same thing.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:15 AM by mannie
MCP Interested In Relocation To Florida / NJ
Hey VA Currently, I live in Colorado. I am very interested in relocating back to
the east-coast...New Jersey and or Florida.
I am working, and enjoy my job; I have over 15 yrs of experience in the tech
industry. I am Microsoft certified and currently working on additional
Microsft designations. I have experience with Oracle, Unix, Linux, and some
health care experience. But my love and interest is the Microsoft
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Server 2000 / 2003 / 2008, Exch 2003 (some 2007), SQL 2000, 2005,
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I am looking for long-term contracts (more than 6 months if possible), and
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Call or e-mail ASAP, or anytime!!!!
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Thanks......
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720.238.5294
emanuelmcc1@comcast.net
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E.L.McCullough (a.k.a: Mannie)