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I chatted with Heather about her job working for NASCAR. Heather took her Office certifications to the next level three years ago when she decided to become an MCT. Now not only does she have the Office skills to help the NASCAR organization, but as a Microsoft Certified Trainer she helps others get...

Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) are the premier technical and instructional experts on Microsoft technologies, and are the only individuals authorized to deliver training with Microsoft Official Courses. MCT Sasa Kranjac—a preeminent Croatia-based IT Technical Trainer, Consultant, and Speaker—stopped...

Does certification really matter? This is one of the most frequently asked and debated topic among IT pros and developers, whether they have college degrees or years of industry experience. You want to know if pursuing Microsoft certification is a good investment of time and money. MCT and Senior Consultant...

Recently, a young IT professional starting out in his career asked us on Facebook: "What is the benefit if I get certified?" In the guest blog post below, MCT Ed Baker responds to this young IT pro's question. If you'd like to connect with Ed for more advice, please leave a comment...

Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) are great sources of information and advice about technology, certification and IT career. As such, they often get questions about study tips and certification exam preparation. In the guest blog post below, MCT Bert Wolters shares some solid tips gathered from years...

Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) are great sources of information and advice about technology, certification and IT career. As such, they often get questions about study tips and certification exam preparation. In the guest blog post below, MCT Bert Wolters shares some solid tips gathered from years...

By Mark Wheatley Volunteer Microsoft Certified Trainer NetHope Academy Intern Program - Haiti October 12, 2011 A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to teach for the NetHope Academy Intern Program in Haiti. I've been a teacher for over 30 years and a Microsoft Certified Trainer for...

If you’re a long-timer reader of this blog, you probably know that we often post about great opportunities and benefits available to our Microsoft Certified Trainers. If you’ve ever thought about joining our premier technical/instructional community, there’s a fantastic opportunity coming up next month...

Some MCTs have experienced issues with not being able to see/access the MCT Forum tab on the blog. We believe that the issues have been fixed; however, I need your help in confirming this. For those of you who have experienced problems with seeing and accessing the Forum, would you mind dumping your...

I would like to share this wonderful story, I’ve been talking with one of our MCTs Tone Shelby. Tone is a great MCT on SQL Server and she is also a very proud mother. Especially now that her son Brian is about to become an MCT too. It’s been great chatting with Tone and Brian and I wanted...

Today we had a comprehensive schedule – a roster was drawn up where each attendee needed to focus on the following key components of the bootcamp to become Microsoft Certified Trainers. · Technical Teach Back sessions assessment · Microsoft Technology Associate Examination ...

Day 2 was a hard day, but today we made some real progress. On the first day Ken Rosen and I explained the MCT Program, unpacking all the acronyms and benefits; MOC, MOAC, CPLS, ITA, MCP, MCTS, CWDL, MTM and many more! By the end of the day everyone was excited and hungry for more but we knew that the...

Today we started our "train the trainer" Microsoft Certified Trainer Bootcamp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. We have enrolled 13 experienced IT professionals to participate in the week long bootcamp, all aiming to join the community of 18,000 MCT trainers worldwide. Due to the earthquake disaster...

Every month, on the Third Thursday of that month, MCTs from all over the world tune in to hear about the latest in Microsoft technology, Training and Certification. For some it will be the middle of the night, others tune in during breaks and many view the recordings later on. It's a great way to...

On Monday 13th June 2011, the University of York, UK, hosted a round table event with 17 MCTs who specialise in training Microsoft Office technologies. The trainers, many of whom had travelled from all over the UK, joined Andrew Bettany, member of the Microsoft Learning Advisory Council, and 2...

The updated Member Site has launched! Log into www.microsoft.com/certified to check out the new features, functionality, and design. As always, we would love your feedback and thoughts on the new experience. Please make sure to leave us your thoughts by clicking on the feedback button at the bottom of...

Last week, we offered up a sneak peek of the latest promotion Microsoft Learning has put together. Today, I'm happy to share a few more details. Here’s how it works: Microsoft Learning Partners in the US can now buy (for their students) a digital Microsoft Official Course (dMOC), plus...

If you’re a Microsoft Certified Trainer, we know you’re all about helping your students acquire expertise on Microsoft products, technologies, and solutions. Now you can help them prove their expertise as well: Learning Rewards enables you to offer your students the best possible deal on certification...

If you receive our MCP Daily Flash, you’ve seen in the announcement about some new and updated MCP Benefits. If you receive the weekly or monthly editions, here’s what you have to look forward to: MCP and MCT Member Sites : Look for a new site to launch later this year—we’re hard at work improving, simplifying...

Braindumps . We all know they’re out there, and we all know it’s wrong to use them, and it’s very wrong to distribute them. (Lifetime decertification would be the least of your worries.) But just as with software piracy, we know there’s a seedy underbelly in this business, and we do our best to ensure...

MCTs and educators, here’s a chance to provide some feedback on Microsoft software products—we’re looking for some instructors to participate in a research study to drive improvements in our products and services.  All you need to do is spend 30-60 minutes answering some questions related to your...

Exam 70-523 is now finally available in Prometric testing centers! This exam is intended for candidates who hold an MCPD Web Application Developer 3.5 certification to upgrade to MCPD Web Applications Developer 4. Candidates for this exam should have experience designing and developing Web-based applications...

In January 1993, I was 24 years old, ten months into my marriage and four months away from fatherhood. My history degree collected dust while I spent my days as an administrative assistant, typing and filing for a staff of architects and engineers only a few years older than me; my wife was still in...

Exam 70-521 is now finally available in Prometric testing centers. This exam is designed for candidates who current hold an MCPD certification as a Windows Developer on .NET 3.5 to upgrade to the MCPD Windows Applications Developer 4. Candidates for this exam should have experience with developing...

I've blogged about OneNote Trainer Packs (OTPs) before, and one of the questions that comes up frequently is: Will they be available for new courses? The answer is yes! Today we have released eight new OneNote Trainer Packs, which brings our total to 40 (see below for the list). Our current goal...