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I had a fun chat this morning with a few hundred Microsoft Learning Partners to see how much interest there was in offering a Free Virtualization exam to all their current and former ITPro students...not only were they interested, but almost 90 Learning Partners jumped in already today on behalf of their...

If you manage IT professionals or developers, Microsoft Certification can help ensure your team is ready to deploy, use, and manage the latest Microsoft technologies. Whether your team needs to update skills, prepare for deployment, or validate their training – Microsoft Certification can help...

Many of you have been involved in beta testing new versions of Microsoft’s software products. But have you ever considered getting involved earlier in the process, before all the features and functionality are locked? Microsoft’s User Research group is specifically interested in finding more...

We're on hiatus for the summer, but if you missed any of the Live Meetings for Managers you can view on-demand any time. Check out the great presentations created specifically to help managers of IT professionals and developers understand the value of certification for their teams, take advantage...

It may not feel like spring in our Bellevue office with cloudy skies and 39°F/4°C temperatures, but I’m going to pretend it’s warm and resume my Spring Cleaning ! As I wrote earlier, this post will highlight new training opportunities, special offers, and resources available on the...

It’s spring in the northern hemisphere, and here in our office it’s time for some spring cleaning! As Kanthi shared with you a couple of weeks ago, we’ve cleaned out and rearranged our virtual closet by revamping the Microsoft Training Catalog, and there are thousands of training and...

[updated with Developer Roles and a working email address:-)) Microsoft Learning is seeking individuals to record video testimonials for our ‘Career Campaign.’ The Career Campaign is about providing customers training, guidance and offers to help them get skilled for popular jobs in IT and Development...

Today’s students are looking for ways to build skills that will differentiate them from others and open the doors to tomorrow’s jobs. With recent commissioned research predicting that the number of IT jobs worldwide will rise by 5.8 million between the end of 2009 and the end of 2013, many...

As we start to climb our way back out of this recession, it’s good to take stock of the state of the industry. Jobs may still be in short supply, but thankfully the technology industry has fared better than most. Today, we published an article with perspectives from several of our executives on how and...

Lo and behold, the 20% off MS exam discounts were supposed to have ended as of today. But they haven’t. At least, not yet. Here’s the reason why… Click here to read the rest of this post!

Today is the LAST day that the 20% off MS exam discounts will still be available for certain regions/countries. So if you want some, you MUST enter the giveaway TODAY! Honestly, the response to the MS exam voucher giveaway has been nothing short of AMAZING! So much so that actually delivering the vouchers...

Time’s running out for you to get in on the exam discount vouchers, folks. All exam discount vouchers generated through the MCT Rewards program will flip over to 10% off starting on August 27, 2009, now and forever, instead of the current 20% off enjoyed by some countries/regions. Current year...

Good intentions don’t really mean much. Sure, you can vow to go rock-climbing, but if you never actually do anything about learning how to do it, and making sure you have the appropriate gear to help you learn, what happens? You’ll very quickly become a damp stain at the bottom of a rock...

This is the last day of the exam voucher drawing. During this time I have enjoyed reading a tremendous number of comments and responses, and also saw an increase on our RSS subscription - thank you guys, for subscribing to Born to Learn. I know that free exam vouchers are very attractive, together with...

This morning, I was browsing through Channel 9 to get a feel for what’s on the minds of software developers. There are quite a few posts about Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta, which got me thinking about the challenge of learning a new technology. Technically inept (inserting an Excel table into...

Hi there - if you have got a voucher from the drawing and had problem redeeming it on Prometric website, try it again now. Thanks to Kim, our Program Manager, this issue has been straightened out.

One more day to go~~~ the June 29 winners are: Burner Maire Rodolfo Nunez Congrats! Please look out for an email from me with your exam voucher code.

Sunday drawing - winners are below: Here are the three lucky folks for June 28: Nuno Relvao Jerry William Kerns Congrats! And the three of you will be excluded from the future drawing – please look out for my email to you shortly! Again, if you are new to this, and want to be put in the voucher...

Saturday drawing - winners are below: Here are the three lucky folks for June 27: Certification-Exam Prashil Rikard Strand Congrats! And the three of you will be excluded from the future drawing – please look out for my email to you shortly! Again, if you are new to this, and want to be put in...

Here are the three lucky folks for June 26: Daniel G. Kiruba Paul Mallett Congrats! And the three of you will be excluded from the future drawing – please look out for my email to you shortly! Folks, you don’t need to come back and post another comment if you have already done so. Again,...