Training and skills development are key indicators of IT team success. Make sure that the technology professionals you hire and supervise can take your organization to the next level. Learn how Microsoft Certification can help you optimize the use of Microsoft tools and solutions.
As an IT department manager, one of your biggest challenges is ensuring that your IT team has the training and skills it needs to get ahead. Now more than ever, the technology professionals you recruit, hire, and supervise need to make a direct impact on productivity, business efficiency, and the bottom line. Take advantage of Microsoft training, certification, guidance, and resources to help optimize your technology investment.
Manager ChallengesFind out how Microsoft Learning can help you get ahead. Review management challenges, job role recommendations, and key resources to help your IT team implement and support applications and technologies.
Special OffersTurn your team into an IT powerhouse. Take advantage of special certification and training offers.
Resources and EducationIdentify and develop the right IT skill sets. Use these resources, tools, and educational materials to help ensure that your team is maximizing its potential.
Live MeetingsJoin a Live Meeting designed specifically for managers of IT professionals and developers.
Learning SolutionsInvest in skills development. Help drive immediate gains in employee productivity, organizational efficiency, and competitiveness. Solutions include several programs, as follows:
Visit the Microsoft Career PortalBrowse through job descriptions and training recommendations for members of your team in key IT professional and developer job roles.
Find out more about the value of Microsoft Certification l Sign up to receive offers exclusively for IT team managers l Get answers about training and certification
A highly skilled and trained IT department is optimized, runs efficiently, and can successfully implement and support key applications and technologies. Explore some of the most prevalent challenges facing organizations and IT managers today. Review the recommended job roles to see the training resources and certifications that map to specific IT needs and Microsoft technologies.
Consolidate and virtualizeConsolidate and virtualize servers, desktops, and applications so you can lower hardware, facility, and energy costs.
Recommended job roles:
Improve communications and collaborationHelp keep your costs and security concerns under control by removing the barriers between your employees, partners, and customers.
Recommended job role:
Optimize your desktop environment Save money, enhance security, streamline management, and boost user productivity virtually anywhere.
Modernize your serversEliminate server sprawl, cut hardware and energy costs, and help improve IT reliability, security, availability, and scalability.
Make better decisionsGet the right information to the right people, in the right place, at the right time to make the critical decisions that keep your business competitive.
Connect systemsBuild organizational efficiencies by implementing the right solutions within your organization across all Web and client user experiences.
Visit the Microsoft Career PortalBrowse through job descriptions and training recommendations for key IT professional and developer job roles.
Visit the Because It’s Everybody’s Business siteVisit this Web site to hear from the experts and learn more about Microsoft technologies that can drive IT innovation.
Access the latest certification and training resources from Microsoft and other industry leaders. Use these resources to help identify and recruit candidates, and to ensure that your team is maximizing its potential.
Hire IT professionals
Get your team certified
Find additional resources
Read a guidebookRead this guide to Microsoft Certification, specifically geared to hiring managers and recruiters.
Download the guidebook (PDF file, 2.82 MB)
Download the guidebook (XPS file, 1.5 MB)
Employ the best: Learn about the MCP advantageWhen you hire a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), your company benefits from a technically proficient professional who has hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge.
Post jobs and browse through resumesPost jobs and find Microsoft-certified candidates for your IT positions.
Visit MSEmploy(Msemploy.com)
Visit Career Builder(CareerBuilder.com)
Find Microsoft CertificationsExplore Microsoft Certifications that will benefit your business.
Read white papers and articlesRead the following articles on how performance improves when IT team members hold Microsoft Certifications.
Value of Certification: Team Certification and Organizational Performance
Download the IDC white paper (PDF file, 154 KB)
Download the IDC white paper (XPS 190 KB)
Get More Bang for Your Buck with a Microsoft-Certified Staff
Download the flyer (PDF file, 315 KB)
Download the flyer (XPS file, 335 KB)
A Comprehensive Look at the Value of Microsoft Certification
Download white paper (PDF file, 662 KB)
Download white paper (XPS file, 865 KB)
Watch a video about certificationHear managers and IT professionals discuss how Microsoft Certification can have a positive impact on teams and careers.
Learn about special certification offersExplore special offers to get your team certified.
Visit the Born to Learn blogVisit Born to Learn for the latest news about training and certification.
Visit the IT Management PortalAccess resources for IT managers.
View a 2009 salary surveyReview the 2009 salary survey from Certification Magazine.
Receive exclusive offers from Microsoft LearningSign up to receive offers and resources exclusively for IT team managers.
Join the Microsoft team for a special Office Live Meeting series created specifically for managers of IT professionals and developers. Use the following table to learn more and to register for a meeting. Live Meetings are available on demand two weeks after the initial event.
Title
Date/time
View on demand
Exam Forensics and What Microsoft Is Doing to Catch the Cheaters
Join this Live Meeting to hear what Microsoft and other organizations are doing to protect certification from "brain-dump" providers, proxy test-takers, and score-report fraud. Get a better understanding of the value of Microsoft Certifications.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time
What time is this in my region? (timeanddate.com)
Available two weeks after the Live Meeting
Get Ahead with Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits
Learn how to lower your training costs and ready your team for Microsoft technologies by maximizing your Software Assurance benefits, including training vouchers, Microsoft E-Learning, around-the-clock troubleshooting support, services for deployment, and much more.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time
Best Practices in IT Staff Skills Development
Join Keith Mayer, WrightRobbins Lead Learning Consultant, to discover how enterprise organizations are successfully leveraging Microsoft learning and certification resources to build structured IT skills development plans.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time
Whatever happened to the MCSE? (and what’s this MCITP?)
Ken Rosen, Senior Director of Community and Evangelism for Microsoft Learning, explains how some of the current Microsoft certifications —Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)— measure up and work together to help you identify skilled candidates and validate knowledge of current Microsoft technologies.
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The Truth About Certification Exams
Join psychometrician Liberty Munson for a behind-the-scenes look into how Microsoft works to help ensure that certification exams are a valid measure of technical skills.
The Business Value of Windows 7 – Training for ROI
Robert Kratzke explains how training and MCTS and MCITP certifications on Windows 7 can help insure a successful implementation and provide a faster return on your investment.
Microsoft Certification is simpler and more cost-efficient than ever. Purchase a specially priced exam pack and take advantage of special savings. Distribute vouchers individually to get team members up-to-speed, or provide vouchers to groups that are preparing a deployment.
Note This offer is valid only in Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, North America, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
Exam 5-pack:
Save 20 percent when you purchase an exam pack: Get 5 exams for the price of 4
Exam 10-pack:
Save 40 percent when you purchase an exam pack: Get 10 exams for the price of 6
Open the Prometric order form and complete the following steps to purchase your exam packs
Open the Prometric order form (Prometric.com)
Create your account. You will need to supply a user name and password.
After completing the Prometric form, you will receive an e-mail message confirming that your account was created. You must validate your account by clicking the link included in your e-mail message.
Sign in to your Prometric account.
Manage your account information (provide your company and account details).
Click New Order in the left navigation pane:
Voucher group code: R4 (for 5 voucher bundle) OR R8 (for 10 voucher bundle)
Client name: Microsoft
Click Search.
Verify your package:
5-exam pack (save 20 percent)
or
10-exam pack (save 40 percent)
Enter your method of payment.
Note You can use the same user name and password to track your order history and to place your next voucher order.
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Q. How does the exam voucher offer work?
A.
IT managers can purchase a multi-pack of Microsoft Certification exam vouchers at discounts ranging from 20 to 40 percent, depending on the size of the package. The exam voucher package must be purchased through Prometric, in accordance with Prometric’s payment policies. Prometric will send voucher codes directly to IT managers through e-mail. IT managers can distribute the voucher codes to team members at their discretion. Each team member who receives a voucher can use the discount code when scheduling the exam through Prometric.
Visit the Prometric Web site (Prometric.com)
Q. What exams are included in the offer?
Exam voucher codes can be used for all of the following certifications: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD).
Q. What is the timeframe of the offer?
This offer expires on June 30, 2010, or while supplies last.
Q. When do the exam vouchers expire?
The exam vouchers expire one year from the date of purchase.
Q. Can I use the voucher code multiple times?
No, you can only use one voucher per exam.
Q. Can discounts be combined and stacked?
No. Only one type of discount voucher can be used for each exam.
Q. Can vouchers be resold?
Any resale of vouchers is expressly prohibited. Vouchers cannot be redeemed for cash, credit, or refund.
Q. What regions of the world are eligible for this offer?
At this time, the exam voucher offer is valid only in Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, North America, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
Q. What if I have other questions about this offer?
Visit our Get Answers page for additional information and resources about Microsoft Certification and this offer.
