Updated: July 08, 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is a proven suite of tools that brings individual developers and entire software development teams robust features for effective collaboration, results-driven productivity, and continual quality assurance. These features help build effective Windows, Web, mobile, and Microsoft Office-based solutions that organizations rely on.
If you are a developer in any specialized job role, Microsoft Learning offers a diverse range of innovative training products, including personalized Learning Plans to guide your training, certification, Microsoft Press books, skills assessments, classroom training, and e-learning (online) solutions. Whether you learn better in a group setting or independently, Microsoft offers you comprehensive training that helps you build technical solutions and advance your career.
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If you learn best independently, Official Microsoft E-Learning courses provide a simple and effective way for you to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. You can use these online courses to improve your skills, prepare for a project or an exam, or earn certifications on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Most e-learning courses include hands-on virtual labs.
Microsoft Press provides comprehensive reference and training books that enable you to get the most from Microsoft tools and technologies. Microsoft Press books are written by industry experts and Microsoft insiders who provide accurate and current information so that you can get the answers you need and advance your skills.
A Learning Plan is a step-by-step roadmap of recommended Microsoft resources that provide training on Visual Studio 2005. This personalized learning experience enables you to choose the training resource that is right for you, track your progress, and retain your learning history.
Classroom training is designed to help you transition your skills and build expertise on Visual Studio 2005 with the help of world-class learning content. Classroom training includes both "First Look" courses and classes for transitioning your skills. Our training providers are uniquely positioned to help you develop expertise on the latest Microsoft technology through classroom training; online, instructor-led training; and facilitated, blended learning solutions.
Whatever your specific developer job role, let the certification process help guide you through the learning and validation process that is necessary to showcase your skills and excel on the job.
There are three Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications designed to validate your in-depth skills on key technology areas in Visual Studio 2005. These certifications can be used alone to distinguish your expertise, together to show breadth of knowledge, or as building blocks toward Professional Series credentials.
The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) credential is the ideal way to demonstrate your ability to use Visual Studio 2005 in a specific, real-world job role. These three professional certification paths build on the MCTS prerequisites.
After you earn your MCPD on Visual Studio 2005, you can follow a simple path to upgrade your skills to Visual Studio 2008.