Gain an overview of Microsoft certifications you can study and those which will best progress your career.

Become a Microsoft Certified Specialist to gain industry recognition for the unparalleled desktop skills you demonstrated in achieving the premier Microsoft desktop certification.

Become a Microsoft Certified Professional if you want industry recognition for your ability to successfully implement a Microsoft product or technology as part of a business solution in an organisation.

Become a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician if you'd like to start your IT career and gain industry recognition for your ability to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Become a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator if you want to advance your career and gain industry recognition for successfully managing and troubleshooting system environments running on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Become a Microsoft Certified Application Developer, if you want industry recognition of your ability to build powerful applications using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Web services on the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

Become a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, if you want industry recognition of your ability to lead organisations in the successful design, implementation and administration of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases.

Become a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer to declare to current and potential employers that you're a top-level, advanced designer who can design and develop leading-edge enterprise solutions using Microsoft development tools and technologies as well as the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

Become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, if you want industry recognition that you can successfully design and implement the infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform and Microsoft Windows Server System.

Become a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist if you want to showcase your cutting-edge technical skills and gain industry recognition for your knowledge and expertise in your specialised technology.

Become a Microsoft Certified IT Professional if you want to highlight your specific area of expertise, whether in database administration, database development or business intelligence.

Become a Microsoft Certified Developer if you develop using Microsoft Visual Studio.NET and you want to be recognised for your skills and experience.

Become a Microsoft Certified Architect if you want to be acknowledged as a top industry expert in IT architecture. This credential recognises that you can use multiple technologies to solve business problems and that you can provide business metrics and measurements to assess the success or failure of a project.

Become a Microsoft Office Specialist if you want to be acknowledged for your overall comprehension and expertise of Microsoft Office programs.

Become a Microsoft Certified Trainer to prove that you're a premier technical and instructional expert in Microsoft products, technologies and solutions - and authorised by Microsoft to deliver training that is based on Official Microsoft Learning Products or Microsoft Dynamics Learning Products for the Microsoft Certified Trainer programme.

Become a Microsoft Certified Learning Consultant to demonstrate that you've progressed beyond your role as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and that you now conduct frequent consultative engagements with your customers and advise them on best-practice training solutions.