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Are you interested in developing your Microsoft technology skills in the planning, design, implementation, management and support phases of the technology-adoption life cycle?
If so, one of the best ways to understand and appreciate the concepts and principles is with instructor-led learning from one of our Certified Partners for Learning Solutions.
The primary benefits of an official Microsoft Learning course are that you get:
| • | The most job-relevant Microsoft content in the industry Courses are based on an extensive job task analysis (JTA) of the target audience. We receive input from thousands of professionals from more than 100 nations and build our course content around those job needs, ensuring high relevance to the learner. |
| • | The right tool for the right learning style Students attending an official Microsoft Learning course also receive the equivalent content and hands-on virtual labs in self-paced E-Learning format. This E-Learning product provides a great after-class reference product. |
| • | Delivery from a guaranteed expert Courses include hands-on labs, interactive media, and the instructional and technical expertise of a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Trainers provide interactive collaboration with students as well as expert mentoring. |
| • | Information direct from the source Courses are designed and developed by Microsoft technical and instructional experts, working with Microsoft's very own software developers, testers, architects and consultants to ensure that official Microsoft Learning courses provide the most trusted and technically accurate content available. |
| • | The most knowledge in the least amount of time A fast way to learn. The Microsoft Learning combination of thorough audience analysis and award-winning instructional design, in partnership with the delivery expertise of Microsoft Learning Solution Partners and Microsoft Certified Trainers, ensures that courses take the most direct route to transferring skills. |
Instructor-led courses, which offer the official Microsoft curriculum, are delivered by a Certified Partner for Learning Solutions. Our Partners use Microsoft Certified Trainers who, as part of the training, use Metrics that Matter, an evaluation tool that you complete to tell us about your learning experience.
Our Partners regularly participate in an independent audit process to ensure that their facilities and hardware, and the learning experience they give you, is of a consistently high standard.
| Training | Audience | Customer need | Content | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | - Business decision-maker | Early awareness and introduction to the new Microsoft technologies that solve my business problems. | Product positioning, business value, benefits, strategy, competitive analysis, case studies. | Less than one day |
| Clinic | - Technical decision-maker - IT pro - Developer - Information worker | Early technical information to learn how a specific Microsoft product or technology solves my unique business problem. | Product features and functionality, capabilities and benefits, case studies. | Less than one day |
| Workshop | - IT pro - Developer - Information worker | Hands-on experience in a safe environment to troubleshoot and solve real-world problems relevant to my job tasks. | Problem-solving labs that explore features and functionality based on real-world situations or scenarios that address a specific technology or subject. | Two days (third day optional) |
| Course | - IT pro - Developer - Information worker | Instructional environment where I can build my skills with Microsoft technologies that apply to my job role. | Lecture and labs that teach concepts, principles, and application based on real-world scenarios and job roles. | Three to five days |