MCP Certifications
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MCP Certifications for Not Yet Techies

The basics of the MCP certification remains the same.
It's sort of a generic label that you acquire by
passing any one of many Microsoft certification
tests.

The real value is passing all the tests required
for the "real" certifications such as MCSE, MCSD
etc. The MCP label is simply something that does
recognize your achieve in passing one test -- nothing
to sneeze at, but not enough to get you anywhere
with your career.

It does have value in that it allows you to access
the restricted areas of the Microsoft website, where
you'll find information just for people who have
passed that first major milestone.

The current exams which you can use to acquire the
MCP label are:

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows 2000
MCSA: Security on Microsoft Windows 2000
MCSA on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Microsoft Windows 2000
MCSE: Security on Microsoft Windows 2000
MCSE on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) on Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) on Microsoft .NET
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) on Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
MCSD on Microsoft .NET Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) on Windows XP

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- posted by RickStooker @ 3:01 PM