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by ja 1 view

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I have built up a fairly good knowledge of MS Office products, especially Access and Excel. This has led to me being asked by my company to perform internal training courses. I have also been asked if I would like to be put through the Microsoft Certified Trainer process.

I have seen a lot about MCSE over time, but I don't know anything about MCT.

Is it worhtwhile?
Is it regarded highly?
What does it entail.

Any advice/comments would be greatfully appreciated.

Thanks,

James.

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by dushy_ant

Certainly the Certifications are going to help you in future. As u have said u are well verse in Microsoft technologies, U should try for MCSD Certification. MCT stands for Microsoft Certified trainer for which u can get information on www.microsoft.com .
MCT's have to follow some giudelines for teaching Microsoft products.

by dushy_ant

Certainly the Certifications are going to help you in future. As u have said u are well verse in Microsoft technologies, U should try for MCSD Certification. MCT stands for Microsoft Certified trainer for which u can get information on www.microsoft.com .
MCT's have to follow some giudelines for teaching Microsoft products.

by ja

What is the MCSD? i am a little confused by all of the abbreviations in honesty.

At the moment I use Excel & Access, as i said. Primarily at the moment I am using Access to create what to all intents and purposes are stand-alone applications (front ends etc) for a variety of uses.

i also use Excel to produce reports which contain fairly complicated functions etc.

James.

by marclipshitz

There are three main sections for software training in the Microsoft family.

The most specific is a Microsoft product specialist in a specific product like Access or Excel, from the sounds of it this what you should be doing followed by the MCT which certifies you as a trainer in the products.

The next is the MCSE which is the Microssoft certified system engineer which provides extensive training on bock office systems and networking. This qualification used to be very highly sort after but there is a glut in the market of MCSEs with no experience and as such is now seen as a prerequisite for many jobs rather than as anything exceptional.

The last is the MCSD which is the Microsoft certidied system developer which concentrates ontraiing people to develop using Microsoft tools eg VB, VC, Interdev etc. For what you do this would be overkill and it is very much geared towards people with some experience in development.

by ja

Thanks for that. It does sound like going for the product specialist and then the MCT would be the best for me. If i was going to to move into a more IT-based role in my company, it would probably be in an Access development or training role, so theother two would be overkill, as i don't really have that much interest in networking etc.

Thanks for your help.

James.

by seskdale

If you have excellent knowledge of MS Excel and MS Access, you may wish to pursue the MCT, however there are some important considerations:

1. Do you have any desire to be in an environment where you are giving instruction to individuals from a wide scope of society (i.e. differences in work experience, background, education etc)?

2. Do you get frustrated trying to explain things to individuals with less knowledge than you?

These two questions are going to be very important in making an informed decision about the MCT program.

First, if you answered yes to the desire to become a trainer then that is half the battle. The second step is in seeing how others perceive your ability to teach/explain concepts to individuals with a different knowledge base and level of expertise.

There are ways to overcome frustration in the teaching environment,however your discomfort will be passed directly onto those you are teaching. It has the potential to make things uneasy and unproductive for both MCT and students.

I do suggest, if you haven't already done so, to take your MOUS certifications prior to enrolling in the MCT program.

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