Microsoft certification - what is the basis for confirming knowledge in IT

Microsoft Certification - internationally recognized IT-certification of specialists in various IT areas: from network technologies, architecture of networks and server configuration, configuration and support of cloud solutions, to specialists in the field of databases and software development, as well as management in IT and certification Teachers of IT disciplines.

Certification is exams and tests updated by Microsoft when new versions or completely new software products are released in a certain line of directions, which guarantees the receipt of certificates only by those specialists who track new technologies and software products, regularly engage in self-education and therefore have the opportunity to take the updated Tests and exams.

Certification programs include the following:

1. Certification of previous versions of software (software).

2. Certification of modern versions of software (software).

3. Certification of the latest versions of software (software).

4. Certifications related to teaching and learning the basics of working with Microsoft software.

5. Certifications related to office software products.

6. Certification for server and network solutions.

All certifications have a conditional letter designation, which is an abbreviation.

For example, a certified Microsoft technical support engineer on the certificate will be identified as Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST), and Microsoft Certified System Administrator, in turn, will be Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).

Microsoft, like any giant corporation with billions of assets, has hundreds of partners around the world. There are not so many partners with the right to certify specialists on behalf of Microsoft, but in every country where MicroSoft operates from 2 to 10. In Ukraine, this is CyberBionic Systematics, which receives the right on the basis of Silver partner status, and also Prometric - Microsoft educational partner And a direct partner of ITVDN - a portal of video training, created on the basis of the same CyberBionic Systematics. Support sites for these companies and the site of Russian MSDN contain a lot of information about the ways to learn basic Microsoft technologies, as well as the methods of certification. Video courses from ITVDN.com, full-time education in CyberBionic Systematics, MVA portal (Microsoft Virtual Academy) are just a few of the ways to get training courses and prepare for the exam for certification.

Authorized centers of Microsoft partners, as a rule, have both training programs of various levels of involvement and complexity, and the right to certification. Being trained in video training programs with online support of Microsoft certified trainers, in private lessons on selected Microsoft technologies, after paying a small fee, to gain access to the exams, you can pass the certification exams and become the owner of the world-renowned Microsoft expert certificate without leaving Their country and city.

What does certification and how much it is recognized in Ukraine

Certification from Microsoft is not for nothing called international. The United States, Great Britain, Canada, the EU countries, India, Russia, and now Ukraine and a number of other countries of the former Union, have joined the Microsoft training and training program in IT and for several years now they have guaranteed the certificates of the corporation. The certification obtained by the applicant for IT-position is the guarantor of high qualification, expert level and readiness to develop in a professional channel.

Also, de facto, the availability of such a certificate tells the employer about the high intellectual abilities of the candidate, his ability to self-organize and self-learn, and competence in working with modern Microsoft technologies. Renewal of certificates taking into account changing technologies or business requirements, obtaining certificates in related areas with the main IT areas is a guarantee of a good and dynamically developing career. In Russia and Ukraine it is also an increasing salary potential and a high status, allowing, jumping over several stages of the career ladder, to occupy ever higher positions.

Such portals as HeadHunter and Rabota.ua conducted independent studies of the dependence of the level of wages on the presence or absence of Microsoft certification from the applicant. The research was carried out jointly with Microsoft as part of the program to optimize the search for IT professionals using the HH.ru website. Their results showed the following:

• The largest number of certificates from CEO and IT department managers - from 25 to 30% of all respondents, the age of certificate holders from 32 and above, young people receive certificates less often, but they have a very high tendency to change this factor. In the period from 2011 to 2013, Microsoft certification is mainly carried out by people from 24 years of age.
• Most of them turned out to be certificates MCP, MCTS, MCITP, MCSA, MCSE, MCPD, MCDST. On average in Russia, the gap in wages between those who have a certificate and those who do not have it, is at the level of 21-34%, in Ukraine from 30 to 50%.
• At heads of IT departments this figure remains at a level of 8-15%.
• 71% of the respondents showed that the availability of the certificate significantly helped them with their employment, often removing most of the questions during the interview and initially allowing them to get the maximum level of starting salary or sometimes even a higher position.
• 72% admitted that they received a certificate for an easier job. 22% - to increase self-esteem and higher status in the voices of colleagues.
• 91% of the interviewed HR managers who decide to hire IT professionals are aware of Microsoft certification and, in the presence of a certificate, consider the respondent a significant IT figure.
• 80% of HR-managers note that the availability of a certificate allows certified professionals to gain a significant advantage when installing into foreign companies.
• 70% of HR managers consider certificate holders to be more experienced and professional than those who do not have Microsoft certification.
• 38% of "recruiters" are psychologically ready to immediately pay more expensive to hire a certified specialist, recognizing his high qualification.

Conclusion on the impact of having Microsoft certification on an IT career

Thus, it can be concluded that certified Microsoft professionals are in a better position when recruiting, retraining and moving up the career ladder than certification not passed. More than 60% note the importance of certification for status, 77% for employment and higher wages, 90% for professional development and self-esteem as a specialist.

Preparation for certification and IT education, which allows to obtain certification in Ukraine, are conducted in specialized centers - partners of Microsoft. And, according to Microsoft itself, the best way to prepare is video training with online support and online webinars with the implementation of controlled home-based practical assignments. The proof of this is MVA, a resource of Microsoft itself, which offers interactive training courses in 11 languages. In Ukraine, such resources are ITVDN.com and Cbsystematics.com - Silver partners of Microsoft and leaders of It-education in the country.

Use the services of authorized centers of IT training and certification, upgrade your professional level and confirm it with Microsoft certificates, which give a lot of advantages when you work at a job and dynamic career growth.