Do Microsoft .NET Certificates Expire ?
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Good day, Today i took the MCTS 70-536 exam with flying colors, but unfortunately i heard the secretary saying that she "thinks" that the Microsoft .NET certificates expire after two years. I googled for prove but i couldn't find anything on that topic. I'm specificly asking for the "MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications" certificate Best regards, Hris
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Good day, Today i took the MCTS 70-536 exam with flying colors, but unfortunately i heard the secretary saying that she "thinks" that the Microsoft .NET certificates expire after two years. I googled for prove but i couldn't find anything on that topic. I'm specificly asking for the "MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications" certificate Best regards, Hris
Not sure but even if they do it still does no harm to list them on your CV/Resume. Technically MCSDs have been superseded by MCTS but employers who value certs still also value MCSD. There's not really a distinction.
Kevin
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Good day, Today i took the MCTS 70-536 exam with flying colors, but unfortunately i heard the secretary saying that she "thinks" that the Microsoft .NET certificates expire after two years. I googled for prove but i couldn't find anything on that topic. I'm specificly asking for the "MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications" certificate Best regards, Hris
It's not that they expire. As newer technologies come along, older exams get retired because they aren't as relevant.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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It's not that they expire. As newer technologies come along, older exams get retired because they aren't as relevant.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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So they actually don't have an "Expiration date" ? They only become obsolete because of new technologies ?
That's not limited to the MS certs; I still got an old cert that says "Advanced MS-DOS". It's not that it's invalidated, but no-one uses DOS anymore. It always helps to add them to the resume, as it shows that one was already active and learning.
I are Troll :)
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So they actually don't have an "Expiration date" ? They only become obsolete because of new technologies ?
Correct.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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Not sure but even if they do it still does no harm to list them on your CV/Resume. Technically MCSDs have been superseded by MCTS but employers who value certs still also value MCSD. There's not really a distinction.
Kevin
Kevin McFarlane wrote:
Technically MCSDs have been superseded by MCTS
No they have not.
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Kevin McFarlane wrote:
Technically MCSDs have been superseded by MCTS
No they have not.
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Please enlighten me. I thought MCTS was merely the .NET 3.5 version of .NET 2? :confused:
Kevin
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Please enlighten me. I thought MCTS was merely the .NET 3.5 version of .NET 2? :confused:
Kevin
"The Microsoft Visual Studio certifications offer you choices and simple paths to achieve your goals. These certifications—Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)—are designed to validate your skills in Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5." http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-vstudio.aspx[^]
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Good day, Today i took the MCTS 70-536 exam with flying colors, but unfortunately i heard the secretary saying that she "thinks" that the Microsoft .NET certificates expire after two years. I googled for prove but i couldn't find anything on that topic. I'm specificly asking for the "MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications" certificate Best regards, Hris
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"The Microsoft Visual Studio certifications offer you choices and simple paths to achieve your goals. These certifications—Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)—are designed to validate your skills in Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5." http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-vstudio.aspx[^]
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So MCTS and MCPD are upgrades to MCSD and MCAD.
Kevin
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So MCTS and MCPD are upgrades to MCSD and MCAD.
Kevin
MCTS exams are stepping stones toward MCSD, and MCPD is a higher level than MCSD. If you read through the website you will see the list of exams necessary to attain each certification and see that both MCSD and MCPD have prerequisites of MCTS exams
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