Do Microsoft .NET Certificates Expire ?

[Kevin McFarlane]

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 Technically MCSDs have been superseded by MCTS but employers who value certs still also value MCSD.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

[Pete OHanlon]

It's not that they expire. As newer technologies come along, older exams get retired because they aren't as relevant.

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[Hristiyan]

So they actually don't have an "Expiration date" ? They only become obsolete because of new technologies ?

[Lost User]

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 :)

[Pete OHanlon]

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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Kevin McFarlane wrote:

Technically MCSDs have been superseded by MCTS

No they have not.

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[Kevin McFarlane]

Please enlighten me. I thought MCTS was merely the .NET 3.5 version of .NET 2? :confused:

Kevin

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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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[Hristiyan]

Thank you all for your kind answers! Best of luck , Hris.

[Kevin McFarlane]

So MCTS and MCPD are upgrades to MCSD and MCAD.

Kevin

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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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