When we consider MS accreditations, we're covering quite a broad spectrum. You could be searching for training programs in the standard MS software programs, or you might be considering professional level IT training to become a Microsoft Certified-Professional (or MCP) in a variety of areas. Whenever you're contemplating any type of training program it's a good idea to start looking at what you would like to get out of it - in other words why did you start looking for training to begin with? We always advise that if you intend to go after I.T. as a career, have a good careers discussion with an appropriate advisor, to be sure you do not squander either your time or your money.

You can divide up the different certification routes fundamentally in line with the systems they are relevant to. So essentially we're looking at Programming, Networks & Databases. There are particular and different accreditation groups for each one of these routes; visit the relevant pages on this web-site for further information.

To a lot of men and women, 'Microsoft' implies 'Windows' (the operating-system which controls your desktop computer.) The word Office could equally spring to mind as a lot of individuals associate the applications system with the organisation itself. Microsoft 'Word' is the most commonly utilised program for word processing internationally. When we want spreadsheets we use Excel, and when we want database software programs we use Access. For presentations, 'Office' has the software package PowerPoint, which rounds off the key applications within the suite. (Although there are several more within the Microsoft stable, including Outlook, which is widely used as an email, messaging and diary solution.)

'Databases' possess their own language called 'SQL' ('Structured Query Language') which can be used to decipher information from a standardised database. Structured Query Language is relevant to how data is saved on a Database & extracted from it. Consequently an understanding of the 'language' is vital for anybody who is aiming for a professional database career. 'DBA's' (Database Administrators) essentially take care of database information & reporting, while DB Developers set-up & design databases. DB Developers generally also learn programming skills in order to write database software - this means an additional certification in 'Visual Basic' or 'C#'.

Microsoft own 'Visual Studio', which is the foremost 'Windows' software development environment. Various languages are offered, though the 2 most regularly applied ones are 'C#.Net' & 'Visual Basic.Net'. You can find out about these by reading our specific Programming web pages. The main qualifications are currently the MCTS & MCPD (having replaced the earlier 'MCAD' & MCSD.)

Certainly one of Microsoft's over-riding strengths over the last couple of decades has to have been their push towards more advanced accreditation, causing various organisations to follow suit and raise their game. Because of this professional level 'Microsoft' accreditation is very highly regarded around the world of I.T. and IT management.

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