This is my presentation I gave at Belgian Community day last week, talking about the importance of being IT certified. It explains the updated credentials MCSA and MCSE, followed by tips and tricks on how to prepare, register, take and pass the exam in a better way.

1. #comdaybe
The Power of Certification
IAMCT – International Association of
Microsoft Certified Trainers
[Peter De Tender]

2. Agenda
• About the speaker
• Microsoft Certification Overview
• Preparing for and scheduling an
exam
• Test-taking tips and how to
succeed

3. About the speaker
Belux@iamct.or
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#PDTIT
Peter De Tender - IAMCT.org #MCTBelux

4. Microsoft Certification Overview
Microsoft Certification
Overview

5. Value of Certification

7. Changes to the Certifications and Exams
Broader Skill Certification
Relevance Set Rigor Requirement
s
Deeper Skill
Recertification Set
NO MORE MCITP CONFUSION

8. Microsoft Certifications
Solution/cloud focus
Microsoft Certified Solutions
Master (MCSM)
Master
Microsoft Certified
Solutions Expert
Expert
(MCSE)
Microsoft Certified
Solutions Associate
(MCSA)
Associat
e

9. MCSE and MCSD certifications

10. Study for Success
How to prepare yourself

11. Topics covered on the exam
Replace the Ns with your exam number to find your prep
guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-
NNN
List of available languages
Second tab shows Skills Measured.
Third tab shows Preparation Materials, including a link to the
Learning Plan for the exam.

12. Use multiple methods
Listen to an
expert MCT Watch the Complete the
Read about describe the task being task on your Assess
the task task completed own Yourself
Practice
Tests
Instructor-
Training Kits led training E-Learning Virtual labs Certguard

13. Community resources
Microsoft
Study Peers and User Born to Virtual
groups colleagues groups Learn Academy
(MVA)

14. The Single most important preparation method
Practice practice
practice

15. About taking an exam
About taking an exam

16. How to register for your exam
Special Rescheduling
Accommodation
s fee
Extra 30
Exam fee (varies minutes for
by country) ESL
candidates
Call or visit
Prometric.co
m

17. During your exam
Think
Answer the POSITIVE—
ones you Trust your You can do
know first instincts Don’t rush it!

18. How to interpret the questions
All questions have
Business Problem
a consistent
anatomy
Goal Statement
Questions are not One or Multiple Correct
Answers
intended to trick
you
Multiple Distracters

19. Question types go beyond multiple choice
Extending
Matching Code Case Choose
Hot Area items Review Studies All That Apply
Short
Answer
Code Active Screen Drag & Drop Build Lists Best Answer

20. Multiple Choice Items

21. Extended Matching Items

22. Case Study Example Item

23. Drag & Drop Example Item

24. Short Answer Code Example

25. After the exam
After the exam

26. Scaling converts the raw score to a
Scoring common scale
Allows for comparisons from one
administration to next
Ease of communication
Based on input from SMEs, minimum
qualifications for competency, and difficulty
700 ≠ 70% of item pool
After the candidate submits the exam, the
testing software automatically compares the
answers selected by the candidate against
the answer key provided by Microsoft

27. How to PRO: Windows Server 2012, Installing &
read your score report
Configuring
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YOUR SCORE: nnn
789
Pass
Identifying and Resolving Deployment and Client Configuration Issues
(19%)
Designing Application Packages for Deployment (17%)
Designing a Windows 7 Client Deployment (15%)
Designing Client Configurations (16%)
Designing a Standard Image (17%)
Planning & Managing Client Life Cycle Strategy (16%)

28. After you leave the test center
Within 48 hours: receive MC ID in e-mail from Microsoft
Passed? Get temporary access code for MCP site
Tips:
• Keep printed copy
of score report
Within 2 weeks: associate MC ID to Live ID & access MCP • Register with a
valid e-mail address
site • Set spam blocker to
Transcript and transcript sharing tool, certificates, Logo Builder… accept e-mail from
mswsprog@microsoft.com
• Keep your MC ID
handy!
At any point: get help from your Regional Service Center
www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/help.aspx

29. If you didn’t pass
If you didn’t pass... Don’t
cry

30. Try, try again
Practice the
Schedule
Review your objectives
Take a break your exam
score report you were
again
weak on

31. Q&A

32. Some help for your next exam
Who wants to win a free
exam voucher? (value 150 Euro!!)

33. Did you pay attention?
• What does the new MCSE acronym stands for?
• How many MCSE credentials are there currently
available?
• What was the name of the exam candidate?
• How many years does the MS certification program
exists this year?
• (hand forms over at session exit, a drawing will do
the rest…)
• Email address + CellphoneNr

34. Q&A

35. The Power of Certification
Thank you!