The Microsoft Certified Professional Program

The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program provides the best method to prove your command of current Microsoft products and technologies. The exams and corresponding certifications are developed to validate your mastery of critical competencies as you design and develop, or implement and support, solutions with Microsoft products and technologies. Computer professionals who become Microsoft certified are recognized as experts and are sought after industrywide. Certification brings a variety of benefits to the individual and to employers and organizations.

Certifications

The Microsoft Certified Professional program offers multiple certifications based on specific areas of technical expertise:

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). Individuals with demonstrated indepth knowledge of at least one Microsoft Windows operating system or architecturally significant platform. An MCP is qualified to implement a Microsoft product or technology as part of a business solution for an organization.
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD). Professional developers qualified to analyze, design, and develop enterprise business solutions with Microsoft development tools and technologies, including the Microsoft .NET Framework.
• Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD). Professional developers qualified to develop, test, deploy, and maintain powerful applications using Microsoft tools and technologies, including Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and XML Web services.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Individuals qualified to analyze business requirements and design and implement the infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server
  2003 operating systems.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA). Individuals with the skills to manage and troubleshoot existing network and system environments based on the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating systems.
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA). Individuals qualified to design, implement, and administer Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Individuals who are instructionally and technically qualified to deliver Microsoft Official Curriculum through a Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (CTEC).