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70-551 is the wrong upgrade path because it is hard!

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:50:41 GMT

Hi there, I've planned my 70-551-UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework for next friday, but today I've found something that got me al little bit worried and confused Frown. Gerry O'Brien writes the following: Initially, we had a path from MCAD to MCPD Web or MCPD Windows, but we found that the fail rate was rather high. A part of that reason revolves around what I think, in that the MCAD is not qualified to be an MCPD yet. We are restructuring the exam story and recommending a different upgrade path depending on whether you are an MCAD or and MCPD. These are the requirements anyway for the 70-551 exam according to Satish: Exam is divided into 3 section and totally contains 88 questions and need to score 700 to pass. Failing in one section will result in failing all sections! 70-536 (Section 1) 30 questions 70-528 (Section 2) 28 questions 70-547 (Section 3) 30 questions This is one of the tough paper to pass and the passing rate is very low. Gerry O'Brien also states at http://blogs.msdn.com/gerryo/archive/2008/07/24/mcad-new-paths-to-certification.aspx the following: So, does this mean that exams 70-551 and 70-552 are going away? Absolutely not. If you are an MCAD and you want to attempt these exams, by all means feel free to do so. We recommend that MCSD candidates take these exams but that MCAD candidates concentrate on the 70-558 or 70-559 exams. Part of the reason for this change is to help make these certifications a little more clear. The original upgrade story appeared to be a somewhat limiting. Also, keep in mind that the MCAD and MCSD certifications will have their requisite exams retired in March of 2009. That means you will no longer be able to acquire the MCAD or MCSD credential. If you don't have it already, or maybe you are part way there but ready to give up and just go the "start my 2.0/3.5 from scratch" route, reconsider that and look at these upgrade exams. This could help shorten your certification path.

Path to .NET 3.5 Developer Certification

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:31:05 GMT

If you are trying to figure out the new certification exams for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) or Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) for .NET Framework 3.5 / Visual Studio 2008 then you may be interested in a diagram that I put together to helped me to visualize the path through the required certification exams.

Alt.net certification

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:47:02 GMT

The necessary next step in Alt.net: Certification!

MSDN Ramp Up and Certification Exam Discount

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:30:57 GMT

MSDN has a developer learning program called Ramp Up. The award for finishing the program is a 50% discount on certification exam 70-536 and other discounts.

MSDN Ramp Up and Certification Exam Discount

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:30:57 GMT

MSDN has a developer learning program called Ramp Up. The award for finishing the program is a 50% discount on certification exam 70-536 and other discounts.

Microsoft Exam Preparation Guides

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:03:24 GMT

Microsoft Exam Preparation Guides provides information and exam study guides for preparation for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (TS) Exams offered by Microsoft Learning.

71-432 SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:14:36 GMT

Good overview of the upcoming 71-432 SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance exam. With the constant stream of exams being pumped by Microsoft it's great to have an idea of what's coming down the pipeline.

Microsoft Exam 70-505 Study Guide

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:24:53 GMT

A new study guide for the Microsoft Exam 70-505 has been started at C# Online.NET. It is a wiki; so, this is a chance for you to help others learn C# and .NET by writing articles for programmers seeking certification.

Exam 70-502 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Presentation Foundati

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:39:51 GMT

Study links for Exam 70-502 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Presentation Foundation

Number of Microsoft Certified Professionals Worldwide

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:45:01 GMT

Contains numbers of individuals who have attained various levels of Microsoft Certifications.

Get rid of the bad apples in IT?

Wed, 30 May 2007 10:46:01 GMT

How many really shoddy developers have you worked with in the last five years? People you wouldn't trust to touch a single line of code, let alone develop some core piece of software upon which the enterprise depends? And how difficult is it to hire a qualified IT pro these days?

70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundat

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:53:21 GMT

How I passed the Microsoft 70-536 certification exam and a study guide I put together to help you pass.

MCPD - Enterprise Application Developer

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:14:05 GMT

Microsoft has reorganized their certification scheme.