Individuals:
- Overwhelmingly, individuals with Microsoft certifications have an advanced level of knowledge, expertise and skill, and command more professional credibility.
- The MCSE is seen as a particularly elite indication of an engineer’s prowess and skill level, and these professionals are highly sought by employers.
- According to Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Magazine's salary survey, the average base salary for MCSEs certified on Windows NT 4.0 is $62,700. MCSEs certified on Windows 2000 earned $67,100 on average - a $4,400 difference. The obvious reason for the gap is that there are fewer Win2K MCSEs out there, so those holding that skill set are in higher demand and, therefore, better compensated.
- Individual students may receive college credits to utilize tuition reimbursement programs for their IT training or to complete college coursework.
Companies:
- Reduce the costs of maintaining your workstations and personal computers, and increase the reliability of your network with Microsoft Windows® 2003 Active Directory™—and with the information technology (IT) professionals to back it up.
- Make a roll out of Windows 2000 Server smooth and successful.
- IDC asked more than 500 Microsoft Certified Partners and Value–Added Provider Partners what was the greatest benefit from a business perspective of having MCSEs trained on Windows 2003. Eighty percent responded with shorter time to deploy Windows 2003, lower implementation risk, or an increased sales hit rate.
- Customers see great value in certification - they want the people on their engagement to have the best skills, and certification provides that proof point.
Human Resources:
- Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled IT staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover.
- Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills.
- For-certification training programs maximize educational investments through immediate validation of skills.
Microsoft® certification affords special membership benefits:
- Technical information, product information and exclusive discounts on products and services through a secured section of the Microsoft® website.
- Microsoft® logos and certificate for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers.
- Invitations to Microsoft® conferences and other educational opportunities.
- Access to the secure Microsoft® Certified Professional Magazine Online website.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
The Vibrant MCSE Boot Camp provides instruction to meet every
learning need, including:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Friendly competitions between concurrently running classes
- Independent study
- Self-testing