Yes, is it. Microsoft Certified Professional is dead and replaced with the new model of certification. Starting April 2019, they introduce role-based certification. Role-based certification directly address the need of the certification in the work field. If in the past we start the MCP by learning through technology standpoint (i.e. Web, Desktop, Enterprise). today we start our journey of certification through role-based certification. You can start your journey by visiting https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/browse-all-certifications.aspx. As you can see on the link, the certification changes so much.
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You can see the job-role and you can select the technology, certification type, and certification level. The role-based is the main way to obtain the certification today. Yes, you can see the old certification model like MCSE, MCSD, and others before expired in certification type. Starting April 2019, they proposed four types certification
Technical certification (Replacing the MCP, MTA) – IT Certification
Office Certification (MOS) – Information Worker Certification
Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) – Educator Certification
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) – Trainer Certification
The changes happen on MCP and MTA. The technical certification proposes three level of certification level fundamental (in the past we name as MTA), associate (in the past we know it as MCSA), and expert (in the past we know it as MCSE/MCSD). You can select DevOps Engineer and it will show you the certification level. MCP is dead, it is time to select the new certification!
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Microsoft has new brand of certification for educator like teacher, instructor, or lecturer namely Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE). MCE will cover your understanding to teach, to share, and to collaborate your knowledge with your peers or students. The certification will cover three main area which are
Digital Literacy
Teaching with Technology
Your knowledge with collaboration tools like Microsoft Office 365
Having MCE, it will not only boost your performance when you teach on a classroom but also give you fruitful experience connect with other educator in www.educatornetwork.com. In this article, i will share you five tips to pass your MCE certification.
Tips One: Finishing your digital literacy course. Join the digital literacy course to obtain fundamental understanding on any digital aspect on our life. You can join for free here
Tips Two: Finishing your Teaching with Technology course. You can get this course for free by joining educator network and visit this page
Tips Three: Explore your classroom activity and apply the TWT concept on your classroom. This can be hard, but adopting the TWT practices will help you finish the certification easier.
Tips Four: Learning 21st Century Learning design to understand how technology can fit directly with your teaching style. You can grab the free software here
Tips Five: Scheduling your exam, a week before and find a perfect time for your exam. it needs two hour spare time, so please spare about four hour in total to make you get perfect score on the exam
That’s it, happy certification.
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