[plug] [OT] IT Certifications

[Lucas van Staden]

Hi,

Thanks for the info given.
I seem to have misunderstood the email received way back when.
Clearly remember the email saying 'Your MCSD will expire, and is no 
longer valid'

Never really bothered to investigate/update, as mentioned, to date, the 
MCSD has not actually helped me land a job.
It did, however come into play when applying for immigration to Australia :)

Regards
-Lucas

Bret Busby wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, Lucas van Staden wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It is also worthy to note that MS qualifications seem to 'expire'.
>>
>> Having obtained my MCSD in 2004, it is now marked by MS as expired
>> They even removed my online profile.
>>
>> Not sure if this happens to other 'brand' qualifications.
>>
>> Thus, by getting the MS qualification, it does not mean it will be 
>> with you for life....
>>
>> I never bothered updating it with the new exams, as it had never come 
>> into play when getting a job.
>>
>> -Lucas
>>
>
> I am advised that, depending on to which version of .NET your MCSD 
> applied, you could have kept it updated, by sitting only two of the 
> exams, rather than all seven of the exams.
>
> The MCSD certification is permanently valid; its constraint relates to 
> the software version; for example, if your MCSD applied to .NET v1.0, 
> then it is permanent, but only for v1.0, and is no good for v3.5.
>
> See
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsd/default.mspx
> and, from
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/upgrade/vs2005/default.mspx
> "Although your MCAD and MCSD credentials continue to be recognized and 
> valued by employers and decision makers who use Microsoft .NET 1.0 and 
> Microsoft .NET 1.1, you now can demonstrate your skills on Visual 
> Studio 2005, if applicable, by using upgrade paths for one to two exams.
> By upgrading your credential, you validate your skills on the latest 
> tools from Microsoft, inspiring confidence in your employer, team, and 
> yourself to excel using Visual Studio 2005.
> Note If you upgrade to an MCPD certification on Visual Studio 2005, 
> you will be eligible to take advantage of the simple transition paths 
> to transition your Visual Studio 2005 skills to Visual Studio 2008."
>
> And, the table on that last web page, specifies the two exams needed 
> to upgrade the MCSD.
>
> The equivalent also applies to MySQL and PostgreSQL certifications - a 
> certification can be obtained for a particular software version, but 
> it is applicable opnly to the software version to which the 
> certification applies.
>
> See
> http://mysql.com/certification/
> http://mysql.com/certification/candguide.html
> http://www.sraoss.co.jp/postgresql-ce/about_en.html
>
> -- 
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
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