[plug] [OT] IT Certifications

[Bret Busby]

On Sat, 2 May 2009, Lucas van Staden wrote:

> Date: Sat, 02 May 2009 07:16:02 +0800
> From: Lucas van Staden <lvs at dedmeet.com>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.org.au
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] [OT] IT Certifications
> 
> 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
>> ..............
>> 
>> "So once you do know what the question actually is,
>> you'll know what the answer means."
>> - Deep Thought,
>> Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
>> "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
>> A Trilogy In Four Parts",
>> written by Douglas Adams,
>> published by Pan Books, 1992
>> 
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Actually, ...

If you had upgraded the MCSD, and, were proficient in .NET, .NET 
developers are well and truly in demand, with "not enough to go 'round", 
from what I understand.

I know of at last one company that simply can't find the .NET developers 
that it needs.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............

"So once you do know what the question actually is,
  you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
   Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
   "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
   A Trilogy In Four Parts",
   written by Douglas Adams,
   published by Pan Books, 1992

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