Apr 30, 2008

Visual Studio 2005 certification series MCTS and MCPD

MCSD, MCAD is what most of the Microsoft developers have been looking forward to for quite some years now, being one I was planning to opt for MCAD, but a serious study on MS site revealed a new picture, with the introduction of VS 2005, a new set of exams have popped in, the MCTS [Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist] and the MCPD [Microsoft Certified Professional Developer].

Many developers are still not aware of the introduction of new exams and still opt for MCAD & MSCD, which involves only VS 2003, which most of the developers are not using.

Certifications can be achieved in 3 stages.

MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional, involves 1 paper) -> MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, 2 papers) -> MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer, MCTS +1 paper).

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

· Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation

· Exam 70–528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development



Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications

· Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation

· Exam 70–526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development



Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications

· Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation

· Exam 70–529: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development



Technology Specialist: SQL Server 2005

· Exam 70–431: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance.



Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)


1. MCPD: Web Developer

MCTS + Exam 70–547: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework



2. MCPD: Windows Developer

MCTS + Exam 70–548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework



3. MCPD: Enterprise Developer
MCTS + Exam 70–549: PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework


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