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June 16, 2007

I’m Next-Gen!

On Thursday morning of this week, I took a sunrise trip to Birmingham and kicked the ass of the 70–500 exam, one of the next-generation Microsoft certification exams.

Passing this exam, titled TS: Microsoft Windows Mobile Designing, Implementing, and Managing, supposedly qualifies me as an MCTS.

Thing is, I’m not sure exactly what that means.

As in, what should I expect?

I found this:

Q.	Will there be a new welcome kit for each of the new certifications?
A.	When individuals first attain a new credential (MCTS, MCITP, MCPD, or MCA), they will receive a welcome kit. Subsequent certifications that are added to that credential will receive a different form of recognition.

OK…now don’t forget. Welcome Kits aren’t sent automatically anymore. You have to go request it be sent via the MCP member site. I did that, so I’m good to go. I also saw this:

Q.	What is Charter Member Certification?
A.	Charter Members are those individuals who are recognized as the pioneering group who have achieved one of the New Generation of Certifications in the first six months of the exam release date. Charter Members are recognized with a special letter of recognition and also the Charter version of the certificate.

Since 70–500 went live in late February 2007, I guess I’m a Charter Member as well.

Woohoo!

I guess that and $1.8K will get me into Worldwide Partner Conference, huh?

Looks like the welcome kit will have an official certificate (suitable for framing or wrapping fish), a new wallet card, and a congratulatory form letter, at minimum. The Charter Member kits have a different letter and different certificate. Quite frankly, the welcome kit isn’t ever on my list of reasons why I take any given exam.

But this item sure caught my attention…

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Cool Chris, nice one!

It’s good to see you focusing on mobile technologies and giving us all a perspective on it.

comment by Vijay Singh Riyait — June 16, 2007 @ 12:31 pm