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What is a MCTS?

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and to distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies. Microsoft Technology Specialists are consistently capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.

A list of the current Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications using Developer skills are below. More will become available as new technologies are introduced.

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How to Obtain a MCTS Certification

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 4, Windows Application Development certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam focusing on Windows Application Development.  This certification forms part of the requirement for the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer 4 credential.

Required Exam (1) 70-511: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Windows Application Development
* AVAILABLE 02/07/2010 *
Course 10262:  Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Windows Application Development
(This course has not yet been released by Microsoft)
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 4, Windows Communication Foundation Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam focusing on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Applications.  This certification forms part of the requirement for the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer 4 and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Web Developer 4 credentials.

Required Exam (1) 70-513: TS:  Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Windows Communication Foundation Development
* AVAILABLE 29/06/2010 *
Course 10263:  Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Windows Communication Foundation Development
(This course has not yet been released by Microsoft)
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 4, Data Access with ADO.NET certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam focusing on ADO.NET.  This certification forms part of the requirement for the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer 4 and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Web Developer 4 credentials.

Required Exam (1) 70-516: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Accessing Data with ADO.NET
* AVAILABLE 01/07/2010 *
Course 10265:  Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Accessing Data with ADO.NET
(This course has not yet been released by Microsoft)
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 4, Web Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam focusing on Web Application Development.  This certification forms part of the requirement for the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Web Developer 4 credential.

Required Exam (1) 70-515: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Web Application Development
* AVAILABLE 07/07/2010 *
Course 10264:  Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Web Application Development
(This course has not yet been released by Microsoft)
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework foundational skills and one focusing on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-502: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Presentation Foundation
Courses 6460: Visual Studio 2008 Connected Systems: Windows Presentation Foundation
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to build distributed applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework foundational skills and one focusing on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-503: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Communication Foundation
Courses 6461: Visual Studio 2008 Connected Systems: Windows Communication Foundation
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 9
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to build applications that automate workflow.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework foundational skills and one focusing on Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-504: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Workflow Foundation
Courses 6462: Visual Studio 2008 Connected Systems: Windows Workflow Foundation
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 8
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to use Microsoft ASP.NET to develop Web-based applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework foundational skills and one focusing on ASP.NET Applications.

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-562: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development
Courses 6463: Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 8
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to develop Web, Microsoft Windows, or distributed applications by using the .NET Framework.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework foundational skills and one focusing on ADO.NET applications.

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-561: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development
Courses 6464: Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 8
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated the skills and knowledge to create Windows-based applications that run on corporate servers or user desktop computers.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework foundational skills and one focusing on Windows Forms applications.

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development
Courses 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 16
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated breadth and depth of skills and knowledge of Web application technology and data access in Web applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework 2.0 foundational skills and one focusing on Web-based client development.

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development
Courses 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2543: Core Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2544: Advanced Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 16
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated breadth and depth of skills and knowledge of Windows Forms technology, in addition to expertise in data access in Microsoft Windows applications.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework 2.0 foundational skills and one focusing on Windows-based client development.

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development
Courses 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 16
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications certification shows that the developer has demonstrated breadth and depth of skills and knowledge of Web services, .NET Framework remoting, Enterprise Services, and Message Queuing technology.

Candidates for this certification must pass two exams, one focusing on .NET Framework 2.0 foundational skills and one that focuses on developing distributed applications.

Required Exams (2) 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
70-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development
Courses 2548: Core Distributed Application Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2549: Advanced Distributed Application Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework
Classroom Days 11
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: BizTalk Server 2006 certification shows that the professional possesses a deep and broad understanding of the design and development of distributed applications that use BizTalk Server 2006. The credential holder has also demonstrated expertise in deploying and managing a BizTalk Server 2006 solution and can create a BizTalk orchestration, integrate business rules and human workflow services, manage business processes, troubleshoot BizTalk solutions, and consume and publish Web services.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam that focuses on the design and development of distributed applications that use BizTalk Server 2006 in addition to the deployment and management of BizTalk Server 2006.

Required Exam (1) 70-235: TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using BizTalk Server 2006
Courses 2933: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
2934: Deploying and Managing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
Classroom Days 7
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 certification validates the skills of project managers who use Office Project 2007. It is designed specifically to help project managers apply the leading project management best practices and methodologies as established by the Project Management Institute (PMI), resulting in better project outcomes, greater efficiency and optimal resource management. Professionals may work on projects as a team member, project lead, project manager, scheduler or other role that requires the ability to formulate well thought-out project plans and to manage projects effectively.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam that focuses on configuring tools and options; setting up a project; estimating, scheduling and budgeting a project.

Required Exam (1) 70-632: TS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
Courses 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
Classroom Days 3
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 certification provides industry recognition to project managers and other professionals who use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Server 2007 to manage and support projects in an enterprise environment. It is designed specifically to help project managers apply the leading project management best practices and methodologies as established by the Project Management Institute (PMI), resulting in better project outcomes, greater efficiency and optimal resource management. Professionals may use Office Project 2007 or Office Project Server 2007 to manage project and non-project efforts, risks, issues, documents, tasks progress and timesheets.

Candidates for this certification must pass one exam that measures their ability on initiating projects, executing projects, monitoring and controlling projects, and managing project professional and Microsoft Project Web Access (PWA) environments.

Required Exam (1) 70-633: TS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects
Courses 5928: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects
Classroom Days 3
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To get more information about how to prepare for each exam, please visit the Microsoft web section for a list of links to suggested courses, preparation guides, exam study guides and practice exams.

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What's Included in F1's MCTS Certification Packages?

As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions, F1 is well placed to train its clients on new technologies such as SQL Server 2008, and the new certification routes.

Our MCTS Certification packages include the following:

  • Microsoft Official Curriculum manual for each course.
  • Microsoft Exams stated in the route.
  • Refreshments and Lunches whilst at our training centres.
  • Ongoing support from a qualified Microsoft Certified Trainer.
  • FREE re-sits on any courses you have attended.
  • SPECIAL OFFER! Until 31/12/10, F1 prices will also include award-winning Transcender exam preparation software for the exams on the route, where available.

Most courses are also available as e-Learning. Please call for a price if you wish to take this option.

All e-Learning courses are stated with basic support. If you wish to upgrade to comprehensive support, please call for details.

All F1 Certification Routes are valid for a period of 18 months from the date of order.

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