Microsoft Learning announces Microsoft Certified Master path
REDMOND, Wash., – June 10, 2008 – Despite the current air of global economic uncertainty, demand for trained and certified IT professionals is expected to continue apace over the next several years. Research firm IDC forecasts that demand for technology training and education programs will increase by 5.4 percent between 2007 and 2012, with the Americas leading the way with 6.6 percent growth over the forecast period. According to IDC, this demand for training is fueled, in part, by the perpetual advance of technology and continued shortage of skilled workers.*
In response to this acute need, Jim Clark, senior product planner, and Per Farny, director of advanced training and certification, will be at Microsoft Tech-Ed 2008 in Orlando, Fla., this week to unveil two new training and certification programs from Microsoft Learning. Scheduled to begin later this year, the programs are designed to prime the pipeline of skilled workers and help companies maximize their technology investments.
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The CAT Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Overpriced…..
Better to get your degree for the same money. Even CCIE’s are underpaid considering the trouble, this will end worse with $20K as the pricetag. Expect less than 5000 MCM’s in the world as most companies won’t spend this much on any employee. This is a plan doomed to failure, I.T. is not a rich man’s career anymore. Wake up Microsoft, this will fail!!!!!
Henrik Walther Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Well the plan is not to have thousands of thousands MCMs. The MCM certification is for individuals who wants to differentiate themselves from the way too many MCSEs/MCITPs out there.
$20K probably sounds like a lot of money but when you take into consideration this price includes 3 weeks of education 10 hours/day, the price is actually fair compared to MOC training fee etc.
Personally I work for a relatively small consulting business, whom benefits a lot from my Ranger/MCM certification. Many large enterprise organizations that needs to perform a migration/design/critsit troubleshooting often wants the best of the bests.