These day, when you’re working as an IT Professional, it would be good if you achieve Certification in fields you’re capable of. With this worldwide acknowledged Certification, you’ll achieve added value for your self that emphasis your credential as an IT Professional. Microsoft as one of the biggest IT Company in the world, offers Certification Programs for those Professionals who wants to prove themself capable or expert in Microsoft Products.
That’s why, to prove my credibility as a Ms .NET developer, i’m taking MCP examination test. My target is to achieve at least MCAD For Web Developer Credential. MCAD requires me to pass at least 3 MCP Exams. 2 Exams are Core Exams, means that you need to pass this primary 2 exams. These two core exams is depend on your basic programming language, so you’ll have to take different exam if you’re VB.NET developer, and so on with C# developer. Well, because i’m a VB.NET Developer and i want to achive MCAD For Web Developer, so i’m taking the VB.NET Exam for Web Application. * Damn my english is so bad
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Then you need to pass at least 1 elective exams which you can choose from the topics available. It would be best if you choose topic that you’re really good at.
Below are exam requirement for MCAD credential :
Core Exams :
Exam 70–310 : Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework
Elective Exams (Choose one from available) “
Exam 70–229 : Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70–230 : Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70–234 : Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
Exam 70-235: TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft Biztalk Server 2006
I’ve already Pass Exam 70-305 and Exam 70–229, so to achive my target i only need to pass Exam 70–310. Unfortunately this is the field where i’m really weak of. I’ve already failed once in this exam, but i’m planning on re-taking this exam using Microsoft Second Shot Voucher.
But then when i’m visiting Microsoft web site, there was this news that really shocks me. Microsoft gonna retiring their 12 exams focus on developer and Microsoft SQL Server technologies. And you guys know what, it’s include MCAD and MCSD credential…
This mean i need or have to pass the exam before March 31, 2009. I hope i’m gonna pass the next examination.
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