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p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt COLOR: purple FONT-FAMILY: Arial"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)/span/p
p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt COLOR: gray FONT-FAMILY: Verdana mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"Updated: 20supth/sup of February 2007o:p/o:p/span/p
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p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Q: Why do we need a new certification? /span/strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:p/o:p/span/font/font/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"A: The 2007 Microsoft Office system and st1:place w:st="on"Vista/st1:place operating system present exciting new opportunities for businesses to work more efficiently, with greater collaboration, across boundaries. Mapping to the new system, the Microsoft Business Certification credential was developed using business and information worker feedback to meet performance requirements businesses demand. o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"font size="2"font face="Verdana"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Q: Why change the programme? /span/strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:p/o:p/span/font/font/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"A: Mapping to the new 2007 Microsoft Office system and Vista operating system, Microsoft wants to expand the business reach of its certifications for information workers to include a pre-test assessment, specialist-, and professional-level credentials, which will all reside under the new Microsoft Business Certification programme. Microsoft Office Specialist certification will continue as the global standard for desktop productivity skills for existing versions of Microsoft Office (i.e. 2003, XP, and 2000). o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:pfont face="Verdana" size="2" /font/o:p/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"font size="2"font face="Verdana"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Q: What is the release date for the new programme? /span/strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:p/o:p/span/font/font/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"A: /font/font/spanfont size="2"font face="Verdana"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"New exams for 2007 Microsoft Office system and st1:place w:st="on"Vista/st1:place operating system will launch in Spring 2007 /span/font/fontspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:pfont face="Verdana" size="2" /font/o:p/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"font size="2"font face="Verdana"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Q: Is the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) programme going away? /span/strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:p/o:p/span/font/font/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"A: No, the new Microsoft Business Certification program applies to the new 2007 Microsoft Office system and st1:place w:st="on"Vista/st1:place operating system. The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) program will continue to support existing versions of the Microsoft Office system through their complete life cycle. o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"font size="2"font face="Verdana"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Q: What is the new certification program for 2007 Office system and Windows st1:place w:st="on"Vista/st1:place? /span/strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:p/o:p/span/font/font/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"A: The Microsoft Business Certification programme reflects the new and enhanced Microsoft certification system, a series of verifications that provide a simple and convenient framework for skills assessment, learning, and validation. For organisations, the new certification programme provides better skills-verification tools that help assess not only in-demand skills on specific Microsoft business software programmes but also the ability to quickly complete on-the-job tasks using the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Individuals will find it easier to identify and work towards the certification credential that meets their personal and professional goals. o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"font size="2"font face="Verdana"strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Q: What are the levels called in the new Microsoft Business Certification? /span/strongspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:p/o:p/span/font/font/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt TEXT-INDENT: -18pt mso-layout-grid-align: none mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana"span style="mso-list: Ignore"span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" /span/span/spanspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"1. Microsoft Official Pre-Test Series o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt TEXT-INDENT: -18pt mso-layout-grid-align: none mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana"span style="mso-list: Ignore"span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" /span/span/spanspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"2. Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Series o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt TEXT-INDENT: -18pt mso-layout-grid-align: none mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana"span style="mso-list: Ignore"span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" /span/span/spanspan style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font size="2"font face="Verdana"3. Microsoft Certified Application Professional Series /font/font/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"o:pfont face="Verdana" size="2"strongQ: What is the span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Official Pre-Test Serieso:p/o:p/span/strong/font/o:p/span /p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"Afont face="Verdana"font size="2": Pre-tests provide a simple, low-cost way for individuals to identify their computing skill level. The Microsoft Official Pre-Tests are taken online, making the first step towards certification easy and convenient. Through the Pre-Test, individuals can receive a custom learning path with recommended training, Microsoft E-Learning, and step-by-step books to help prepare for the certification exams. o:p/o:p/font/font/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt mso-layout-grid-align: none"span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"font face="Verdana" size="2"A: Also referred to as the strongApplication Specialist Series/strong, the core Microsoft Office Specialist credential has been upgraded to validate desktop computing skills with the 2007 Microsoft Office system as well as the new Windows Vista operating system. The Application Specialist certifications target information workers and cover the most popular business applications, including the following:/font o:p/o:p/span/p
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