Visual Studio 2010 / .NET 4.0 certification

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You can certify as a MCTS, thereafter MCPD in:
- Windows Developer
- Web Developer
- Windows Azure Developer
- Windows Phone 7 Developer

Pre-requisites  (Visual Studio 2010)
Dates	Course Code and Description	Duration	Exam #	Level
26 Mar 2012 4 Jun 2012	Course 4994 Intro to Programming Microsoft .NET Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio	5 days	Pre-req for Beginners	100
6 Feb 2012 7 May 2012 30 Jul 2012	Course 10266 Programming with C# Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4	5 days	Pre-req for all	200
5 Mar 2012 11 Jun 2012	Course 10267 Intro to Web Development with Visual Studio 2010	5 days	Pre-req for Web Dev	100

MCTS: Windows Development (Visual Studio 2010)
Dates	Course Code and Description	Duration	Exam #	Level
16 Apr 2012 18 Jun 2012	Course 10262 Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	5 days	MCTS 70-511	200
23 Jan 2012 23 Apr 2012 2 Jul 2012	Course 10263 Developing WCF Solutions with Visual Studio 2010 (WCF)	3 days	MCTS 70-513	200
Add me to the wait list	Course 10552 (to be released in 2012) Application Design with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	tba	MCPD 70-518	300

MCTS: Web Development  (Visual Studio 2010)
Dates	Course Code and Description	Duration	Exam #	Level
13 Feb 2012 14 May 2012	Course 10264 Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	5 days	MCTS 70-515	200
12 Mar 2012 25 Jun 2012	Course 10265 Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	5 days	MCTS 70-516	200
Add me to the wait list	Course 10552 (to be released in 2012) Application Design with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	tba	MCPD 70-519	300

MCPD: Windows Azure Developer  (Visual Studio 2010)
Dates	Course Code and Description	Duration	Exam #	Level
23 Jan 2012 23 Apr 2012 2 Jul 2012	Course 10263 Developing WCF Solutions with Visual Studio 2010 (WCF)	3 days	MCTS 70-513	200
12 Mar 2012 25 Jun 2012	Course 10265 Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	5 days	MCTS 70-516	200
Add me to the wait list 13 Feb 2012 23 Apr 2012 23 Jul 2012	Course 50466 Windows Azure Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	3 days	MCPD 70-583	200

MCPD: Windows Phone 7 Developer  (Visual Studio 2010)
Dates	Course Code and Description	Duration	Exam #	Level
12 Mar 2012 25 Jun 2012	Course 10265 Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010	5 days	MCTS 70-516	200
2 Apr 2012 9 Jul 2012	Course 10553 Fundamentals of XAML and Expression Blend (pre-req for 10554)	3 days	MCTS 70-506	200
27 Feb 2012 21 May 2012	Course 10554 MCTS: Developing Rich Internet Applications using Microsoft Silverlight 4	5 days		200

HTML 5 ... New!
Dates	Course Code and Description	Duration	Exam #	Level
5 Mar 2012 19 Jul 2012 Add me to the wait list	Course 50564 Introduction to HTML5	2 days	n/a	200
16 Jul 2012 Add me to the wait list	Course 10953 Programming HTML5	5 days	n/a	tba

MCPD: Windows, Web and Windows Azure are CLOUD POWER Certifications

 

Level 100:

Introductory and overview material. Assumes little or no expertise with topic and covers topic concepts, functions, features, and benefits.

Level 200:

Intermediate material. Assumes 100-level knowledge and provides specific details about the topic.

Level 300:

Advanced material. Assumes 200-level knowledge, in-depth understanding of features in a real-world environment, and strong coding skills. Provides a detailed technical overview of a subset of product/technology features, covering architecture, performance, migration, deployment, and development.

Level 400:

Expert material. Assumes a deep level of technical knowledge and experience and a detailed, thorough understanding of topic. Provides expert-to-expert interaction and coverage of specialized topics.