Microsoft IT Academy

The Training Foundry is currently an Advanced Microsoft IT Academy. We began our official relationship with Microsoft as an Authorised training provider in 1992. We currently have two full time members of staff that hold Microsoft Certified Trainer Status and three of us have a premier Microsoft certification (MCSE) One member of our full time staff is also Microsoft Office Master Instructor for Office 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007. We are also involved in training and supporting a number of local schools and colleges in Microsoft Technologies and have attracted funding from Research Machines and Yorkshire Forward in the last few years for this work. Our current Training portfolio contains over 30 Microsoft professional courses and nearly 20 Microsoft Office courses.

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

Anyone booking a Microsoft Office Specialist course will receive a Free exam where relevant. Valid for 3 Months from the course date.

If you have attended a MOS Core course and go on to book the advanced course in the same product you will receive this for a discounted price of £390, including a Free exam and courseware.

Microsoft Technology Associate- IT Professional

Network Fundamentals

  • Understanding network infrastructure (internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, WAN, Wireless)
  • Understanding network hardware (switches, routers, media types)
  • Understanding protocols and services
  • Exam 98 - 366

Security Fundamentals

  • Understanding Security layers
  • Understanding operating system security
  • Understanding security software
  • Exam 98-367

Windows Server – Administration Fundamentals

  • Understanding Server installation
  • Understanding server roles
  • Understanding Active Directory
  • Understanding storage
  • Understanding server maintenance
  • Exam 98-365

Careers

  • Network Administrator
  • Server Administrator
  • Windows Security Administrator
  • Directory Administrator
  • Identity and Access Management

Further Certification

  • MCTS - Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring - Exam 70-640 Course 6425 and 6426
  • MCTS - Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring - Exam 70-642 – Course 6421

Microsoft Official Curriculum Courses and Certifications in Windows Client and Server Technologies, Exchange, SQL and Virtualization

Introduction

Since the release of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has brought out new certifications which are focused on specific roles and skills. These certifications are the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Series - MCTS and the Microsoft Certified IT Professional Series - MCITP. The older MCSA and MCSE certifications relate only to Windows Server 2003 and earlier Microsoft products.

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications provide the foundation for Microsoft Certification. These certifications are designed to validate your skills on the features and functionality of key technologies. You can show your depth of knowledge in one specific technology, earn multiple MCTS certifications to show breadth across different products, or build on the MCTS to earn a Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification.  Earning an MCTS certification typically requires that you successfully pass one exam and have at least one year of relevant experience.

The MCTS certification training offered at The Training Foundry includes:

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification helps validate that an individual has the comprehensive set of skills necessary to perform a particular job role, such as database administrator or enterprise messaging administrator. MCITP certifications build on the technical proficiency measured in the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications. Therefore, you will earn one or more MCTS certifications on your way to earning an MCITP certification.

The MCITP certification training offered at The Training Foundry includes:

  • MCITP: Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 (6292/6293)
  • MCITP: Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 (6292/6294)
  • MCITP: Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator (6425/6426/6421/6430)
  • MCITP: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator
  • MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization Administrator (10215/10324/50273)

Choosing your MCTS Courses

If you require an MCTS credential, choose the certification related to the technology you need to implement. For example, if you will be working with Active Directory, choose MCTS Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration. If you need to implement Desktop Virtualization, choose the Windows Server 2008 R2 Desktop Virtualization certification.

Choosing your MCITP Courses

When considering which MCITP certification to obtain, consider the job role you wish to be certified for. On the Windows Client side (Windows 7), Microsoft offers the MCITP Enterprise Desktop Support Technician (EDST) and the MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 (EDA). The primary difference is that the EDST is focused on reacting to customer issues as a helpdesk or technical support responder, but the EDA role is focused on proactive desktop tasks that include designing, deploying, and managing desktops. The EDA role is part of a design team that is looking into the future to determine what the desktop infrastructure will need to maintain, grow, or gain efficiency. We can look at the two Windows Server MCITP credentials in the same way.

  • Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator – Operations focused, responsible for today, tomorrow, and next week
  • Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator – Engineering focused, responsible for next month, next year and beyond
  • Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician – Operations focused, responsible for today, tomorrow, and next week
  • Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator – Engineering focused, responsible for next month, next year and beyond

Microsoft has also recently launched a Virtualization Administrator MCITP certification. This MCITP certification validates the ability to specify, design and implement Server and Desktop Virtualization solutions.

What if I don't need Certification?

Sometimes you need to understand or implement a particular technology, and require the knowledge rather than the certification. The Training Foundry also provides courses which are not specifically geared to one of the Microsoft Certification exams, but are extremely useful for understanding the technologies involved. These courses may also be useful for delegates who wish to take the certification exams and are willing to undertake some self-study to cover the exam topics not included in the courses. Such courses include:

  • 6418: Deploying Windows Server 2008 *
  • 6419: Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
  • 10325: Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell 2.0 *
  • 50292: Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise *
  • 50255: Managing, Maintaining, and Securing Your Networks Through Group Policy*
  • 2778: Writing Queries using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL
  • Practical Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Business

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Course Summary

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist MCTS Series

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration

MCTS: Windows 7 - Configuration

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization

MCITP: Exchange Server 2010, Configuring

MCITP: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance

Microsoft Certified IT Professional MCITP Series

MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7

MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7

MCITP: Server Administrator

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

Other courses not specifically related to certification

Upgrading Windows 2003 and XP Certifications

MCSA Server 2003 Upgrade

MCSE Server 2003 Upgrade

MCDST Windows XP Upgrade

  • Currently Microsoft has released an upgrade exam, but no courseware related specifically to the upgrade exam. Delegates holding Windows XP MCDST Certifications will need to take courses 6292, 6293 and 6294 to prepare for the two Windows 7 MCITP Certifications.

For more information call us on 0114 225 5888  or email thetrainingfoundry@shu.ac.uk

 

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