Purchased Certificates Changing

earweed

I went to purchase my MCITP:EA certificate and a notice floated up saying that on April 18th they are changing the certificates, The new certificates will have a certification number, date achieved and an inactive date.
I'm gonna wait to get mine...but then again I may not purchase it at all now.

veritas_libertas

earweed wrote: »

I went to purchase my MCITP:EA certificate and a notice floated up saying that on April 18th they are changing the certificates, The new certificates will have a certification number, date achieved and an inactive date.
I'm gonna wait to get mine...but then again I may not purchase it at all now.

I'm going to guess that inactive is when they are no longer able to be taken anymore. Kind of like MCSE 2000???

earweed

No, the MCITP will actually go inactive. I didn't know MS already had a date set to inactivate them but they must have come up with one now.

veritas_libertas

earweed wrote: »

No, the MCITP will actually go inactive. I didn't know MS already had a date set to inactivate them but they must have come up with one now.

Odd, I wonder what they are going to call the new version

veritas_libertas

Today, most of our Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) exams retire when Microsoft discontinues mainstream support for the related technology. The certification will still appear on your transcript but will be listed in an inactive section with an expiration date. In most cases, an upgrade path, which allows candidates to earn the certification with fewer exams (usually one), will be available for individuals who hold the certification on the previous version of the technology.
The legacy Microsoft certifications, such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), currently do not expire, but some may no longer be awarded because all exams are retired or because Microsoft has ended extended support for the technology. In most cases, individuals who hold the certification on the previous version of the technology can earn the certification on the next version of the technology with one upgrade exam.
To maintain the relevance and value of our certifications and ensure that candidates possess up-to-date skills on technologies that are constantly changing, recertification may be necessary for some certifications. In these cases, the certification will remain valid as long as the candidate continues to recertify at appropriate intervals.
Note that Microsoft reserves the right to retire exams and certifications as well as change our recertification policy at any time.

I wonder is Microsoft is going to start using the Cisco method of re-certification. :

spd3432

There's a blog off the MCP cert site that has well over 100 posts in it, quite a few by one of the Microsoft people.

Introducing Enhanced Transcripts and Certificates! - Born to Learn - Born To Learn - Born to Learn

A lot of discussion around the terms for no longer mainstream supported product certifications. No plan as yet (that I could determine) for any type of re-cert process ala CompTIA or Cisco and the inactive dates they currently plan to assign are based on when a product is scheduled to go out of mainstream support, not based on any time window from date of testing.

Example -- CCNA, test Apr 5, 2011, valid thru Apr 4, 2014 with retest to maintain for three years.
Microsoft MCITP:EA (server 200, mainstream support announced to end on Jul 5 2014, test on Jul 3 2014, certification expires on Jul 5 2014 (two days later).*****

****All dates are fictitious but that's the way the blog posts read.

sean

MickQ

There isn't much clarity on the whole thing. From my understanding of what I read on it, they'll be introducing expiry dates on some exams. The expiry will probably spread onto more certs then as the beancounters and marketing have an increasing say in it.

@Earweed:
You can download the current version of the certs and get various filetypes of it. Grab whichever you want, in whatever format you want, then find a laser printer
DL -> Print -> Laminate -> Wall
You can then get the new version when they come out, too.