Pass Your Next Certification Exam between February 3 and April 27 and Enter to Win a Surface Pro 2For companies in the Microsoft Partner Network, Microsoft Certified Professionals are critical to their ability to maintain credibility with and demonstrate technical expertise to customers. Specific Microsoft Certifications are required to earn MPN gold and silver competencies, but even Microsoft partners that choose not to attain a competency benefit from having technical professionals who are certified on the latest Microsoft product and technology releases.Your next Microsoft Certification exam could be your winning entry to our US Partner Certification Sweepstakes. Whether you are working towards your first Microsoft Certification, or adding another certification notch to your belt, we’d like to sweeten the deal. Individuals who are associated to a Microsoft Partner Network member organization and who pass a qualifying Microsoft Certification exam between February 3 and April 27 earn an entry* into our sweepstakes: Weekly drawings for two $500 Microsoft Store gift cards Monthly drawings for two Surface Pro 2 tablets The first drawing will be for qualifying exams passed during the week of February 3. You will receive an automatic drawing entry for each exam you pass, if you are associated to a member organization in the Microsoft Partner Network. We will contact the winners by email and announce them on our blog each month.Prepare for your exam List of qualifying exams. Save up to 40% on exams by purchasing an MPN exam 5-pack or 20-pack. These exams come with a free Second Shot. You can also register to get a free Second Shot on a single exam. Find training in the Exams and Accreditations or MPN Competency partner learning paths. Take in-person or online training from one of our Microsoft Learning Partners. Save 50% on ebooks fromMicrosoft Press. Take a practice test – through February 10, you can save 50% on practice tests from MeasureUp andTranscender. Associate to your company’s MPN profileFollow the instructions for Simplified Association to connect your Microsoft account (previously Windows Live ID) to your company’s Microsoft Partner Network membership profile.*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes ends April 27. Open only to authorized representatives of companies enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Network with a valid MPN ID who are legal residents of the US, age 18 and older. For details, including free alternate method of entry, see Official rules.