MOUS Formazione e Certificazione Microsoft per l'Office
Oltre ai quattro settori tradizionali di certificazione MCSE, MCSD, MCP, MCT Microsoft sta per lanciare MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) per la certificazione degli utenti Office.
La home page del sito dedicato www.microsoft.com/office/train_cert riporta:
The Microsoft Office User Specialist Program
About 90 percent of the Fortune 500 companies use Microsoft® Office products - so chances are very good that you are one of the many people using Office to get your work done. You may even know more about how to use Office products than most people. Now you can prove it - and give yourself and your organization a competitive edge.
The Microsoft Office User Specialist program provides a benchmark to validate users' skills in using Office. Customers requested a program like this to measure their Office skills and to prove their ability to get the most out of Office. The Specialist Program is available for many Office 95 and Office 97 applications at both Proficient and Expert User levels.
Benefits of The Microsoft Office User Specialist program
Office Users: The Specialist designation distinguishes you from your peers as truly knowledgeable in using Office products. It can also make you more competitive in a tight job market.
Corporations, organizations, and staffing agencies: The Specialist designation demonstrates competency and helps with job placement and advancement. Having specialists on your team can also reduce calls to your Help desk and contribute to a lower total cost of ownership for Office.
Training: The program offers world-recognized validation of learning and provides training centers the opportunity to give candidates a valuable credential that demonstrates accomplishment.
Training for testing is available through many training centers, schools, corporations, and other organizations. You can also prepare for the test on your own by using Approved Courseware.
In addition to becoming a specialist, you can participate in the program as an Authorized Client Testing (ACT) Center or an Independent Courseware Vendor (ICV).
La stessa pagina web suggerisce tre livelli di inserimento
Il sito rimanda poi ad un altro sito: mous.net con risposte a domande sulla certificazione MOUS
La disponibilità attuale di Testing Center non è ancora chiara. Gli elenchi riportati da Mous.net, consultati via internet, non sono ancora organizzati. Microsoft non ha ancora rilasciato elenco apposito.
Da segnalare la possibilità di inoltrare, a breve, domanda per diventarlo (ma vale anche per l’Italia?)
Steps MOUS
Domande e Risposte su MOUS
Centri ATC
Un Syllabus MOUS