{"id":346,"date":"2012-12-11T20:18:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T14:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dotnetsql.info\/net-sql\/?p=346"},"modified":"2014-10-20T19:34:12","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T13:34:12","slug":"microsoft-announces-launch-of-mta-exams-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dotnetsql.info\/net-sql\/index.php\/microsoft-announces-launch-of-mta-exams-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Announces Launch of MTA Exams Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\n\t<strong>MTA, the Newest Certification in the Microsoft Technology Stack now available at Prometric Test Centers<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Description: Description: cid:image002.png@01CDD473.07F6BA30\" height=\"174\" hspace=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-s0bFG6-UetQ\/UMYm2E9ckKI\/AAAAAAAAAes\/MtpD4yFFlnk\/s171\/IT+Image.jpg\" width=\"157\" \/>Today, (December 11th, 2012), Microsoft announced the launch of<strong>Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)<\/strong>&nbsp;certification to the commercial space, consisting of 12 exams for new entrants to the IT space.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=522105&amp;l=16741&amp;ctl=DF69E0:C7229CA9F506C9AA16F2AAE1DD1CE19B9987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">www.prometric.com\/microsoft\/<wbr \/>mta<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThese are available now and are accessed like every other Microsoft exam through TC Flow. All MTA exams have a 98-prefix.<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=522105&amp;l=16741&amp;ctl=DF69E0:C7229CA9F506C9AA16F2AAE1DD1CE19B9987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">www.prometric.com\/microsoft\/<wbr \/>mta<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMTA&rsquo;s been a huge success in the academic world, because it fills the entry-level gap between aspiring technologists (of all ages) and those IT Professionals using Microsoft technology on the job today.&nbsp;Learn more about MTA exams: (<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=522105&amp;l=16741&amp;ctl=DF69E0:C7229CA9F506C9AA16F2AAE1DD1CE19B9987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">www.prometric.com\/microsoft\/<wbr \/>mta<\/a>)<!--more-->\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMTA gives Prometric the opportunity to fill our training and test centers with students new to technology, those starting to build a career in IT, business professionals looking to enhance their value in the office, and even infrastructure specialists who want to start building apps. MTA offers a broad portfolio of entry-level certifications in infrastructure, database and developer technologies.&nbsp;MTA is today released in eight languages &#8212; with French and Italian coming soon.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBecause MTA is a part of the Microsoft skills development stack&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=516479&amp;l=14062&amp;ctl=DE1623:4DC34A796935041A1AA9321CF24A26579987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/<wbr \/>learning\/en\/us\/certification\/<wbr \/>cert-overview.aspx<\/a>&nbsp;which helps new entrants build confidence and get past test anxiety barriers, Second Shot is attached to every MTA exam (<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=522105&amp;l=16741&amp;ctl=DF69E1:C7229CA9F506C9AA16F2AAE1DD1CE19B9987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">www.prometric.com\/microsoft\/<wbr \/>secondshot\/mta<\/a>) through June 30, 2013.&nbsp;So get familiar with the<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=516479&amp;l=14062&amp;ctl=DE1624:4DC34A796935041A1AA9321CF24A26579987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">MTA portfolio<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/wc4.net\/t?r=2834&amp;c=516479&amp;l=14062&amp;ctl=DE1624:4DC34A796935041A1AA9321CF24A26579987D200C66464B0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/<wbr \/>learning\/en\/us\/certification\/<wbr \/>mta.aspx<\/a>&nbsp;) and start planning MTA into your offerings for January!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Please be aware:<\/strong>&nbsp;Academic institutions will continue to purchase MTA Campus Licenses and vouchers as well as deliver MTA skills development through Certiport. 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