Over at the Microsoft Learning Blog there is news of some new changes being made to certification transcripts and certificates.
In June they are going to start printing them with "inactive dates," which basically amount to being an expiration date. I don't think that a lot of people knew that MCTS and MCITP certifications become inactive when the product in question is no longer in the "mainstream support" phase from Microsoft. Of those that did, I suspect that most of us assumed that would mean that the exams would no longer be available to earn the certification, not that certifications that we earned would show up on our transcripts as "inactive".
Needless to say, this is not sitting well with the community of Microsoft Certified Professionals.
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CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, Security+
MCTS:Windows 7
MCSE:Security 2003
MCITP:Server Administrator
MCITP:Enterprise Administrator
MCITP:Virtualization Administrator 2008 R2
Certified Quest vWorkspace Administrator
In June they are going to start printing them with "inactive dates," which basically amount to being an expiration date. I don't think that a lot of people knew that MCTS and MCITP certifications become inactive when the product in question is no longer in the "mainstream support" phase from Microsoft. Of those that did, I suspect that most of us assumed that would mean that the exams would no longer be available to earn the certification, not that certifications that we earned would show up on our transcripts as "inactive".
Needless to say, this is not sitting well with the community of Microsoft Certified Professionals.
________________________________________
CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, Security+
MCTS:Windows 7
MCSE:Security 2003
MCITP:Server Administrator
MCITP:Enterprise Administrator
MCITP:Virtualization Administrator 2008 R2
Certified Quest vWorkspace Administrator