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  Second shot vouchers are back until May 31, 2013

  Mr. WhartyMicrosoft Community ContributorTuesday, 2 October 2012 4:45 AM
  Sign up today for your Second Shot exam or exam pack. You’ll save at least 15 percent on the cost of the single certification exams, and you’ll be able to retake any exam you don’t pass the first time, at no extra cost.  More details can be found athttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/offers/secondshot.aspx?WT.mc_id=MSLS_secondshot
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  How to use this forum - Please read before posting

  Thursday, 14 January 2010 9:30 PM
  Welcome to the Training and Certification Forum.
  
  The main focus of this forum is Microsoft Certification and also Microsoft Training products which includes Microsoft Press Training Kits and Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC).
  
  Below are a few guidelines to help you find your answer quickly and also to help the people who answer the questions, answer yours correctly.
  
  

  • Is your question about Microsoft Certification or Training? . If its not please locate the correct forum otherwise your question may be moved, closed/locked or deleted
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  • Dead thread/Answer policy. Where possible the moderators will allow sufficient time for the original poster to come back and mark the replies to their questions as answers. The amount of time is at the discretion of the individual moderator but is suggested that it will be declared dead after a week if the original poster does not respond. We will always try to be fair and mark suitable replies as answers.
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  The current moderators of this forum are Jeff Wharton, Mike Corkery, Michael D. Alligood, Rubel Khan and Niall Merrigan

  
  
  
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  Born to Learn Training and Certification Resources

  Tuesday, 2 October 2012 4:45 AM
  The following additional training and certification resources are available on the Born to Learn site:

  • Blogs
  • Forums (non-MSDN)
  • Events
  • MCT Community Portal  (This portal is a replacement for, and upgrade to, the MCT private newsgroups which retired on September 1, 2010. The MCT Community Portal provides discussion forums, blogs, wikis and media libraries and is available only to MCTs).                          

  
  
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  Free Training - Microsoft Virtual Academy

  Mr. WhartyMicrosoft Community ContributorTuesday, 2 October 2012 4:46 AM

  The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) is a free cloud-based learning environment focusing on Microsoft Technologies (Although the site states that it focuses on cloud-based technologies, I have found content in some countries not specific to the cloud).

  The concept behind the MVA is similar to that of a “Virtual University”; students select a course(s) to study and then do a self-assessment exam to gauge how well they’ve understood the study material. Students also accrue points for material studied and courses completed which are used to promote them through a recognition system (Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Level) and provide them with a comparison on how they rank against other students in their country and around the world.

  More information about the MVA can be found in the FAQ.