Cert End Of Life Dates

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  Certifications remain active forever.  Only exams get retired.

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  Jeff Wharton
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  Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:38 PM
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  Thanks for the quik reply, is there a place I can see when the exam retires?

  Thanks a bunch ...

  Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:12 AM
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  Please see the expired exam list at the below URL. Please explore other tabs too on the same page to get more information.
  http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-lifecycle.aspx#tab3

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  http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-lifecycle.aspx#tab2

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  • Marked as answer by CarlFlowers Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:38 AM

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  Certifications remain active forever.  Only exams get retired.

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  Jeff Wharton
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  Just as an update, certain certifications stay active ongoing, others will require a re-certification exam once every so many years such as those that focus on Cloud and Windows Phone technologies.  This is mainly because the tech updates rapidly and they seem to be product version independent ie targets Azure not Azure release April 2011 

  Older certifications will not retire per se just the technology that they are based on retire such as SQL Server 2000 etc.. 

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  • Marked as answer by Mr. Wharty Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:38 AM

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