Microsoft Certification structure

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential is a one-exam certification that demonstrates your skills on legacy Microsoft technologies.

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) credential displays your expertise in one specific technology. They enable professionals to target specific technologies and to distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies. An MCTS is consistently capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential builds on your core technology expertise to demonstrate your key IT professional job-role skills. The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credentials provide IT professionals with a simpler and more targeted framework to display their technical and professional skills.

Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)

The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) credential complements your core technology expertise to demonstrate your key developer job-role skills.

Microsoft Certified Master (MCM)

The new Microsoft Certified Master series offers advanced technical training and certifications on Microsoft technologies that go beyond any product training offered outside of Microsoft today. IT professionals who successfully complete the training program and certification testing validate their skills as product experts who successfully design and implement solutions that meet the most complex business requirements.

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Desktop Support Technician (MCDST), Systems Administrator (MCSA) & Systems Engineer (MCSE)

The Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credentials continue to provide IT professionals who use Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 with industry recognition and validation of their IT skills and experience.