1. Partner Skills Development Imma Verheyen immav@microsoft.com

2. www.microsoft.be/partner 2  Partners Skills Development Activities  Where to find information  Certification Agenda

3. www.microsoft.be/partner Level 100 Level 200 Level 300 Partner Skills Development: Training Framework per working year Level 400 Sales Training (Targetting the following Roles: Pre Sales, BDM, Account Managers, Pre Sales) Technical Training (Targetting the following Roles: Developer, Implementor, Architect) Master Classes Deepdives Sales @ Night Pre Sales Academy Hands On Labs (Online) In depth Technical Trainings Certification Bootcamps Product Training (Online) Partner Envisioning Seminars Hands On Labs (Online) Architect Forums Events/ Evenings (TechNet) Online learnings Online trainings Specialist Sales Classes

4. www.microsoft.be/partner What are the Available Ressources ? Partner Skills Development Ressources Class Room at CPLS Class Room MS organised (Local, International ) Online ( PLC *, Webcasts, Partner Source) Learning Paths Per Competency Per Role (BDM, Sales, PreSales, Implementer, Developer, Architect) Per Knowledge Level Free 2 nd Change for Exams (Oct – June) Individual Certification Framework : Technology Specialist, Professional Specialist, Master, Architect Be a MSPP Profiled Partner Registration can be done by Individuals associated to Partner (*) CPLS= Certified Partners for Learning Solutions

5. www.microsoft.be/partner Partner Portal  www.microsoft.be/partner/training www.microsoft.be/partner/training  Select your competency

6. www.microsoft.be/partner Training Framework per Competency  Per Competency search your Training  Subscribe to RSS Feeds

7. www.microsoft.be/partner Search Results -Per Level, Per Format, Per Audience Actions can be taken - You can immediately subscribe - You can book in your agenda - You can download

8. www.microsoft.be/partner Open Search in Partner Learning Center  The Partner Training Framework visible on the partner portal  www.microsoft.be/partner/training provides a selection of key trainings www.microsoft.be/partner/training  To find more information  Open Search on https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/  Take Advanced Search  Online Format = (Language + KeyWord ) or  Class Room Format = (Country/Region + KeyWord)

9. www.microsoft.be/partner Important: Association with MSPP is needed.  If you have specific issue you can contact your Microsoft Contact Persons

10. www.microsoft.be/partner 10  Value of Certification

11. www.microsoft.be/partner 11 Overview Fifteen years ago, Microsoft launched the original Microsoft Certified Professional program. Since then, approximately 3 million certifications have been granted, allowing people to gain knowledge and expertise to enhance their career path and add value to the services their organization provides.  Integration of Microsoft Dynamics Curriculum

12. www.microsoft.be/partner 12  The Certification framework

13. www.microsoft.be/partner New Certification Framework http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/default.mspx Technology Series: Specialist certifications train IT professionals in implementation, building, troubleshooting, and debugging of a specific Microsoft technology. Professional Series: Professional credentials validate the skill set required for a particular job. Master SeriesMaster Series: Master certifications identify individuals with the deepest technical skills available on a particular Microsoft product. Architect SeriesArchitect Series: The Certified Architect program makes it easy for companies to identify experienced IT architects who have completed a rigorous peer review process.

14. www.microsoft.be/partner Logo which each certified person can build Windows Developer Enterprise Application Developer Web Developer CredentialsCertifications Easier to understand and to identify the right individuals Easier to distinguish for hiring, promoting, and consulting Cost effective paths The new logo is composed of: 4 CredentialsMany Certifications

15. www.microsoft.be/partner Example of Visual Studio 2008

16. www.microsoft.be/partner Use Full Links Interesting Online magazine providing general knowledge on Certification http://viewer.zmags.com/publications/mid/wsphf Description of the 4 different levels of certification http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/newgen/default.mspx Link to Overview list of certifications organised per product http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certifications.mspx Link to Overview List of all the Technology Specialist certifications Available ( first level) http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/default.mspx Link to Overview list of all the Masters http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/master/default.mspx Link to Overview list of the Professional certifications for Developers (Level 2 for Developers) http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcpd/default.mspx Link to the Partner Portal https://partner.microsoft.com/belux-nl/40057204 https://partner.microsoft.com/belux-fr/40057204

17. www.microsoft.be/partner MS towards Student Community  Different action towards Student Community, Interest of schools to expand touch points and curriculum  Supplementary Learning Tracks  Leading To Certification  Summer School, Evening Classes Tracks  Students to Business CV platform  Review at http://www.s2bprogram.com/belgium/http://www.s2bprogram.com/belgium/  Student creates profile & Partner can create project (job/internship) description  Students to Business Day event.  Tech Days additional Day for Schools  Positive reactions from the school  Imagine Cup student competition  Millennium objectives: Green IT (TBC)  Contact : Jan Potemans (janpote@microsoft.com)

18. www.microsoft.be/partner  Thank You  Additional Questions or Suggestions  immav@microsoft.com