http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2010/07/09/microsoft-technology-associate-mta-certifications.aspxThis week Microsoft announced a new set of entry level certifications that may be of interest to many schools and colleges/universities. Personally I think that this is just the sort of program that many career/technical high schools have been waitingen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2010/07/09/microsoft-technology-associate-mta-certifications.aspx#10039245Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:57:11 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10039245Alfred Thompson<p>Actually a lot of public vo-tech or career/technical high schools have been asking for something like this for quite a while. I think a lot of them will sign up for this. So will a lot of public community colleges I know of. &nbsp;We&#39;ll see what happens in the long run but please keep an open mind for now. Thanks for the comment!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10039245" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2010/07/09/microsoft-technology-associate-mta-certifications.aspx#10039243Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:53:19 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10039243MTA for Students<p>I don&#39;t understand why these certifications are only for students who are enrolled in a institution that enrolls in this program. Brick and mortar colleges rarely sign up for anything that deal with certifications. This will only benefit For-profit schools.</p> <p>MTA exams should be available for any student with a .edu email and student ID. Also exam material should be given for free for basic exams such as these via dreamspark or certiport. The only thing the student should have to pay for is the voucher.</p> <p>The idea of these certifications are great, especially the developer certifications. But I believe Microsoft is taking the wrong route only allowing student who are enrolled in a for-profit school to take them as these are the only institutions that purchase this type of service.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10039243" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2010/07/09/microsoft-technology-associate-mta-certifications.aspx#10038488Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:20:24 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10038488Software Testing Services<p>Amazing. I really liked your blog as it provides me with useful information. Thanks for sharing and posting it.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10038488" width="1" height="1">