You may recall back on August 15th when we announced the Microsoft Partner Exam Academy: Announcing Microsoft Partner Exam Academy which is a resource designed for our partners to connect you with preparation materials (including free and for-fee) you need to get yourself ready for the Microsoft certification exams. Since that initial rollout of the Partner Exam Academy, the team here in Redmond has been hard at work bringing more and more resources to bear through the Microsoft Partner Exam Academy. Now there are three times as many featured competencies included in the Partner Exam Academy as there were on the initial launch day, including the new Communications and Messaging competencies which come from the announced split of the former Unified Communications competency.

Now through the Microsoft Partner Exam Academy, you have access to key resources including no-cost online training and fee-based training in your region for the following competencies:

• CRM
  • Prepare to pass Microsoft Certification Exams MB2-866, MB2-867, MB2-868, and MB5-858
• Messaging
  • Prepare to pass Microsoft Certification Exams 70-662 and 70-663
• Communications
  • Prepare to pass Microsoft Certification Exams 70-664 and 70-665
• Portals and Collaboration
  • Prepare to pass Microsoft Certification Exams 70-667 and 70-668
• Desktop
  • Prepare to pass Microsoft Certification Exam 70-681
• Virtualization
  • Prepare to pass Microsoft Certification Exams 70-401, 70-659, and 70-669

Helping you prepare your people for skills they need to attain the Microsoft competencies that are best aligned to your business model and the solutions you offer to your clients is very important to us here at Microsoft and Microsoft Partner Exam Academy is one of the resources you have access to as a benefit of your membership in the Microsoft Partner Network to help you accomplish this. Another you have access to is discounts on Microsoft certification practice exams. Be sure to check out my How to save 40% on dozens of Microsoft certification practice exams today post to see how.

Did you find this information helpful? If so, you may want to make sure you are utilizing all of the areas I share information online, such as: my Facebook page, my Twitter account, my Linkedin account, and my blog. Plus, you can now get all of the latest Microsoft Partner Information right on your phone!

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman – Follow me on TWITTER, LinkedIn, and RSS and see “What I’m thinking”
Director, Worldwide Partner Experience
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights