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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Jeremy's World of Random Stuff : MCP</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCP/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: MCP</description><dc:language>en-GB</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Windows Server 2008 Certification Live Meetings</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/2008/03/27/windows-server-2008-certification-live-meetings.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:32:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8340351</guid><dc:creator>jpalmer</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/comments/8340351.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8340351</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Windows Server 2008 Certification: From the Beginning&lt;/b&gt; &lt;p&gt;After all of the exams are available, we’ll help you put all the pieces together, create an exam roadmap for &lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/windowsserver/2008/default.mspx"&gt;Windows Server 2008 certification&lt;/a&gt;, and answer your questions about your particular situation. Register for:  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032373313&amp;amp;Culture=en-US"&gt;23rd April 2008 15:30 GMT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8340351" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/Windows+Server/default.aspx">Windows Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCP/default.aspx">MCP</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCT/default.aspx">MCT</category></item><item><title>Microsoft Learning Live Meetings</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/2008/03/27/microsoft-learning-live-meetings.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:31:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8340348</guid><dc:creator>jpalmer</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/comments/8340348.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8340348</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;If you’re wondering what Microsoft Certifications are all about and how to get started, why not attend the Certification 101 Live Meeting titled Getting Started with Microsoft Certification.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audience:&lt;/strong&gt; IT Professionals, developers who think they might like to get certified, but aren't sure it's right for them and/or aren't sure where to start. People who have never taken a Microsoft exam and work with Microsoft products, or people who will be working with Microsoft in the very near future. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration: &lt;/strong&gt;Join the Microsoft Certified Professional team to learn about the benefits and process of getting certified: choosing a certification path, preparing for your first exam, taking an exam, and what to expect after that. Click to register for: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032369349&amp;amp;EventCategory=2&amp;amp;culture=en-US&amp;amp;CountryCode=US"&gt;9th April 2008 15:30 GMT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8340348" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCP/default.aspx">MCP</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCT/default.aspx">MCT</category></item><item><title>Announcing Partner Skills Plus</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/2008/01/28/announcing-partner-skills-plus.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:44:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7283854</guid><dc:creator>jpalmer</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/comments/7283854.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7283854</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/jpalmer/WindowsLiveWriter/AnnouncingPartnerSkillsPlus_88DD/clip_image001_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="29" alt="clip_image001" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/jpalmer/WindowsLiveWriter/AnnouncingPartnerSkillsPlus_88DD/clip_image001_thumb.jpg" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;A new initiative has been launched today for Microsoft Partner Programme members called Partner Skills Plus.&amp;#160; Partner Skills Plus helps partners develop their pool of technical professionals certified in current and new Microsoft products and technologies. It contains a number of offers and incentives including Free Practice Tests, special pricing on Exam Mentoring and discounts on certification exams. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Save with partner exclusive offers while accelerating your certification process&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You can take advantage of partner-exclusive, training and certification offers available through Partner Skills Plus. These offers can benefit you by enabling you to become certified more quickly and do so at a savings.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start saving now by visiting&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/partnerskillsplus"&gt;www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/partnerskillsplus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7283854" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MSPP/default.aspx">MSPP</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCP/default.aspx">MCP</category></item><item><title>Second Shot Offer extended until 30th June 2008!</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/2008/01/25/second-shot-offer-extended-until-30th-june-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7248084</guid><dc:creator>jpalmer</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/comments/7248084.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7248084</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;The &lt;A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/secondshot/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/secondshot/default.mspx"&gt;Microsoft Certification Second Shot&lt;/A&gt; offer that I blogged about earlier this week has been extended until 30th June 2008.&amp;nbsp; Thanks to &lt;A class="" href="http://blogs.technet.com/james/archive/2008/01/25/mcp-second-shot-extended-until-june-30th-2008.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/james/archive/2008/01/25/mcp-second-shot-extended-until-june-30th-2008.aspx"&gt;James&lt;/A&gt; for the update.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7248084" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCP/default.aspx">MCP</category></item><item><title>Second Shot Offer - Ends Soon</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/2008/01/22/second-shot-offer-ends-soon.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:48:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7196329</guid><dc:creator>jpalmer</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/comments/7196329.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7196329</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="158" alt="Exam Insurance" src="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/images/hero/secondshot_b2b_hero_new.jpg" width="499" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you're planning to take a &lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp"&gt;Microsoft Certification Exam&lt;/a&gt;, there's no time like the present to book and pay for it.&amp;#160; The &lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/secondshot/default.mspx"&gt;Second Shot&lt;/a&gt; offer allows you to book your exam and get two chances to pass!&amp;#160; You need to make sure that you register for &lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/secondshot/default.mspx"&gt;Second Shot&lt;/a&gt; before you book the exam.&amp;#160; Full terms and conditions can be found on the &lt;a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/secondshot/default.mspx"&gt;offer page&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160; The offer is due to end on 30th January 2008, so make sure you book soon!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7196329" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/jpalmer/archive/tags/MCP/default.aspx">MCP</category></item></channel></rss>