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Knowing you are skilled at the tools of your trade is important. Proving those skills to your manager and peers is how to get ahead in your career.

Microsoft Learning has developed a new certification program for the 2007 Microsoft Office system designed to help information workers both master the power of the new version of Microsoft Office and validate their advanced skills as well.

“Technology has expanded the definition of productivity beyond a one-dimensional measurement of inputs and outputs to include the intangible value of information and its effects on business processes and practices,” says Andrew Hazen, director for Centriq Foss, a Microsoft Gold Certified Learning Solutions Partner. “Measuring productivity for the information worker can be demonstrated through achieving certification because it firmly establishes an achievement of competencies and knowledge otherwise unknown and unmeasured.”

Specialist and Professional Certifications

For the first time, the new 2007 Microsoft Office system certifications will feature two series of certifications: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist and Microsoft Certified Application Professional.

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist

Like its predecessor, the Microsoft Office Specialist credential, Microsoft Certified Application Specialist validates the skills within a single application. Certifications will be available for Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Office Access 2007, and Windows Vista™.

Microsoft Certified Application Professional

The new Microsoft Certified Application Professional program provides the opportunity for experienced business professionals to validate their advanced skills. The certifications measure a person’s ability to use multiple products across the 2007 Microsoft Office system, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, to accomplish key business tasks.

There are four skill-set certifications available in this new certification program: Managing Budgets, Managing Presentations, Managing Team Collaboration and Supporting Organizations.

“The Microsoft Certified Application Professional credential validates the wide range of skills it takes to work in a collaborative business environment,” says Lutz Ziob, general manager of Microsoft Learning. “It recognizes the advanced skills experienced business professionals have gained and offers them a way to earn certifications that are recognized by their managers and peers.”