The ICT Skills Building Program offers training that can help ICT Professionals acquire the skills they need to achieve a variety of technology certifications. These certifications are recognized standards for validating your expertise in a particular technology discipline, and can help you demonstrate your skill with specific products and platforms to colleagues, employers, and—most importantly—to yourself.

You can achieve certification by:

1. Gaining experience in the tools and technologies of the discipline of your choice—by taking courses, reviewing study guides and resources, and/or through practice sessions or in your daily work.
2. Taking and passing a certification exam offered by an authorized testing center.

• Review Certifications Related to ICT Skills Building Program Courses
  The ICT Skills Building Program Course List shows which courses offered by the ICT Skills Building Program will help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for some of the most popular certification exams, outlined in the Certification Requirements section below. Click on the titles in the Certification Requirements list below for more information about achieving these certifications.
  
  
• Review Certification Requirements
  The ICT Skills Building Program offers courses that will provide knowledge and skills that may be applied to the following certifications:
  • CTP (Convergence Technologies Professional), the official convergence certification program of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Microsoft Certifications
  • GVF Advanced VSAT Installer Certification, the global industry certification program of the Global VSAT Forum for installers of bi-directional satellite earth stations.
  • MCDST (Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technicians) demonstrating technical and customer service skills to troubleshoot hardware and software operation issues in Microsoft Windows environments.
  • MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrators) demonstrating expertise in administering network and systems environments based on the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
  • MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers) demonstrating expertise in designing and implementing an infrastructure solution that is based on the Windows operating system and Microsoft Windows Server System software.
  You may also be interested in pursuing additional Microsoft Certifications, including
  
  • MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in the various Microsoft specialized technologies
  • MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) demonstrating comprehensive skills in planning, deploying, supporting, maintaining, and optimizing IT infrastructures.
  • MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer) demonstrating expertise as a Windows Application Developer, Web Application Developer, or Enterprise Applications Developer.
  • MCAP (Microsoft Certified Architect Program) targeting solutions architects and infrastructure architects who successfully apply frameworks and methodologies to create an architecture through the entire IT life cycle.
  • MCLC (Microsoft Certified Learning Consultant) recognizes experts in designing and delivering customized learning solutions.
  • MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrators) demonstrating expertise in designing, implementing, and administering Microsoft SQL Server databases.
  • MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainers) for qualified instructors who are certified by Microsoft to deliver Microsoft training courses to IT professionals and developers.
  • MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developers) use Microsoft technologies to develop and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or back-end data services.
  • MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solution Developers) design and develop leading-edge business solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, platforms, and the Microsoft Windows architecture.
• Prepare for Certification Exams
  Use the links above to review and understand the skills required for the certification of your choice. The ICT Professional Courses offered by the ICT Skills Building Program will help you get ready for some of the exams.
  
  
• Request a Practice Test
  MeasureUp has provided 500 free practice tests for ICT Professionals and Program Workers. Practice tests help you to prepare for professional certification exams. They feature comprehensive questions, including performance-based simulations (where applicable), detailed explanations and complete score reporting. Vouchers will be available in August.
  
  • IT Practice Test
• Locate a Testing Center
  If you are using an exam voucher to take your certification exam, you will receive information about testing centers in your confirmation e-mail.
  
  For other certification exams, we recommend you click on the program links in the Review Certification Requirements section above to find out more exam details.