This complete track is available in the evening schedule. Individual courses are available in the full day schedule.

Certification Overview

If you are developing .NET Framework 3.5 applications that use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, MCTS, and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer, MCPD, credentials provide a simpler and more targeted framework to showcase your technical skills in addition to the skills that are required for specific developer or enterprise programmer job roles.

Developers holding the MCTS certification have demonstrated breadth and depth of skills and knowledge of:

• Web application technology and data access in Web applications

• Windows Forms technology, in addition to expertise in data access in Microsoft Windows applications

• Web services, .NET Framework remoting, Enterprise Services, and Message Queuing technology.

Target Audience

The MCTS certifications are appropriate for:
• Web developers, Windows developers, or enterprise software developers
 

Prerequisites

MCTS candidates should have at least one year of experience developing Web-based, Microsoft Windows-based, or distributed applications by using the .NET Framework 1.0, the .NET Framework 1.1, and the .NET Framework 2.0. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005.

Certification Requirements

MCTS - ASP.NET Applications 3.5 candidates are required to pass 2 exams (70-536 and 70-562).

MCPD - ASP.NET Developer 3.5 candidates are required to pass 3 exams (70-536, 70-562 and 70-564).

Course Description

Days

Exam

Visual Basic 2008

5

Course 2956 Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development

Course 2957 Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development

3

3

70–536

Course 6463 Visual Studio 2008 ASP.NET 3.5

2

Course 2310 Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

5

70–564