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Cheap Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
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Hi!  I was looking into getting "Microsoft Certified" for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to use as resume filler along with my coming degree.  However, the test cost for each of these certs is at least $96!!!!  So, $288 just to say I can use apps that I've used my entire life Big Grin .

Does anyone know of any good, cheap, alternatives other than "Microsoft" brand certification for those apps?   Thanks for your help!
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https://www.elearnexcel.com/ This place has a $24/month subscription and they are CPD certified. Unlimited access, 7 Excel certifications.

https://www.goskills.com/Courses/Microsoft-Office This site is $29/month with unlimited access to all courses/certifications. I couldn't find info on who they are certified by, though. EDIT: They are CPD certified as well: https://www.goskills.com/Accreditations

I don't know much about certifiers, so I don't know if "CPD UK" is as great for us in the US?

I suppose they're not as great as Microsoft Official certification, I'm planning to get em just because they're better than none.
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Thanks! I'm seeing somethings on groupon too! I will see more about it later (on the go now). Again, thank you!
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What degree? What job? This could be a waste of money.
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If you're going to spend money on a certification, you should make sure it's recognized. Microsoft is probably the only one that is truly recognized. If you just want to show some sort of verification, then Alison and some MOOC providers provide free certificates of completion.

Edit: Alison has a specific list of courses that have free certificates of completion.

https://alison.com/faqs/certification-an...rtificates
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
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Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
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Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
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A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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Good idea! Yeah, I really don't care about them being "Microsoft" per se *though before the stick shock, that would have been great!"

Any old Cert should do, something that can be "verified" at "such and such" website, it doesn't matter. Mooc's would be great! Hope there's something out there form Office 2016...for some reason my company made the jump and that's what we are running now, lol! Thanks for everyone's help!
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The Institutes: Ethics

Sophia: Proj. Management

Straighterline:​ Survey of World History | Principles of Management | MacroEco. | MicroEco. | American Gov | US History 1 | US History 2 | Western Civ 1 | Western Civ 2 | Business Law | Intro to Religion | Cultural Anthropology | Intro to Environ. Science | Intro to Soc

ALEKS: Inter. Algebra | College Algebra | Intro to Stats

TEEX: Cyber 101 | Cyber 201 | Cyber 301

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