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Microsoft to provide free training, deeply discounted certs and more...
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https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06...9-economy/

LinkedIn Learning, $15 certs, and some other good stuff.

It looks like the following are the certification tests eligible for the low pricing:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Developer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate

Some of these are NCCRS:

http://www.nationalccrs.org/organization...soft#n8965
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Beat me to it! This is a great deal. I've used these certs in a BACS at TESU, and at $15 instead of the normal ~$165ish, it's a steal.

FYI, I wrote a post with some more info on what the certs are like and how to prepare for them.
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(07-01-2020, 11:42 AM)scorpion Wrote: Beat me to it! This is a great deal. I've used these certs in a BACS at TESU, and at $15 instead of the normal ~$165ish, it's a steal.

FYI, I wrote a post with some more info on what the certs are like and how to prepare for them.

Thank you for sharing!
WGU BSIT Complete January 2022
(77CU transferred in)(44/44CU ) 

RA(non WGU)(57cr)
JST/TESU Eval of NAVY Training(85/99cr)
The Institutes, TEEX, NFA(9cr): Ethics, Cyber 101/201/301, Safety
Sophia(60cr): 23 classes
Study.com(31cr): Eng105, Fin102, His108, LibSci101, Math104, Stat101, CS107, CS303, BUS107
CLEP(9cr): Intro Sociology 63 Intro Psych 61 US GOV 71
OD(12cr): Robotics, Cyber, Programming, Microecon
CSM(3cr)
Various IT/Cybersecurity Certifications from: CompTIA, Google, Microsoft, AWS, GIAC, LPI, IBM
CS Fund. MicroBachelor(3cr)
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#4
According to the TC at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/c...llingoffer :"This exam offer entitles you to register for and appear for one (1) valid Microsoft Certification exam at a special limited time discounted price of USD15. Offer expires December 31, 2020."

Seems to get one only per person Sad
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(07-01-2020, 11:42 AM)scorpion Wrote: Beat me to it! This is a great deal. I've used these certs in a BACS at TESU, and at $15 instead of the normal ~$165ish, it's a steal.

FYI, I wrote a post with some more info on what the certs are like and how to prepare for them.

I was wondering if you(or anyone else) had any recommendations for which of these certs would be good for someone relatively new to the field of IT in general? I have CompTIA A+ and am working google IT support along with a few other entry certs.
WGU BSIT Complete January 2022
(77CU transferred in)(44/44CU ) 

RA(non WGU)(57cr)
JST/TESU Eval of NAVY Training(85/99cr)
The Institutes, TEEX, NFA(9cr): Ethics, Cyber 101/201/301, Safety
Sophia(60cr): 23 classes
Study.com(31cr): Eng105, Fin102, His108, LibSci101, Math104, Stat101, CS107, CS303, BUS107
CLEP(9cr): Intro Sociology 63 Intro Psych 61 US GOV 71
OD(12cr): Robotics, Cyber, Programming, Microecon
CSM(3cr)
Various IT/Cybersecurity Certifications from: CompTIA, Google, Microsoft, AWS, GIAC, LPI, IBM
CS Fund. MicroBachelor(3cr)
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(07-08-2020, 07:14 PM)MNomadic Wrote:
(07-01-2020, 11:42 AM)scorpion Wrote: Beat me to it! This is a great deal. I've used these certs in a BACS at TESU, and at $15 instead of the normal ~$165ish, it's a steal.

FYI, I wrote a post with some more info on what the certs are like and how to prepare for them.

I was wondering if you(or anyone else) had any recommendations for which of these certs would be good for someone relatively new to the field of IT in general? I have CompTIA A+ and am working google IT support along with a few other entry certs.

I'm only familiar with Azure, so I can't comment on the 365 exams.

The AZ-103 Azure Administrator: Associate is your best best for a first cert, if you can finish it before August 31st. It's more general IT than the other developer- or security- focused associate certs, it only requires a single exam to get the cert, and it awards credit. It has a pretty short learning path that mostly covers IT administration, ops, and architecture concepts. There's also a recent prep video available from Microsoft Ignite, which is an exceptional crash course for what you need to know.
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