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Issue 08/06
June 2008
Welcome to our specialist monthly training newsletter.
 

In this issue:

Clearance Bargains...
Special Offers...

Microsoft Certification Training...

Certification Focus - MCSA...

MCSA Courses...

New LearnKey Courses...
 

This month's highlights include:

  • the latest Clearance Bargains & Special Offers
     
  • focus on Microsoft Certification training
     
  • we explain the options for gaining accreditation as a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), and
     
  • outline the new courses that we have available to help prepare for Microsoft & Cisco certification exams.
     
 
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PC & Mortar BoardClearance Bargains

We still have some knock-down prices for a limited number of Thomson NETG courses, but hurry as stocks are now very low:

ECDL Version 3.0 (Office 2000)
List Price of £149 + VAT (limited stock available)
Reduced to: £15.00 + VAT  ( £17.63 including VAT at 17.5% )

Special Price!

order now

Microsoft Visio 2003
List Price of £69 + VAT (limited stock available)
Reduced to: £20.00 + VAT ( £23.50 including VAT at 17.5% )

Special Price!

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Complete Oracle8i Certified Database Administrator Curriculum
List price: £1,246 (limited stock available)

Reduced to: £20.00 + VAT ( £23.50 including VAT at 17.5% )

Special Price!

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Prices include free delivery in the UK.

For more details see the Clearance section of our online catalogue
 

Special Offers

FREE UK delivery on all training courses
£20 off when you order LearnKey MCDST & CompTIA A+ courses together.
more details...

For more details and the latest offers see Special Offers and Discounts
 

PC and Mortar BoardMicrosoft Certification Training

There are a variety of routes available for gaining Microsoft accreditation and Microsoft has been adding to its range of certifications over the last two years. However, we will focus on the most common and popular certifications.

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
This is a very specialised certification for application developers developers who want to demonstrate their technical expertise using Microsoft Visual Studio, the Microsoft .NET Framework, and Web services. We will cover this in more depth in a future newsletter.

more information...
 

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
This certification is for professionals who support end users and troubleshoot desktop environments running on Microsoft Windows operating systems. We will cover this in more depth in a future newsletter, but in the meantime extensive information can be found on our website.

more information...
 

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
This is covered in depth below.

see below for more information...
 

Microsoft Certified Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
This certification is a natural progression from MCSA and we will cover this in more depth in a future newsletter.

more information...
 

Microsoft Office Certification
See the April edition of our Training Newsletter in which we covered this in depth

more information...
 

We can supply courses for these certification, but MCAD and MCSE are not yet featured on our website.

more information...
 

PC and Mortar BoardCertification Focus
   - Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

This credential helps to advance your career by demonstrating that you have the skills you need to manage and troubleshoot network environments running on the Windows operating system.

MCSA candidates are required to pass two Core Exams on networking systems, one Core Exam on client operating systems and one Elective Exam, (four exams in total).

Core exams on networking systems (both required):

70-290

Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment

70-291

Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure


Core exams on networking systems (both required):

70-620

Windows Vista, Configuring

70-270

Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional


Potential electives include (one required):

70-284

Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

70-299

Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network

70-350 Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004
70-351 TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Configuring
  CompTIA Security+ credential
  CompTIA A+ credential and either the CompTIA Network+ credential or the CompTIA Server+ credential
Note that one exam cannot count as both a core and an elective exam.

There are also two specialisations available with MCSA:

  • MCSA: Messaging on Windows Server 2003
    Requires three Core Exams as above + Elective Exam 70-284, (this exam satisfies both the MCSA elective requirement and the Messaging specialization requirement).

     
  • MCSA: Security on Windows Server 2003
    Requires three Core Exams as above + two Security Electives, one of which could be substituted with CompTIA Security+ credential.

More information is available from the Microsoft website

We can provide a complete course to help individuals prepare for the certification exams as listed below.
 

LearnKeyMCSA Courses

LearnKey courses let you learn at your own pace, at a time and place of your choosing. while gaining new skills in a useful, productive manner

Windows Server 2003 MCSA Certification Training Course   by LearnKey

This training series from LearnKey has in one package all the training you’ll need to pass the three core exams and one elective exam required for the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator credential.

This informative, in-depth training series from LearnKey covers the two required networking system exams (70-290 & 70-291), the required client operating system exam (Windows XP Professional 70-270) and one elective, either Exchange Server 2003 Implementation (70-284), or Security Implementation (70-299).

4 modules, 21 sessions & 66 hours of training.

For exams:

  • 70-290 & 70-291
  • 70-270,
  • either 70-284 or 70-299

Single User CD-ROM version includes courses for core & choice of elective exams.

Price: £720.00 + VAT
( £846.00 including VAT at 17.5% )    

more information...

CompTIA Certification courses

We can also supply courses for:

  • A+
  • Network+
  • Security+

 

more information...

More information can be found in our online catalogue...
 

LearnKeyNew LearnKey Courses

NEW Cisco CCNA Certification Course
now available for exam no. 640-802

more information...

NEW Cisco CCNP Certification Course
now available for exam nos. 642-901, 642-812, 642-825 & 642-845
more information...
NEW Microsoft MCSA Certification Course now available - includes modules for MCSA core exams and a choice of electives more information...

 

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