Microsoft Certs requiring recertification???

greygeek

Looks like MS are going to require you to recertify MCITP every few years.

Found this today on the born to learn blog from MS:

Microsoft technologies are evolving more quickly than ever. In order to maintain the value of your certifications, we need to ensure that Microsoft Certifications keep pace with changing technologies and remain a meaningful indicator of a candidate’s continued competence.

Recertification provides assurance to hiring managers and other key stakeholders that the candidate who holds the certification has demonstrated continued competence even as the technology has changed based on service packs, revisions, and new product version releases. Recertification also provides candidates the opportunity to update an advanced-level certification to encompass the skills they have gained on a newer version, without having to complete the full certification path again.

We are conducting a survey to gather customer and hiring manager feedback about recertification requirements for advanced level (i.e., MCITP and MCPD) Microsoft Certifications. Your responses will help us determine how often a candidate should be required to recertify, which activities hiring managers would consider appropriate proof of continued competence, and which activities candidates would prefer to engage in to demonstrate continued competence. One possible recertification requirement would be passing an exam--but it doesn't necessarily have to be an exam. We'd like to hear your opinions on other possible activities.
We hope that you’ll take the time to participate in this short—but important—survey. Please complete and submit your responses by August 8th.

Follow this link to complete the survey: http://microsoftlearning.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8GizxTjKyuQ3tHu
Thanks in advance for your participation!

rolion

i think it was about time to do it right !!
recertify every 3 years with a specific related exam and no grace period !
OR
get relevant training and PDUs or documented approved documentation on related projects !
real hands on experience / exposure and less fast track 'vce's !

Raekwon

That have already set the wheels in motion for this, see here.

IMO Microsoft are the least credible certificates out there as it seems like everyone in IT has at least one already, so I'm not sure if this will have a negative or positive impact on their already dwindling popularity.

Kinetic^

It's a good move by MS although they do have an expiration date as it stands. On the flip side, CompTIA made move like this on some of their certs at the beginning of this year and I think it will be counter productive given their entry level standing in the certification track.