Improve your Desktop Skills with LatitudeU

Organizations of every size need desktop computer skills as a basic building block of success. More than just increasing productivity, proficiency with desktop software facilitates better business results. Your employees can create more effective spreadsheets, better reports and more dynamic presentations. They will not only use the tools provided, they will utilize them to the fullest extent possible. SkillSoft's Desktop Courseware Collection provides a broad array of courses to meet the needs of end users throughout your organization. Using standards-based architecture, SkillSoft courseware incorporates a diverse mix of learning objects interactive lessons, workshops, task-based simulations and assessment questions to impart the necessary knowledge and skills.

Impact:

• Improve productivity through mastery of key software applications
• Maximize learning's effectiveness by placing corporate initiatives in context of the needs of individual employees
• Train more learners, in more subjects in less time than ever before
• Teach users the features and navigation of the most popular and recent suite of office productivity applications

Support rollout of Microsoft Office 2007

• Manage facility wide conversions to Microsoft Office 2007
• Provide experience level appropriate training on all Office applications, including Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Vision

Teach computing fundamentals to non-technical users

• Turn novice users into savvy computer users through fundamental skills that a non-technical user needs to become familiar with Microsoft operating systems
• Empower users to more effectively use the Internet with basic training on industry leading web browsers
• Improve users competence and working use of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft's leading email application
• Prepare users for certifications
• Provide curriculum that maps to the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification
• Prepare users for the ECDL/ICDL certifications

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MCDST (Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician) Training in LatitudeU

LatitudeU offers training courses from the the industry leading training provider, SkillSoft, for MCDST certification

General Information
The Microsoft MCDST certification program provides validates skills in working with and supporting Microsoft products and technologies. The MCDST certification verifies your ability to successfully support end users and to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Live Learning Certification Training Program
SkillSoft's Live Learning MCDST certification training program is designed and team-taught by our multiple-certified expers. Our expert instructors bring more than 30 years of real-world experience to class, ensuring students are prepared for their jobs in addition to being ready to pass their exams. The class content is delivered through engaging, interactive graphics; real-world scenarios; true-to-life simulations; and in-class demos on live gear. Live Learning classes provide unlimited attendance in any or all of the scheduled class sessions, on-demand access to all learning enrichments, plus these additional benefits during the 12-month term:

• On-demand Access to Experts Encore recorded classes are immediately available and downloadable for anytime, anywhere access to experts.
  
• Learning Resources printable, searchable classroom materials and online instructor class notes.
  
• Hands-on Lab Simulations students are challenged with engaging exercises for perfect practice in a simulated network environment.
  
• Mentoring access to qualified, expert mentors via chat and email for clarification and a deeper dive into the subject.
  
  
  Recommended Prerequisites
  Prior to beginning the MCDST certification program, learners should meet the following requirements:
  
• Basic experience using a Microsoft Windows Operating system such as Microsoft Windows XP
• A basic understanding of Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Windows accessories, including Internet Explorer
• Basic understanding of core operating system technologies including installation and configuration
• A basic understanding of hardware components and their functions
• A basic understanding of the major desktop components and interfaces, and their functions
• A basic understanding of TCP/IP settings
• How to use command-line utilities to manage the operating system
• A basic understanding of technologies available for establishing Internet connectivity
  
  
  Training Path Steps
  Course 1: Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Client Operating Systems
  Exam 1: 70-271
  Course 2: Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on Microsoft Windows XP
  Exam 2:70-272
  
  MCDST Certified
  
  Recertification Information
  Recertification is not necessary. This certification will remain valid until mainstream support for the related technology retires.

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) Certification Training in LatitudeU

LatitudeU now offers online training courses, from leading publishers, to develop your Microsoft Office 2007 skills and prepare for the Microsoft Certified application Specialist (MCAS) Certification Exams.

To view the training course catalog entry for the MCAS Microsoft Office courses available, click on the desired course title on the right.

The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) certification is a globally recognized standard that validates skills with using the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista. The successor to the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification, the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification meets the demand for the most up-to-date skills on the latest technologies from Microsoft.

The MCAS certification validates the skills that individuals and organizations depend on. Candidates who successfully complete the program by passing a certification exam prove that they meet globally recognized performance standards and are able to work productively and efficiently.

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Online Certification Preparation for Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technicians (MCDST)

Have you wanted to get a Microsoft certification that matches your current or desired job role? Why get a Microsoft certification now? 66% of managers believe that certifications improve the level of service offered to IT end users and customers. 75% of managers believe that certifications are important to team performance.

Have you delayed getting certified, because the preparation was too formidable? Now it can be easier with the online training programs available at LatitudeU. SkillSoft, a world leader in computer based learning, offers online certification preparation courses for Microsoft desktop certification. Skillsoft’s online training provides a more convenient, easier alternative to exam books or instructor led classes. Through our relationship with SkillSoft, we can provide individual access to their online certification preparation courses for the Microsoft desktop certification for only $99 each.

Microsoft certifications not only validate your real‑world skills, but they also provide you access to unique resources and offer a life-long career path for developing your computer learning. Earning the Microsoft Certified Desktop Support certification demonstrates your expertise with Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Microsoft Project.

SkillSoft’s online certification courses prepare users for Microsoft desktop certification testing as part of an IT professional’s career development. The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) credential proves that you have the skills to successfully support end-users and to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments that are running the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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SkillSoft’s online certification preparation courses for Microsoft desktop certifications include approximately 300 beginner, intermediated, and expert online training programs.

• MicroSoft WORD 2002, 2003 & 2007
• MicroSoft WORD 2003
• MicroSoft WORD 2007
• MicroSoft EXCEL 2002
• MicroSoft EXCEL 2003
• MicroSoft EXCEL 2007
• MicroSoft POWERPOINT 2000
• MicroSoft POWERPOINT 2002
• MicroSoft POWERPOINT 2007
• MicroSoft ACCESS 2000
• MicroSoft ACCESS 2002
• MicroSoft ACCESS 2003
• MicroSoft ACCESS 2007
• MicroSoft OFFICE 2000
• MicroSoft OUTLOOK 2002
• MicroSoft OUTLOOK 2003
• MicroSoft PROJECT 2000
• MicroSoft PROJECT 2002

Testing and certification is independent of these online certification preparation courses and provided directly by Microsoft.

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