MCAS Exam Centres

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  1. Silverfox

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    Looking at the hits on this forum, the MCAS does not seem to be a popular exam. However, here is a bit of advise for anyone thinking of taking it on a self-study basis - locate your exam centre first.

    These exams are administered by Certiport. Their website offers a number of local exam centres. I rang several of them to be told that they will not provide on a "test only" basis, only to those that have used their study courses. I contacted Certiport who have helped me find someone. The whole process seemed a lot easier with Pearson Vue and the Comptia exam.
     
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    I live in Cheshire and have to travel to Liverpool to take MCAS exams. I was told they were the nearest, Certiport need to be getting more test centres in their camp!
     
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    Certiport is slightly different to Prometric & Vue. Unlike Prometric & Vue which are only testing centres, Certiport are also training centres as well. Hence is easier for Prometric & Vue, as they do not show private exam centres, whereas Certiport just displays all.

    They do indeed, however unlike Prometric & Vue who have no set-up or annual fees (apart from the minimum requirement for their testing software, there is a requirement for Certiport test centres to buy X amount of vouchers per year. It's not Certiports fault, the other 2 big boys generate a very big chunk of revenue from the exams themselves, whereas Certiport don't.

    If you want/need a Certiport in your local area, try contacting your local schools/colleges to see if they would be willing to become one.

    -Ken
     
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    I'm not sure of the exact details, but it looks as if Certiport may be on the way out or changing.
    Have you tried prodigy
     
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    Prodigy is a Certiport Solutions Provider, hence why/how they can offer training and the MCAS exams :)

    -Ken
     
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    +1000000000 for the advice - tell me about it!

    I bought the learning material from MS Press, videoes from CBT Nuggets, and practice exam from Certiport. I aced the practice exam, and decided it was time to take the MCAS exam. I've taken several MOS-certifications many years ago (2000), at that time there was plenty of Certiport testing centers, so I never considered it as a problem.

    However, this time it was not that easy. I went to Certiports homepage and used "Find a testing center". There was only a few centers listed for my country. They were all far away from where I live, but manageable to get there by train. So I called them, finding out that they were not a Certiport testing center anymore. I called another center; same for them.

    Conclusion: There are no longer a testing center in my country!


    Microsoft REALLY have to do something about the availability of Certiports centers - this is just a joke. :cry:
     
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