What is awarded with the MCDST?

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Do you just get a certificate when you pass the MCDST, A+, N+?

 

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I'm pretty sure it's just a certificate.
I'm sitting 272 exam tomorrow and i'm sure i'll reward myself with a couple of pints pending the outcome...

 

Hopefully I can tell you about the MCDST in a week or two.

As regards A+ and Net+, yes, you get (naff ) certificates.

You also get certificateS for passing your MCTS and your MCITP.

 

Wishing you success. I've got my 272 soon.

 

you just get a certificate and a viewable record of exams taken and nothing else.

And yeah for the money you pay for exams you would think the certificates would look better.

 

I never got one with either my MCTS or my MCITP. Not sure if you're supposed to...

 

I should get my MCP cert for the 271 in the next few weeks, so I'll see if I get one for that.

 

nothing really intresting then naff certificate and a possibility of a badge.

 

Ah yes, but I don't do it for the cert or the badge... I do it to show that I have the knowledge, and the experience (most of the time), to pass the exams.

 

I like the badges. Wouldn’t wear them to work, but they get blue-tacked to my monitor at home. I ordered my MCSA:M kit the other week, hopefully I will get a badge with it.

 

Yes but is it not nice to have something which looks good as well?

 

Couldn't agree more; indeed, I have my certs up on the wall of my office at home. I worked hard for 'em so it's nice to look at 'em from time to time.

 

Umm... maybe it is just MCTS and MCITP that they've stopped doing the badges for. A great pity if they have. Maybe I'll ask Trika.

 

Aw... I'm gutted, Ken.

How on earth does stopping doing the lapel badge help them to "focus on delivering benefits with higher approval ratings"?

Oh well... I'd never wear it anyway.

 

when i got mcdst first off when I got my MCP by doing 70-271 i got an email from microsoft giving me an MCP ID

then I phoned microsoft up spoke to some in customer services they gave me the MCP website and an authentication code when on the website signed in with my mail auth code. I then have my own MCP website went to the welcome pack section checked a box got that ordered it turned up 2 - 3 weeks later with a certificate from bill LOL saying well done and and a little plastic card with my name on saying MCP

when I passed the 70-272 and got dst went back on that site ordered the welcome pack got that got another card with another cert

I have passed my MCTS yesterday and I am waiting for prometric to update it with Microsoft and im hoping i will go through the same process

 

Oh yes... exactly the same process... lol

 

why would you want a lapel pin?

Crap but the certificate could look better, like that you could put them on the wall or something.