MVP vs Office Specialist

I'm going to be going to a bit of training this year and
next and I get to choose and my employer is paying for
it. So I'm thinking about taking some office classes and
seeing if they'll pay for the certifications. Right now I
support word, excel, powerpoint and access. So I'm trying
to figure out if I should go for the MVP in each app or
the Microsoft Office Specialist? What do you guys think?

Thanks!!
Carla

Carla Bradley

Carla

You cannot get the MVP award by taking classes or passing tests, the MVP
award is for the contribution people make to a particular product community,
and is by nomination.

www.microsoft.com/mvp

--
Mark Fugatt
Exchange MVP
http://www.exchangetrainer.com
http://www.msexchange.org
"Carla Bradley" <> wrote in message
news:27f2801c4645e$00c01bf0$...
> I'm going to be going to a bit of training this year and
> next and I get to choose and my employer is paying for
> it. So I'm thinking about taking some office classes and
> seeing if they'll pay for the certifications. Right now I
> support word, excel, powerpoint and access. So I'm trying
> to figure out if I should go for the MVP in each app or
> the Microsoft Office Specialist? What do you guys think?
>
> Thanks!!
> Carla

I'm sorry. I meant MCP, not MVP. Although I now see where
there aren't office classes under MCP, so guess I'll go
for the office specialist. Although now I'm worried about
my brain. I swear I thought that MCP used to have office
classes. Thanks!

Carla


>-----Original Message-----
>Carla
>
>You cannot get the MVP award by taking classes or
passing tests, the MVP
>award is for the contribution people make to a
particular product community,
>and is by nomination.
>
>www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>--
>Mark Fugatt
>Exchange MVP
>http://www.exchangetrainer.com
>http://www.msexchange.org
>"Carla Bradley" <>
wrote in message
>news:27f2801c4645e$00c01bf0$...
>> I'm going to be going to a bit of training this year
and
>> next and I get to choose and my employer is paying for
>> it. So I'm thinking about taking some office classes
and
>> seeing if they'll pay for the certifications. Right
now I
>> support word, excel, powerpoint and access. So I'm
trying
>> to figure out if I should go for the MVP in each app or
>> the Microsoft Office Specialist? What do you guys
think?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>> Carla
>
>
>.
>

It did, many many years ago, when I first got certified I had to take the
DOS6.2/Win 3.1 test and one application test (Excel, Word or Project), but
that is no longer the case.

--
Mark Fugatt
Exchange MVP
http://www.exchangetrainer.com
http://www.msexchange.org
<> wrote in message
news:289d401c46462$c06abdd0$...
> I'm sorry. I meant MCP, not MVP. Although I now see where
> there aren't office classes under MCP, so guess I'll go
> for the office specialist. Although now I'm worried about
> my brain. I swear I thought that MCP used to have office
> classes. Thanks!
>
> Carla
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Carla
>>
>>You cannot get the MVP award by taking classes or
> passing tests, the MVP
>>award is for the contribution people make to a
> particular product community,
>>and is by nomination.
>>
>>www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>>--
>>Mark Fugatt
>>Exchange MVP
>>http://www.exchangetrainer.com
>>http://www.msexchange.org
>>"Carla Bradley" <>
> wrote in message
>>news:27f2801c4645e$00c01bf0$.. .
>>> I'm going to be going to a bit of training this year
> and
>>> next and I get to choose and my employer is paying for
>>> it. So I'm thinking about taking some office classes
> and
>>> seeing if they'll pay for the certifications. Right
> now I
>>> support word, excel, powerpoint and access. So I'm
> trying
>>> to figure out if I should go for the MVP in each app or
>>> the Microsoft Office Specialist? What do you guys
> think?
>>>
>>> Thanks!!
>>> Carla
>>
>>
>>.
>>

Oh thank you so much. WHEW! I feel better. Now I just
have to find some training and get the boss' ok and I'm
all set. Thanks again for all your help!!!

Carla

>-----Original Message-----
>It did, many many years ago, when I first got certified
I had to take the
>DOS6.2/Win 3.1 test and one application test (Excel,
Word or Project), but
>that is no longer the case.
>
>--
>Mark Fugatt
>Exchange MVP
>http://www.exchangetrainer.com
>http://www.msexchange.org
><> wrote in message
>news:289d401c46462$c06abdd0$...
>> I'm sorry. I meant MCP, not MVP. Although I now see
where
>> there aren't office classes under MCP, so guess I'll go
>> for the office specialist. Although now I'm worried
about
>> my brain. I swear I thought that MCP used to have
office
>> classes. Thanks!
>>
>> Carla
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Carla
>>>
>>>You cannot get the MVP award by taking classes or
>> passing tests, the MVP
>>>award is for the contribution people make to a
>> particular product community,
>>>and is by nomination.
>>>
>>>www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>>
>>>--
>>>Mark Fugatt
>>>Exchange MVP
>>>http://www.exchangetrainer.com
>>>http://www.msexchange.org
>>>"Carla Bradley" <>
>> wrote in message
>>>news:27f2801c4645e$00c01bf0$...
>>>> I'm going to be going to a bit of training this year
>> and
>>>> next and I get to choose and my employer is paying
for
>>>> it. So I'm thinking about taking some office classes
>> and
>>>> seeing if they'll pay for the certifications. Right
>> now I
>>>> support word, excel, powerpoint and access. So I'm
>> trying
>>>> to figure out if I should go for the MVP in each app
or
>>>> the Microsoft Office Specialist? What do you guys
>> think?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!!
>>>> Carla
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

> You cannot get the MVP award by taking classes or passing tests, the MVP
> award is for the contribution people make to a particular product
community,
> and is by nomination.
>
> www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
> --
> Mark Fugatt
> Exchange MVP
Is there an easy way to get nominated? Also, Is there an age limit(13 years
old)?

Nerd32768
A+, Network+, MCP

Hi Nerd,

The "easy" way to get nominated is to spend time (lots!!) in newsgroups and
other peer-to-peer support areas such as web-based forums or listservs
giving helping people get the most out of their software. The award is for
activity in the previous year so if your activity level went down you might
not be re-awarded the next time around.

I know there's been 14-year-old MVPs, and it will take you a year of hard
work to be noticed and nominated (assuming that happens) so I guess you'd be
14 by then and becoming an MVP wouldn't be out of the question.

--
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
www.cindywinegarden.com


"nerd32768" <brin{removethis}> wrote in message
news:...
> Is there an easy way to get nominated? Also, Is there an age limit(13
years
> old)?

I'm working on MOUS (or MOS) XP certs now.
I have found that the "Step by Step" books are very
helpful for the tests. I read them twice and passed the
tests easily. Only Access left to go, then I'm done.


>-----Original Message-----
>I'm going to be going to a bit of training this year and
>next and I get to choose and my employer is paying for
>it. So I'm thinking about taking some office classes and
>seeing if they'll pay for the certifications. Right now I
>support word, excel, powerpoint and access. So I'm trying
>to figure out if I should go for the MVP in each app or
>the Microsoft Office Specialist? What do you guys think?
>
>Thanks!!
>Carla
>.
>

There were a couple of ones at the MVP summit in Seattle... definetely under
18 and probably even 14. For legal reasons their parents were with them,
with guest passes.


--
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Printing/Imaging/Hardware




"Cindy Winegarden" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi Nerd,
>
> The "easy" way to get nominated is to spend time (lots!!) in newsgroups
> and
> other peer-to-peer support areas such as web-based forums or listservs
> giving helping people get the most out of their software. The award is for
> activity in the previous year so if your activity level went down you
> might
> not be re-awarded the next time around.
>
> I know there's been 14-year-old MVPs, and it will take you a year of hard
> work to be noticed and nominated (assuming that happens) so I guess you'd
> be
> 14 by then and becoming an MVP wouldn't be out of the question.
>
> --
> Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
> www.cindywinegarden.com
>
>
> "nerd32768" <brin{removethis}> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Is there an easy way to get nominated? Also, Is there an age limit(13
> years
>> old)?
>
>