Microsoft Certification Path

Updated 20/05/2020

Although I view the Microsoft Technical Certifications certificates as a money making mechanism the skills measured for each certificate is a really good list to align your own skills to. (As a .Net developer) Perhaps I’m just a hypocrite that doesn’t have any certificates and secretly wants them :D

Role Based

Microsoft are retiring MCSA / MCSD along with other certifications in favor of role based certifications.

• AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals)
  • udemy.com/course/microsoft-azure-beginners-guide
• Azure Developer Associate
  • AZ-204 (Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure)

Retired

Looks like MTA is staying for now - who knows what will happen in the future.

• MTA – Microsoft Technology Associate
  • Exam 98-361 (Software Development Fundamentals)
• MCSA – Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
  • App Builder, Web Applications
    • Exam 70-483/Course 20483 (Programming in C#)
      • udemy.com
      • exam-labs.com
      • mva.microsoft.com
    • Exam 70-486/Course 20486 (Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications)
• MCSD – Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer
  • App Builder
    • Exam 70-487/Course 20487 (Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services)
    • Exam 70-497 (Software Testing with Visual Studio)