Wednesday 26 March 2014

MCT Enrolment now open for this year


The Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Program offers resources and benefits that help instructors prepare for and deliver top notch technical training. As part of your IT Academy benefits, you may enroll one of your technically qualified educators free of charge into the MCT Program and additional qualified educators may join at a 25% discount.

Your educators who are already members in the MCT Program are invited to renew their MCT membership any time between March 1 and April 30, 2014; however, we encourage all MCTs to renew quickly to ensure uninterrupted access to their MCT resources and benefits.  

Please discuss MCT renewal with your educators and make sure those who joined the MCT Program during a previous enrollment period plan for a swift MCT renewal.   

MCT Renewal actions

·         Review your educators’ certifications against the list of those that qualify for the MCT Program.  ITA MCTs who desire to renew in the MCT Program must possess a current qualifying Microsoft Certification or qualification eligible for the MCT Program.

·         Understand the MCT Program renewal requirements including the instructional quantity and quality requirement as validated by Metrics that Matter.

o          - NOTE: If you have concerns with your MCTs ability to meet the renewal requirements based on organizational rules or operations, please reach out to your Microsoft Regional Service Center. 

·         Access your voucher on the IT Academy Web site and send your voucher to the MCT you wish to renew free of charge. 

·         Provide your other MCTs with your IT Academy ID. They will need this to receive the 25% discount upon enrollment.  If you plan to pay the renewal fee for any of your MCTs, they can indicate that their employer will pay the fee when they  renew.

 Why join the MCT Program?
Joining the MCT Program will make your educators part of a thriving worldwide community; a community of educators that share resources and best practices. The MCT community is made up of trainers who actively deliver training and support other MCTs as they train students around the world.  The MCT Program offers a wide range of benefits and resources including a tailored MCT Software & Services subscription based on the type of training you deliver, discounts on certification exams, one free copy of every digital Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC), hundreds of hours of recorded readiness presentations, and much more. 

 Please discuss MCT renewal with your MCTs and make sure they plan for a smooth renewal.

Friday 21 March 2014

Resource Kits

Microsoft Faculty Connection Home

In addition, to the resources available to you on the Microsoft IT Academy website including the eLearning Library, DreamSpark are now offering the following Resource Kits at http://www.facultyresourcecenter.com/curriculum/ResourceKits/Default.aspx?c1=en-us&c2=0

These kits are grouped by subject and provide links to curriculum material and resources such as presentations, labs, exercises, software tools, programming tutorials, academic papers, research talks and reference material plus source code, documentation, specifications and more.



Monday 3 March 2014

Measure Up

- Changes from the 26th March...


The 30 and 180 day licence is to be discontinued and will now be replaced by a 365 day Measure Up licence. To order a 365 day licence please email Ruby at rmichael@glasgowclyde.ac.uk 

Key(s) will be issued to you once your order has been processed. 

**All MeasureUp accounts will be deactivated on the 26th March and you will no longer be able to order from MeasureUp.com **

Any further questions please contact Ruby.