The Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) credential provides industry recognition for professional developers who build powerful applications using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Web services on the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

Now is the time to validate your Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 developer skills with the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft .NET credential. MCAD candidates are required to pass two core exams and one elective exam in an area of specialization.
They provide developers who are creating .NET Framework 2.0 applications that use Visual Studio 2005 with a simpler and more targeted framework to showcase their technical skills and their ability to develop rich solutions that meet business needs.

Core Exams (Two Exams Required)
To fulfil the core certification requirements, pass one exam that is focused on either Web Application Development or Windows Application Development in the language of your choice. Then pass one Web Services and Server Components exam.
Elective Exams (One Exam Required)
Besides the core exam requirements, you must also pass one elective exam that provides proof of expertise with a specific Microsoft server product.
The following tables list official Microsoft Learning courses and Microsoft Press books that are designed to help MCAD candidates prepare for the required exams. See individual Exam Preparation Guides for exam availability.

Legends C = Core exams E = Elective exams PE = Practice Exams B =This Course can be used for both Core and Elective exams
Exam No	Training Courses	Type	Price	Buy
-	Microsoft Training Package The Microsoft Training package includes MCSE, MCSA, MCAD, MCDBA, MCSD, MCDST. (All courses shown below + Free Vista Practice Exams)	-	£1199.99
-	MCAD Training Package MCAD Training Package package includes all courses show below.	-	£499.99
-	MCAD + 3 official Exams	-	£799.99
-	MCAD Unlimited Resets	-	£1099.99
70-316	Microsoft .NET Applications MCSD/MCAD/MCDBA	B	£299.99
70-229	SQL Server 2000 Database Design MCSE	E	£299.99
70-310	Visual Basic .NET for XML Web MCSD/MCAD	C	£199.99
70-305	Visual Basic .NET for Web MCSD/MCAD	C	£199.99
70-306	Visual Basic .NET Windows Apps MCSD/MCAD	C	£249.99
70-315	Visual C# Web Applications MCAD	B	£249.99
70-320	Visual C# XML MCAD	C	£199.99
-	Visual Studio .NET Advanced Topics	-	£199.99
-	Visual Studio .NET and ASP.NET	-	£199.99
-	Visual Studio .NET Overview	-	£199.99
-	Visual Studio .NET Programming with Visual C#	-	£199.99

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Upgrade Path: Professionals who hold any currently recognized Microsoft certification have the opportunity to upgrade their certification as new products are released. Your current credentials will be recognized as long as they are in demand, and they will continue to be supported by Microsoft. Exam objectives - links for the upgrade table MCSD or MCAD? Your credentials continue to be recognized by Microsoft, and you do not need to do anything to maintain them. Upgrade options for the new Visual Studio 2005 credentials will be available for those who are currently certified as either MCAD or MCSD in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. If you are an MCAD, you can choose an upgrade path to the new MCPD: Web Developer or MCPD: Windows Developer credential; this upgrade requires one exam. If you are an MCSD in Visual Studio .NET, you can upgrade to the new MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer; this upgrade requires two exams. These upgrade paths waive the prerequisite of having to earn Technology Specialist credentials. The upgrade exams for Professional Developer credentials will be available in early to mid-2006.Please see the upgrade paths for current certifications. *Please Note if the course below is not underlined mean its currently unavailable atm*

Current Certification Upgrade Exams Exam # New Generation Credential New Generation Certification MCAD 1 Exam 70-552 Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Windows Developer   1 Exam 70-551 Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Web Developer   4 Exam 70-552 Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Enterprise Application Developer 70-551 70-529 70-549 Exam No Training Courses Type Price Buy 70-529 Microsoft .NET 2.0 Distributed Apps MCTS 70-529 Series U £249.99 70-551 70–551 UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework U - - 70-552 70–552 UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework U - - 70-553 70–553 UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1 U - - 70-554 70–554 UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 2 U - - 70-549 70–549 PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework U - -

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