Office 365 and Office 2019 exams NOW AVAILABLE

New Office 365 and Office 2019 exams launched in July of 2019.

Have you ever been stuck at a crossroad and were unsure of what path to take?

With the new Office 365 and Office 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist Program the choice is easy!

No matter which path you take or which application you use in your classroom you will be lead back to the same Microsoft Office Specialist certifications!

The Microsoft Office Specialist certifications that are available are Word Associate, Excel Associate, PowerPoint Associate, Outlook Associate, Access Expert, Word Expert & Excel Expert.

New Exams still include the performance-based format and are live-in-the-application.

The Office 365 and Office 2019 exams include multiple, smaller projects to assess student skills within Microsoft Office. Students are tested on one project at a time, once that project is complete they will move onto the next within the Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2019 program. These small projects test their skills as they would in the real world and validate their understanding of the Microsoft Office program functionality.

What’s New

Office 365 and Office 2019 exams now include new Office features, such as:

• 3D models
• Morph Animations
• Slide Zoom
• New Excel Functions
• Ink

Also, the Office 365 and Office 2019 exams have been mapped to one set of revised objective domains to reflect the skills required in today’s modern workplace. So, students are tested on the same exam no matter which Office application is being used.

Looking to become a Microsoft Office Specialist - Associate or Expert?

The Microsoft Office Specialist Program now has multiple levels: Associate and Expert

Students still earn a certification for each exam they pass, however if a student earns any three of the four available associate certifications they will become a Microsoft Office Specialist - Associate and earn an additional certification for their accomplishment. If students would like to advance even further and earn their Associate certification and any two of the three available expert certifications they will become a Microsoft Office Specialist - Expert and achieve the highest certification within the Microsoft Office Specialist Program.*

*This is in lieu of the Microsoft Office Master credential.

We made the new MOS a much more powerful instrument for assessing student skills and preparing students for real-world application.

Each exam helps catalyze your success

MOS certification gives students a commanding competitive edge in today’s academic and professional environments.

From single projects to multiple projects

By migrating from a single, large project for the certification exam to multiple, smaller projects, we’ve made the newest MOS a much more powerful instrument for assessing student skills.

Students and teachers will now be able to devote more time to practicing and mastering on the specific skills tested in each smaller project. Students can complete a smaller project, continue their studies, and complete the next project.

This improvement allows students to focus their studies and enhance the learning process. It also allows the exams to test skills more broadly and deeply.

More enhancements:

We incorporated feedback from expert advisors and teachers to improve certification exams and make them stronger tools for assessment and students preparation:

Achieve higher levels of certification

There are three levels of certification: Specialist, Expert, and Master. Each certification level propels a student further on the path to greater achievements and advancement. Students can certify at all three levels, and should try to obtain the highest level possible. The market demands, and caters to, those who possess the most education and skills.

Becoming a Specialist is good. Becoming an Expert is better. And becoming a Master is best.

With 21st-century skills being on the forethought of every school district right now,” says Martha Roettgen, a teacher at Green Hope High School in North Carolina, “having students have the opportunity to learn word processing, publishing, spreadsheets, and databases is absolutely critical.

SPECIALIST:

Become certified as a specialist in one of Microsoft's premiere office technologies.

EXPERT:

Get a higher credential for two of the job market's most in-demand technologies: Word and Excel.

MASTER:

Reach the highest level by passing PowerPoint, Access or Outlook, and the two Expert exams.

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