MicroNugget: What is the Microsoft Office SpeciaList (MOS) Certification?

In this video, Chris Ward covers the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification and what it means to you as an IT professional. He’ll discuss all three levels of MOS: Specialist, Expert, and Master, as well as what you need to do to earn each of these certifications.

The Microsoft Office Specialist certification exists on three different levels. For the first, which is the Specialist, you only have to pass the basic exam. These tests focus on single Microsoft Office programs, each of which has a set of exams, including SharePoint and OneNote. If you want to be certified as an Expert, there’s a higher-level exam that’s quite a bit more involved than the basic test. The top of the mountain, however, is achieved when you become a MOM: a Microsoft Office Master. While the first two levels focused on specific programs, the Master level certification is substantially more difficult. You must pass the Expert-level examinations for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, then pick one more from either Outlook, Access, or Sharepoint.

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[cbtnuggets]

Thanks for the insight. These sound like great ideas for a Part 2 to this MicroNugget. You should request this in the link you will find in the description above.

[godwordschannel]

I want to know when I exam the MOS. it gives me always save after do the exam. or not save the document after exam??? please help me??? I see some ppl exam after click next they click save one time... it makes me confused.... Please tell me

[razyatazamir]

Well I passed 2016 excel... got certified. Like can I get any job with that ? Like what ?

[CusPedro]

hi, can you tell me which microsoft certification can I take that would cover MS Office 2010 deployment, configuration, and administration?

[ibrahimomer]

I really want to be tested before I take the exam I'm not sure if I can pass or not. do you provide any kind of assessment

[StaffRecordPlayer]

thanks for breaking this down to us. one question (I hope you check the comments:)

when I do the MOS for Word, will my certificate tell that im MOS for Word, or just MOS in general?

and another question: which trainings do you recommend for the exams? should I stick with what Microsoft provides me with or can I also chose independent material? what makes more sense