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Got an interview next week at a place that will pay for me to get my MCSE and eventually train me to be an IT manager.

I will start on 17 to 21k. Just wondering how long it takes to get your mcse and what salary I may be on when I have it?

REALLY REALLY hope I get this job, sounds like a great opportunity for me :)

cheers,

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would have thought more people here would know how long it takes etc :confused: maybe I could have titled my thread better lol
 
Depends on if they train you.

I've just completed/passed the 70-290. I got day release with the company I'm with every Tuesday and went to a training place where a instructor runs through it for 6 weeks. Although that is one day a week. Once thats complete its up to you on your revision. I plan to do the others this year.
 
Took me about a year end to end when i did it in 1997, thats obviously with fitting it around other work, and around 6-9 months to update it to 2000 in 2002 or so. Never bothered to update it to 2003 since the differences are quite small. Will probably update it to 2008 though.


In the real world you need the experience to back it up though.
 
Stolly said:
In the real world you need the experience to back it up though.
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Agreed.

Best thing you can do is play around with it on a Virtual Machine using VM Ware. Normally when you buy a Microsoft Training book you will get a 180 day trial of Windows 2003 Server.

At the time of the course I was working on Windows 2003 Server on a daily basis and was quite handy.
 
Took me just over twleve months from start fo finish with a 3 month break in the middle after I got the MCSA.

I'm going to do the update to 2008 when the Isle of Man finally get a prometric test centre again!
 
Took me about 9 months but I took a different path.

I did:

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (70-291 / 70-292)
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (70-270 / 70-290 / 70-291)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (70-293 / 70-294 / 70-298 / 70-299)

Looking to do one last exam to get MCSE +S.

Thinking about doing some 2008 exams except I'm not sure if I want a qualification that has to be renewed every three years.


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markyb said:
hehe, no problem mate.

70-290 - Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment

Its the second part in the MCSE. Every module acts as a MCP. There are six in total.

Check out this page
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Not quite correct. You can do the exams in any order so it's not the second part. If I really wanted to be predantic it's one exam towards the MCSA and the MCSA is half-way to the MCSE.

MCSE directly is 7 exams in total. MCSA is 4.



M.
 
m4cc45 said:
Not quite correct. You can do the exams in any order so it's not the second part. If I really wanted to be predantic it's one exam towards the MCSA and the MCSA is half-way to the MCSE.

MCSE directly is 7 exams in total. MCSA is 4.



M.
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I stand corrected :)

Yeh theres no order, just thats what everyone seems to do on my course I'm on. I have not done the XP MCP yet, although may do the Vista one instead.

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (70-293 / 70-294 / 70-298 / 70-299)
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m4cc45 : What does this involve mate?
 
I did the XP one which was good as it had a lot of cross over with the 290 exam. I think people should be aware that MCSE 2003 is going to be like the prime certification to go for. After this with the Technology Specialist exams it becomes a three year rolling exam (i.e. you have to repeat the exams every three years).

Also a warning to MCSE 2000 people - the exam runs out very soon (March).



M.
 
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