Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Certification
The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential is for professionals who have the skills to successfully implement a Microsoft product or technology as part of a business solution in an organization. Hands-on experience with a product is necessary to successfully achieve certification.Ten Reasons to Hire and Develop Microsoft Certified Professionals
Download the Employers Fact Sheet (PDF, 704 KB) to learn how certified professionals will help your organization.- Improve Project Deployments: Independent research1 has shown that organizations with a majority of their teams certified by Microsoft reported significant improvements in delivering projects on time and within budget.
- Increase Customer Satisfaction: Certified staff helps to increase customer satisfaction through improved service, higher productivity, and greater self-sufficiency.
- Improve Support Costs: Independent research2 has shown that organizations with certified staff witness less network downtime and lower dependency on unplanned support.
- Validate Vendor Qualifications: When outsourcing projects, certification provides assurance of vendors’ technical qualifications.
- Gain a Competitive Advantage: Employees who hold Microsoft certifications bring more advanced skill sets to provide higher levels of service and productivity, giving your business a competitive advantage.
- Benefit by Investing in Your Staff: Organizations with successful revenue results have been shown to have invested more in certifying their internal technical teams3.
- Increase Employee Satisfaction: Employee satisfaction and retention are higher when management facilitates employees' career goals.
- Objectively Benchmark Your Staff’s Talent: Certification serves as a reliable benchmark for hiring and promoting staff employees, and ensures your organization is built on top-quality technical talent.
- Reward Employee Expertise: Certification recognizes and rewards productive employees by validating their expertise. Certification also provides re-training opportunities so existing employees can work more effectively with new technologies.
- See Objective Results of Your Training Investments: Certification provides an excellent return on training and certification investments by providing a standard method of determining training needs and measuring results.
