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Microsoft has outlined specific courses that you should take in order
to prepare you for its exams in .NET technologies certification. It
has a set curriculum, taught by certified partners, composed of 1-5
day mini-courses. These partners are the ONLY ones that offer
specific coursework for *Microsoft* .NET certification (as opposed to
certification from other entities, such as a college).
There are two levels of certification: Microsoft Certified Application
Developmer (MCAD) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD).
MCSD is the more extensive certification. They're compared here:
Compare the MCAD Credential to the MCSD Credential
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcad/compare.asp
Outlined in the following article are the specific courses and their
associated exams for MCAD:
MCAD Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcad/requirements.asp
And MCSD, respectively:
MCSD Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsd/requirementsdotnet.asp
There are a handful of companies sanctioned by Microsoft that are in
the Toronto area. You can use this "Find Training" link to see what
courses are available:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/training/find/findcourse.mspx
Once you find a course you're interested in, you can scroll down on
the screen following, enter in your location information, and find
who's teaching it in your area.
For example, here's a course called Introduction to C# Programming
with Microsoft .NET:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/en-us/2609Afinal.mspx
Scroll down at that link and enter in your location information to
display who is teaching the course in Toronto. In this case, there's
one company named Destech Consulting.
Of the firms I spoke to, all offer the "hands-on" small-classroom
setting. Some of the courses are focused on one topic only, so you
might have to take separate courses to get into the other areas of
study.
None of these companies work in the area of employment assistance
(other than the college section of CDI; see below). However, the
Human Resource Centre of Canada, dedicated to that very task, can
assist you in this area. They can also potentially assist with
funding if necessary. Contact:
Human Resource Centre of Canada
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/hr-display.cgi?rc=3505&ln=e
1-800-206-7218
Outside of the above opportunities, I've located CDI, the apparent
leader in the Toronto area for Microsoft certification training on an
"extended-coursework" level. CDI has two divisions: the corporate
training division, which is in the vein of the training companies you
can find above, and the CDI College. The CDI College is essentially
the extended version of the corporate training side, offering a
diploma after several months of coursework (in addition to Microsoft
certifications: they will direct you to the appropriate places to take
the exams). A whopping 92% of graduates become directly employed. I
checked with several other prominent colleges in the area, and I'm not
finding the same level of emphasis as CDI. They offer comprehensive
employmenet assistance services as well.
I spoke with Kia Kharrazmi, who is the point of contact for IT admissions:
Kia Kharrazmi
CDI
For offerings and more information, contact: http://www.cdicollege.com
117 Eglinton Avenue, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M4P 1H4
416-480-2164x391
kia.kharrazmi@cdicollege.com
Reference Google Answers when calling
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HOTT, or Hands On Technology Transfer, also offers certification
tracks in MCAD and MCSD. While not a "certified trainer," such as
those refered to in the first part of the answer, they are a
"certified partner" of Microsoft.
Information is here:
MCAD Synopsis here
http://www.mcse-training-classes.com/MCAD-Net-Certification.htm
MCSD Synopsis here
http://www.mcse-training-classes.com/MCSD-Net-Certification.htm
Hands On Technology Transfer, Inc.
1-800-413-0939
14 Fletcher Street
One Village Square, Suite 8
Chelmsford, MA 01824
They offer a 100% money-back guarantee if you encounter any of the
following things on the link below (including large classes), and will
also pay for a retake if you don't pass the exam(s):
http://www.mcse-training-classes.com/Guarantees.htm
For employment assistance, contact the Human Resource Centre mentioned above.
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The Learning Tree also offers certification in .NET technologies, but
it appears to be their own certification, and not Microsoft:
Read more here:
1-800-843-8733
http://www.learningtree.ca/cert/direct/cert4.htm
.NET course schedule is here:
http://www2.learningtree.com/calendar/grid.asp?AltVenueText=Enroll&market=CA&si=4&vi=TOR%2CTOR&fm=4%2F18%2F2005&image.x=41&image.y=8
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Places like Seneca college have their OWN certification, which is
different from Microsoft, and their courses are not guaranteed to lead
to Microsoft certification (although they may help).
Seneca College
http://www.senecac.on.ca/
Ask for Computer Specialization when calling
416-491-5050
Synopsis here:
http://www.senecac.on.ca/parttime/main.html
Because they're a college, they do have employment assistance.
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The following is contact information for the Microsoft-authorized
training companies found through the first part of the answer:
POLAR BEAR SOFTWARE CORP / TRIOS
Polar Bear Corporate Education Solutions
130 King Street West
Suitee 2660 - Exchange Tower
Toronto
Ontario
M5X 1C7
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 416 + 2217272
Toll Free Phone Number: 1 + 866 + 5257272
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 416 7771931
E-mail Address: rsimpson@polarbear.com
Company Web site: http://www.polarbear.com
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CANADIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
CANADIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE
2 Bloor Street West
22nd Floor
Toronto
Ontario
M4W3E2
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 416 + 9259929
Toll Free Phone Number: 1 + 888 + 925-9929
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 416 9259220
E-mail Address: mjaffery@cbstraining.com
Company Web site: http://www.cbstraining.com
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CDI - CES NORTH YORK
CDI Education
155 GORDON BAKER RD
NORTH YORK
Ontario
M2H 3N5
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 416 + 9648688
Toll Free Phone Number: 1 + 888 + 9455226
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 416 4999386
E-mail Address: michele.trempe@cdilearn.com
Company Web site: http://www.cdilearn.com
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HITECH NETWORK INC
HiTech Institute
2 Bloor Street East,
Suite 2103
Toronto
Ontario
M4W 1A8
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 416 + 5131535
Toll Free Phone Number: 1 + 800 + 8164811
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 416 5131536
E-mail Address: patelp@htinstitute.com
Company Web site: http://www.htinstitute.com
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TGO Consulting Inc.
TGO Consulting
475 Cochrane Drive
Unit 5
Markham
Ontario
L3R 9R5
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 905 + 4706830
Toll Free Phone Number:
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 905 4706832
E-mail Address: sales@tgo.ca
Company Web site: http://www.tgo.ca
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CDI - CES TORONTO
CDI Education
2 Bloor Street West
8th floor
Toronto
Ontario
M4W 3E2
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 416 + 9648688
Toll Free Phone Number: 1 + 888 + 9455226
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 416 9206856
E-mail Address: michele.trempe@cdilearn.com
Company Web site: http://www.cdilearn.com
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DESTECH CONSULTING SERVICES INC
DESTECH CONSULTING & EDUCATION
69 Yonge Street
Suite 1200
Toronto
Ontario
M5E 1K3
Canada
Nearest City: Toronto
Local Phone Number: 1 + 416 + 3688455
Toll Free Phone Number: 1 + 866 + 3688455
TTY Phone Number:
Fax Number: 416 3686524
E-mail Address: alewiecki@destech.com
Company Web site: http://www.destech.com
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