Although most people associate IT certification with the verification of skills, certification also helps employees keep up with changing skills. Certification encompasses a larger process that starts with defining what it means to be proficient in a specific job or task, then pursuing a learning path to gain that proficiency and creating rigorous and relevant exams delivered through a standardized testing approach. Many vendors, like Microsoft, have reworked their certification programs to emphasize this holistic approach, which results in a robust, focused framework for managers to validate core technical and professional skills. They also provide IT professionals with a more relevant, flexible and cost-effective way to test and validate those skills. Certification delivers benefits to organizations and individuals and is a documented way to increase overall performance and improve service and support levels.

Learn more about IT certification:
- read the article at Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine

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