New Horizons has all the courses and training you need to help you earn your Visual Studio and .NET Certifications. According to an NIST study, every year, poor quality software costs the United States economy over $59 billion. At the same time, innovative applications can catapult a business forward by providing a competitive advantage. Microsoft’s Visual Studio and the .Net Framework allows your organization to develop high quality solutions that maximize the strategic value of your software investments.
With Microsoft Visual Studio training, you can:
- Build innovative Windows applications including ribbon UI components
- Develop powerful web sites using ASP.NET, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery and Microsoft Silverlight
- Create applications that can run on mobile devices and the Azure cloud computing environment
- Enhance Microsoft Office with custom add-in solutions
- Extend Microsoft SharePoint Server to create new web parts, workflows and events
- Use IntelliTrace features to track execution history and easily reproduce bug conditions in your code
- Integrate you entire engineering team into the development project
Two Levels of Certification
- MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Ideal as an entry-level or foundation certification
- MCPD: Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Premier certification to demonstrate advanced knowledge and expertise
Visual Studio 2008 Certification Training Paths
MCTS Core Exam
This exam is the foundation pre-requisite for all Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 MCTS and MCPD certifications.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation | 2956: Core Foundation of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development |
| 2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development |
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications
Core exam (70-536) plus 1 specialization exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development | 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 |
| 2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 | |
| 2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 |
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET Framework 3.5 ADO .NET Applications
Core exam (70-536) plus 1 specialization exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-561: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development | 2310: Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 |
| 6464: Visual Studio® 2008: ADO.NET 3.5 |
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET Framework 3.5 ASP .NET Applications
Core exam (70-536) plus 1 specialization exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-562: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development | 2310: Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 |
| 6463: Visual Studio® 2008: ASP.NET 3.5 |
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications
Core exam (70-536) plus 1 specialization exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-503: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Communication Foundation | 2310: Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 |
| 6461: Visual Studio 2008: Windows® Communication Foundation |
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications Requirements
Core exam (70-536) plus 1 specialization exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-502: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development | 6460: Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation |
MCTS: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications
Core exam (70-536) plus 1 specialization exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-504: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Workflow Foundation | 2310: Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 |
| 6462: Visual Studio® 2008: Windows® Workflow Foundation |
Visual Studio 2010 Certification Training Paths
MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications
1 exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-511: TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 | 10262: Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Web Applications
1 exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-515: TS: Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 | 10264: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
| 10267: Introduction to Web Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Service Communication Applications
1 exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-513: TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 | 10263: Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Data Access
1 exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-516: TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 | 10265: Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 |
MCTS: Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation
1 exam required.
| Exams | Related Training |
|---|---|
| 70-512: TS: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, Administration | 50430: Administering Team Foundation |
