MCTS .NET 2 | Firebrand Training

Overview

If you are developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications that use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or creating Web applications that use ASP.NET 2.0, the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) credentials highlights your job role, featuring your specific area of expertise. Now you can easily distinguish yourself as an expert in both web and Windows applications development.

Our 9 day Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Web and Windows Applications certification course will prepare you for the following:

Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

You will have the skills necessary to build interactive, data-driven Web applications that use ASP.NET 2.0 for both intranet and Internet uses

Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications

You will have the skills necessary to build rich client applications that target the Windows Forms platform using the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

This is an accelerated, residential, fully-immersed course, designed for IT professionals that require effective, real-world skill-building and timely certification. You will live, learn, and test on-site.

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Four reasons why you should sit your MCTS .NET 2 course with Firebrand Training

You'll be MCTS .NET 2 trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 9-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
Your MCTS .NET 2 course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
Pass MCTS .NET 2 first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
Study MCTS .NET 2 with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Benefits

The MCTS applications program is a highly interactive 9-day developer class designed to teach Web, and Windows Developers how to build interactive, data-driven client applications, targeting the Windows Forms platform using the .NET Framework 2.0, and produce intranet and Internet Web applications that use ASP.NET 2.0.

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Curriculum

Course Materials

While attending this blended-learning program, you will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the three primary individual learning-intake styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactual) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience.

Daily lectures, labs, and review sessions are supplemented by a combination of:

Proprietary Lab Manual & Microsoft Courseware - developed in conjunction with Microsoft, adapting the Microsoft Offical Curriculum extended by Microsoft Press Books
Self Test - Testing Software

Our MCTS program contains customized Microsoft courseware which covers the following materials:

Developing applications that use system types and collections
Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application
Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application
Improving the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework 2.0 security features
Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application
Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application
Creating and Programming a Web Application
Integrating Data in a Web Application by Using ADO.NET, XML, and Data-Bound Controls
Creating Custom Web Controls
Tracing, Configuring, and Deploying Applications
Customizing and Personalizing a Web Application
Implementing Authentication and Authorization
Creating ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications
Envisioning and Designing an Application
Designing and Developing a User Interface
Designing and Developing a Component
Designing and Developing an Application Framework
Testing and Stabilizing an Application
Deploying and Supporting an Application
Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls
Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application
Enhancing Usability
Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience
Configuring and Deploying Applications

Exam Track

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) enables professionals to target specific technologies and distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialised technologies. This combined certification allows you to pursue a career as a web or windows developers. At Firebrand Training we offer an efficient approach to achieve both certifications in one combined class. The exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise. During the MCTS .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Firebrand Training, students will take the following exams:

MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation Exam 70-536*-TS: .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation, Prerequisite Exam for all 3 MCTS Certifications
MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications Exam 70-528*-TS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development
MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications Exam 70-526*-TS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

Accommodation *
Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
On-site exams **
Exam vouchers **
Practice tests **
Certification Guarantee ***
Courseware
Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
24-hour lab access
Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

Candidates for any of the MCTS certifications are expected to have:

Basic knowledge working with SQL (Structured Query Language) in retrieving and populating data from and to a database
1-2 years of software development experience in an object oriented (OO) type language (i.e. VB.NET, C#.NET, VB, C++, Java, Delphi, etc.)

or

2+ years experience in structured language programming (e.g. C, Cobol, Main Frame Languages, Pearl, 4-GL language, Jscript, VBScript, etc.) plus some, but not necessarily extensive, exposure to OO programming concepts

and

A basic navigational knowledge of the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (this experience could be in earlier versions of Visual Studio)

Candidates are also encouraged, but not required, to have the following additional experience for the individual MCTS certifications:

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Web Developer - A basic understanding of web protocols and HTML.
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Developer - A basic understanding of desktop applications development.
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Distributed Applications Developer - A basic understanding of multi-tier software development

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call 89 88 66 05 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

Reviews

We've currently trained 134.561 students in 12 years. We asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently,
96,41% have said Firebrand exceeded their expectations:

"Course was great, learned a lot in my nine days but it is hard work."
Stephen Thomson, Unifrax Ltd. (14/7/2008 (Monday) to 22/7/2008 (Tuesday))

"A test of endurance at times, but well worth the effort."
Andrew Bewley. (14/7/2008 (Monday) to 22/7/2008 (Tuesday))

"Learning via Firebrand trainging is indeed very immersive and certainly accelerated. If you need to know a topic and you need to know it now then Firebrand is definately the training provider you should choose. It is not for the faint of heart... you have to sit an learn for the entire time you attend the camp... but that is an excellent way to get to know something quickly."
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"If you''re pushed for time Firebrand will do their upmost to enable you to pass the Microsoft exams."
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"A poet could probably describe the experience better, but I''d start by saying the course was a relentless and torrential learning experience. From the day you arrive to the moment you leave, you are in a concentrated learning environment and you mind is assualted with education. I feel the use of aggressive adjectives is apt as you will learn, you will learn quickly and you don''t have a choice in the matter, which is exceptional. Most people who require a course like this lead busy lives and don''t have time away from work to learn new skills. It is ideal for the subject. I also wish that University was presented in a way like this. It would have been much more productive to complete a semester in 9 days than 6 months..."
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Course Dates

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Microsoft - MCTS .NET 2.0 - Web and Windows Applications Training