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September 20, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Microsoft Ireland
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(microsoft.com/ireland) today announced the launch of its first official Certification for trainers in
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Microsoft Office, up to and including the most recent
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release of Office XP. To coincide with the launch of
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the MOUS Master Instructor Program (mous.net) in
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Ireland, a seminar will be held on Oct. 11, 2001, in
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Microsoft’s offices in Sandyford. For registration
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details, visit www.prodigy.ie.
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Mary Ruth McDaid, group marketing manager for
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Microsoft Ireland said “the MOUS Certification Program
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has taken off in a big way across the globe. In
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Ireland alone, there are 100 authorized testing
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centers with a growing number of examinations taken
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every month. While the holders of the MOUS
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certificates can guarantee excellence in
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their chosen field, we now need a supply of qualified
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instructors to teach these courses.”
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“The MOUS Master Instructor credential is for
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individuals who are, or aspire to be, trainers/tutors
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within today’s highly competitive and rapidly
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expanding teacher/trainer marketplace of Microsoft
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Office applications,” she continued. “In particular,
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this accreditation will get trainers up to speed with
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Office XP, now the application of choice for all
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corporations across the globe.”
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The Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Program is
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the only official Microsoft certified examination
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program on their Office suite of desktop applications.
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Established three years ago, it has become the largest
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and fastest growing desktop certification program in
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the world and is now recognised worldwide as the main
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certification Program in MS Office applications.
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Currently 300,000 Microsoft Office User Specialists
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span the globe, while each month candidates worldwide
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take over 37,000 exams.
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The MOUS Program is available in 114 Countries and in
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18 different languages. Applicants applying for the
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MOUS Master Instructor Program must demonstrate their
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ability across the Microsoft suite of applications.
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For the Microsoft Office 97 certificate, candidates
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must already hold MOUS certificates in Microsoft Word
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97 Expert, Microsoft Excel 97 Expert, Microsoft Access
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97 Expert, and Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Expert. For the
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Microsoft Office 2000 Certificate, candidates must
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hold MOUS certificates in Microsoft Word 2000 Expert,
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Microsoft Excel 2000 Expert, Microsoft Access 2000,
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and Microsoft Outlook 2000.
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Applicants must also be able to demonstrate
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instructional experience holding a diploma or
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transcript indicating that you have satisfied the
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requirements for a college degree in one or more
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fields of educational study; or written verification
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from your current and /or past employer on such
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employer’s letterhead that you have a total of two or
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more years of employment experience delivering
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competent training on Microsoft Office desktop
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applications; or a certificate indicating that you
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have successfully completed a Microsoft approved
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presentation skills or Train-the Trainer course; or an
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instructor completion certificate from any of the
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following vendors: Caldera, Certified Internet
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Webmaster, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Lotus, Microsoft,
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Novell, Oracle or Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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