As technology continues to advance quickly, skilled professionals are needed to provide reliability and agility in keeping up with those changes, and to help business to retain a competitive edge in the fast paced information industry. Becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) will prove your competency and efficiency in the use of Microsoft technologies and your ability to use these tools to the best of your advantage and the advantage of your company. Information Technology professionals, companies and their clients will all reap the benefits of your MCAD certification, and you will earn instant recognition in the industry, as well as be extremely marketable and in a position to earn a higher salary than those IT professional without MCAD certification.

MCAD Certification is designed for programmers who already posses one to two years of experience and requires you to pass one exam which will focus on either Web Application Development or Windows Application Development and one Web Server Components exam. In addition to these core exam requirements, you must also pass one elective exam that provides proof of expertise with a specific Microsoft server product. The MCAD credential will be a passport to you in your future in the Information Technology industry, and will help you to develop and maintain department-level applications, components, web or desktop clients, or database and network services using Microsoft tools and technologies. Earning MCAD Certification acknowledges your expertise in working with particular products and technologies and will show that you are a technical leader with the ability to successfully implement business solutions for your company and clients. The IT industry, your employer, clients and peers will recognize your credential as proof of the skills and knowledge you have gained through your certification.