TRAINING: Windows Vista & Office System 2007 End-user & IT Professional Training

Posted by: kurtsh | December 6, 2006

TRAINING: Windows Vista & Office System 2007 End-user & IT Professional Training

I obtained the release dates of all the Computer-Based Training (CBT) courses as well as the availability of free vs Software Assurance vs "at-cost" classes and I went ahead and put together a listing of everything that is available to our Enterprise customers.

IMPORTANT TRAINING FACTOIDS/NOTES:
1) ALL C.B.T. TRAINING CONTENT IS MICROSOFT ELEARNING BASED:
– Microsoft eLearning is hosted/online content that is subscription based – this makes it possible to keep content up to date and highly interactive. The internal inTRAnet-based content, formerly known as "MELL" or Microsoft eLearning Library does not exist for Windows Vista or Office System 2007.
– All Information Worker (end-user) eLearning material is available as a benefit of Software Assurance in an Enterprise Agreement. Non-EA/SA customers must pay per employee & per course individually.
– For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mls/elearn/default.mspx

2) TRAINING COORDINATOR RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ORGANIZE PLANNING:
EDUCATION COODINATOR WHITEPAPER: Windows Vista "Learning Windows Vista in the Workplace" whitepaper explained how-to plan and organize training for end-users.
http://www.windowsvistatnt.com/documents/windows_vista_learning_windows_vista_in_the_workplace.doc
EDUCATION COODINATOR WEBCAST: Online presentation on Windows Vista & Office 2007 educational resources:
– Webcast here: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/msevents/view?id=916&role=attend&pw=DHDBGSK
– Powerpoint here: http://www.windowsvistatnt.com/documents/windows_vista_new_resources.ppt)
EDUCATION PLANNING & ROADMAP: Enterprise Learning Framework website tool for planning training curriculum for end-users.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/elf/Welcome.aspx

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ENTERPRISE TRAINING COURSES:
I have divided the course content available into 4 parts:

IT PRO INSTRUCTOR LED
IT PRO ONLINE
END USER INSTRUCTOR LED
END USER ONLINE

IT PRO INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING:
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EDUCATION/TRAINING CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL COURSES TO LEVERAGE SOFTWARE ASSURANCE TRAINING HOURS.

The primary Microsoft-Authorized courses are:
– Course 5056/5057: Windows Vista for IT Professionals (2 days – IT Pro – Help Desk)
– Course 5105: Deploying Windows Vista Business Desktops (2 days – IT Pro – Desktop Support)
– Course 3041: Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System Client Products (IT Pro – Desktop Support)
– Course 3087: Microsoft Windows Vista for Developers

IT PRO ONLINE TRAINING:
I have organized this courselist by first listing how it is Countrywide obtains the right to use it (FREE, SA/Software Assurance, or a $ cost), then listed out the course ID number, the date it will be made available, and the title of the course. Note: Information Worker (end-user) courses are generally either free or the costs are covered by Countrywide’s Software Assurance benefits. IT Professional courses however are generally not covered and are at costs listed. (There are 1 or 2 exceptions)

WINDOWS VISTA TRAINING COURSES AVAILABLE:
Clinic 3041: Deploying Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Office System Client Products (Beta)
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=60546
Course 5348: Installing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ on a New Computer
$39.99: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=70176
Course 5349: Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista™
$39.99: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=70376
Course 5350: Configuring Windows Vista™ Post-Installation System Settings
$39.99: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=70239
Course 5351: Maintaining and Optimizing Microsoft® Windows Vista™
$39.99: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=70288
Course 5352: Fundamentals of the Windows Vista™ Startup Process
$39.99: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=70377
Course 5353: Fundamentals of Microsoft® Windows Vista™ File Systems
$39.99: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=70240
Clinic 5136: Introduction to Developing with Windows® Workflow Foundation and Visual Studio® 2005
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=67819

OFFICE SYSTEM 2007 TRAINING COURSE AVAILABLE:
Clinic 3041: Deploying Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Office System Client Products (Beta)
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=60546
Clinic 3199: Getting Started with the 2007 Microsoft® Office System (Beta)
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=98459
Clinic 3369: Getting Started with Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 (Beta)
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=98491
Clinic 3370: Getting Started with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 (Beta)
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=99057
Clinic 5045: Inside Look at Developing with Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=100739
Clinic 5046: Inside Look at Building and Developing Solutions with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007
FREE: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=100740

END USER INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING:
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EDUCATION/TRAINING CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL COURSES TO LEVERAGE SOFTWARE ASSURANCE TRAINING HOURS.
– Course 5062: First Look Using Windows Vista – An introduction to Windows Vista (End users)

WINDOWS VISTA TIPS & TRICKS:
If you are are one of my customers, I can organize/fund a Windows Vista Tips & Tricks presentation delivered by our technology/training specialists. These are 1 hour presentations that review the key features that people find most valuable out of the Windows Vista operating system. If you’re interested in seeing playback of the course content, this is a webcast recording of the presentation generally given, although it can be customized:
Windows Vista Tips & Tricks Webcast:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032308409&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

OFFICE SYSTEM 2007 TIPS & TRICKS:
If you are are one of my customers, Ican organize/fund a Office System 2007 Tips & Tricks presentation to be delivered by our technology/training specialists. These are similar to the Windows Vista presentations and a 1 hour long. Here is a webcast of the general content.
Office System 2007 Tips & Tricks Webcast:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032313120&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

END USER ONLINE TRAINING:
I have organized this courselist by first listing how it is Countrywide obtains the right to use it (FREE, SA/Software Assurance, or a $ cost), then listed out the course ID number, the date it will be made available, and the title of the course. Note: Information Worker (end-user) courses are generally either free or the costs are covered by Countrywide’s Software Assurance benefits. IT Professional courses however are generally not covered and are at costs listed. (There are 1 or 2 exceptions)

WINDOWS VISTA TRAINING COURSES AVAILABLE:
(THESE ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE – SEE ASSOCIATED DATES FOR AVAILABILITY)
FREE: IW06-02934AE 11/15/06 What’s New in Microsoft Windows Vista (1 hours) available at http://www.microsoftelearning.com (Delayed from 11/15… to be posted soon)
CERTIFICATION EXAM: IW06-0308:100 3/1/2007 Using Microsoft Windows Vista – Level 1
CERTIFICATION EXAM: 70-600:100 5/1/2007 Windows Vista for the Information Worker
?: 5257AE 2/9/2007 Core Training for Windows Vista (12 hours) <still trying to figure out if this is covered by SA – stay tuned>
SA: 3392AE 12/22/06 Getting Started with Windows Vista (2 hours) – Designed for first 30-60 days of using Windows Vista

("Core Training" Series – THESE ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE – SEE ASSOCIATED DATES FOR AVAILABILITY)
SA: 5262AE 3/27/07 What’s New in Microsoft 2007 Office System (9 hours)
SA: 5258AE 1/25/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Office Word 2007 (6 hours)
SA: 5259AE 2/8/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Excel 2007 (6 hours)
SA: 5261AE 3/6/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Outlook 2007 (6 hours)
SA: 5260AE 2/20/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007 (6 hours)
SA: 5263AE 4/13/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Office Access 2007 (6 hours)
SA: 5267AE 5/29/2007 Core Training for Microsoft OneNote 2007 (4 hours)
SA: 5265AE 4/17/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Visio 2007 (4 hours)
SA: 5264AE 4/17/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (4 hours)
SA: 5266AE 5/15/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Office Sharepoint Designer 2007 (4 hours)
SA: 5268AE 6/12/2007 Core Training for Microsoft Office Infopath 2007 (4 hours)

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