CBT Planet Releases New Microsoft Windows 7 Training Courses

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Mar 09, 2010, 07:35 ET

TAMPA, Fla., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IT professionals can look forward to a new set of Windows 7 training resources thanks to CBT Planet's upcoming releases. CBT Planet is finalizing five new courses covering Windows 7: Windows 7 Desktop, Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client, Updating Your Technology Knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7, Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments, and Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician.

These courses, which are loaded with Microsoft Windows 7 training videos, have been designed with several Microsoft certifications in mind, including the Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications. Specifically: MCTS: Windows 7 - Configuration and its required 70-680 exam, MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 certification and its two required exams (70-680 and 70-686), and MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 certification and its two required exams (70-680 and 70-685).

Each of the Microsoft Windows 7 training courses comes on a Windows 7 training DVD, making for a convenient training option. The DVD delivers instructor-led Microsoft Windows 7 training videos directly to the desktop where candidates see Windows 7 tasks performed by a certified instructor. CBT Planet includes interactive content on the DVDs such as hands-on labs and simulations, allowing trainees to practice what they've learned from the Microsoft Windows 7 training videos. Because these activities are simulated, any configuration changes made during training do not directly affect the user's computer.

Currently, Microsoft lists one MCTS certification (MCTS: Windows 7 - Configuring) and two MCITP certifications for Windows 7 (MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 and MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7). CBT Planet is finalizing its Microsoft Windows 7 training courses to cover all three of these Microsoft certifications.

The three certifications each require the MCTS: Windows 7 - Configuring credential which measures skills in installing, upgrading, and migrating to Windows 7; deploying Windows 7; configuring hardware, applications, network connectivity, access to resources, mobile computing, and backup and recovery options; and monitoring and maintaining Windows 7 desktops. From there, the successful MCTS candidate can remain at the technical specialist level or continue to prepare for one of the two MCITP certifications.

The MCITP Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 certification emphasizes planning strategies, configurations, application packages, and deployments while the MCITP Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 certification focuses on identifying causes and resolving desktop application, networking, and security issues as well as support, management, and maintenance.

About CBT Planet:

CBT Planet is a courseware provider serving the training needs of business and IT professionals. Among its huge catalog of computer training courses, you will find IT training videos, computer based training courseware such as the Windows 7 CBT, online courses, and boot camps. Course subjects include IT topics, IT certification training, business soft skills training, and desktop applications training.