New to IT?
Build your information technology (IT) career with the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 credential. Here's why MCSA can be the right choice for you:

• It’s relevant. Get started by proving your networking skills with Exams 70-290 and 70-291.
• It’s adaptable. Choose the desktop and elective exams suited to your needs. We deliver the Exam 70-270 for the desktop requirement and the CompTIA Security+ exam for the elective.
• It’s valuable. The MCSA certification was introduced in October 2001. Within the first five months, over 22,000 individuals had earned the certification, making it the fastest-growing Microsoft certification.

Experienced to IT?
The Microsoft Certified Systems Administration (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 credential is a new way to enhance and validate the skills you use in day-to-day management of Microsoft technologies.

The 9-day accelerated MCSA 2003: Security+ ACT provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, support, and troubleshoot Microsoft^® Windows 2003-based networks with a focus on information security in the enterprise.  This is an accelerated, residential, fully-immersed course, designed for computer professionals that require effective, real-world skill-building and timely certification.  You will live, learn, and test on-site.

The MCSA 2003: Security+ BootCamp delivers the greatest value on the market for Windows 2003 Certification Training.  During the program, students will achieve the following certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• CompTIA Security+

Our MCSA 2003: Security+ Program:

• Allows you to achieve your certifications in a fraction of the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages.
• Helps students grasp complex technical concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mix of lecture, lab, demonstration and videos.
• Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory.

With Advanced Custom Training, you will learn more. effectively. efficiently.

For IT managers, certification is particularly important because it allows them to more easily identify the skills that an individual possesses. When a company has employees that possess certain skills, it can garner a competitive advantage when seeking to attract customers. Certification can also contribute to increased productivity, because studies have shown that certified individuals are generally quicker to implement and design new technologies. And of course by knowing that their employees are certified, IT managers can feel more confident about their ability to implement and support a network infrastructure.

Demonstrate Value to Enterprise Security.  The CompTIA Security+ Certification provides a way for individuals to highlight their focus on security in the enterprise and demonstrate their ability to create a secure computing environment.

Individuals:

• Overwhelmingly, individuals with Microsoft certifications have an advanced level of knowledge, expertise and skill, and command more professional credibility.
• The MCSA is seen as a particularly elite indication of an engineer’s prowess and skill level, and these professionals are highly sought by employers.

Companies:

• Reduce the costs of maintaining your workstations and personal computers, and increase the reliability of your network with Active Directory™—and with the information technology (IT) professionals to back it up.
• Make a roll out of Windows 2003 Server smooth and successful.
• Customers see great value in certification - they want the people on their engagement to have the best skills, and certification provides that proof point.
• Significantly improved Microsoft security throughout the software but particularly in the Web Server component of Windows Server, IIS;
  Scalable management tools that improve on the legacy of Windows 2000 Server: enhanced Active Directory features, and new tools such as the Group Policy Management Console.
• Significant increases in server performance. In internal tests, Windows Server 2003 shows dramatic performance gains over previous versions of Windows server operating systems. For example, file and Web server performance is two times faster than Windows NT Server 4.0.
• While your organization's performance gains may vary because of unique network and computer settings, Microsoft is confident that the improved performance of Windows Server 2003 will help you deliver faster service for your network solutions.

Human Resources:

• Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled IT staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover.
• Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills.
• For-certification training programs maximize educational investments through immediate validation of skills.

Microsoft^® certification affords special membership benefits:

• Technical information, product information and exclusive discounts on products and services through a secured section of the Microsoft^® website.
• Microsoft^® logos and certificate for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers.
• Invitations to Microsoft^® conferences and other educational opportunities.
• Access to the secure Microsoft^® Certified Professional Magazine Online website.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Advanced Custom Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including:

• Intensive group instruction
• One-on-one instruction attention
• Hands-on labs
• Question and answer segments
• Independent study
• Self-testing

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Advanced Custom Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Course Materials:
Students attending this blended learning program will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the four primary individual learning-intake styles (lecture, demonstrations, videos and hands on labs) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience. 

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

• Lab Manual & Microsoft Courseware 
• Authorized CompTIA Security+ Lab Manual & Courseware.
• Self Study Practice Test Resources.

Delivery Schedule:
The MCSA 2003: Security+ Program prepares students to achieve 4 certifications during the program: MCSA 2003, MCP, MCTS: Windows Vista and CompTIA Security+.

Daily Schedule:
Our daily schedule incorporates different modes of instruction and learning environments to ensure that students learn, retain, comprehend, and can apply knowledge critical to a MCSA on Windows 2003.

 *Daily timetable shown for illustration purposes only. Significant changes may be made to the schedule on a daily basis to ensure that the goals of the course are met.

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes.

Advanced Custom Training offers the highest quality technical education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their educational objectives.

• All inclusive package includes Airfare (Roundtrip to Florida), Transportation to and from airport, 9 Days of Hotel Accommodations, Breakfast and Lunch, Unlimited Beverages and Snacks.
• Intensive Hands-on Training by Microsoft Certified Trainers utilizing our (Lecture | Lab | Demo | Video) Delivery
• Blended-Learning Instruction comprised of comprehensive study materials, Microsoft training materials, official CompTIA courseware, comprehensive lab manuals, and practice test resources
• Examination Vouchers
• On-site Certification Testing
• Examination Passing Policy

Advanced Custom Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and rest/break room.

Our Microsoft Certified Trainers teach to accommodate every student’s learning needs through individualized instruction, hands-on labs, independent study, self-testing, question and answer drills. 

Examination Passing Policy. Should a student complete a Advanced Custom Training Bootcamp Certification Course without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.