Microsoft Office Specialist and Information Technology Specialist FAQs

What Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Information Technology Specialist (ITS) training do you offer?
Who are the courses available to?
How will the course be structured? How long will it be?
What resources will be available for the course?
How much does it cost?
 

What is the format of a Microsoft Office Specialist exam?
How long is a MOS or ITS exam?
Where do I sit the exams?
When will I get my results?
Do I get a certificate if I pass the exam?
Where can I find out more about MOS or ITS?

Digital Badges at Cardiff Met FAQs

What is a digital badge?
How does my certification get displayed as a badge?
What are the benefits of a badge?
What do I need to do to gain a Cardiff Met digital badge?

I have more questions, how can I get in touch?

Microsoft Office Specialist and Information Technology Specialist answers

What Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Information Technology Specialist (ITS) training do you offer?

We offer Cardiff Met Microsoft Office Specialist courses for Excel, Word. PowerPoint and Outlook. We also offer LearnKey e-learning courses and MOS qualifications for MOS Excel Expert, MOS Word Expert and MOS Access Expert.

We offer a Cardiff Met course that leads to the ITS HTML and CSS qualification. We brand this course as Web Design Fundamentals. We also offer LearnKey e-learning courses and ITS qualifications for technical topics (e.g. programming).

See the Student Courses or Staff Courses page for the links to these courses.

Who are the course available to?

They are available for free to Cardiff Met staff and students.

How will the course be structured?  How long will it be?

See the course description pages - you can find links to them on the Student Courses or Staff Courses pages.

What resources will be available for the course?

Comprehensive e-learning courses, live Key Concept training sessions, practice projects, Microsoft textbooks and GMetrix practice software.

How much does it cost?

MOS and ITS courses and qualifications are available to Cardiff Met staff and students free of charge. 

What is the format of a Microsoft Office Specialist exam? And an ITS exam?

MOS exams are project based.  You are given a document/spreadsheet/presentation file and you are required to develop it through a series of tasks.  For example, in the MOS Excel Specialist exam you are presented with a spreadsheet and you may be asked to format it, analyse it using functions and present the data in the form of a chart.

ITS exams are complex multi-choice exams.

How long is a MOS or ITS exam?

MOS exams and ITS exams are 50 minutes long.

Where do I sit the exams?

The exams can be sat in person at Cardiff Met or remotely, online through Certiport's Exams From Home system.

When will I get my results?

Your results will be available immediately after the conclusion of the exam.

Where can I find out more about Microsoft Office Specialist?

Microsoft provide more information on their Microsoft Office Specialist Certification page. Certiport, who administer the exams, also have information about MOS. Likewise, you'll find more information about ITS exams on the Certiport site.

Do I get a certificate if I pass the exam?

Yes, official Microsoft certificates can be downloaded through your Certiport account.  You can also share your achievement through a digital badge issued in conjunction with Credly.com.  That badge can be added as an official certification to your LinkedIn profile. You also have the option of claiming a physical certificate.

Digital Badges at Cardiff Met answers

What is a digital badge?

Digital badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification or learning outcome which can be verified in real-time, online.

See the Digital Badges at Cardiff Met page for more details.

How does my certification get displayed as a badge?

We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you’ve demonstrated into a badge, issued and managed through the company’s Credly Platform. The technology Credly uses on its platform is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.

What are the benefits of a badge?

Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of.

What do I need to do to gain a Cardiff Met digital badge?

You must complete one of our Digital Badges at Cardiff Met training courses and pass the associated assessment.

I have more questions, how can I get in touch?

Drop us an email: ittraining@cardiffmet.ac.uk