Microsoft Office Specialist Benefits
Microsoft Office Specialist certification gives you the tools to build a brighter future.
- Achieve industry-recognized certification
- Learn the computing skills companies are looking for
- Boost your workforce resume
- Differentiate yourself from other applicants
- Gain valuable experience and confidence
- Heighten your earning potential
- Prepare yourself for a successful future
Microsoft Office Specialist certification also helps academic institutions and business and government organizations in many ways.
Additional Benefits that Address Common Problems
Problem |
Lack of Microsoft Office proficiency Inhibits learning and academic progress. |
Lack of Microsoft Office proficiency among students and instructors hinders classroom progression and course effectiveness. |
Institution reputation and stature are weakened when it fails to prepare students for academic and workplace success. |
Key Benefits |
MOS promotes academic preparedness and workforce readiness. |
MOS optimizes course effectiveness and classroom efficiency. |
MOS strengthens institution curriculum, programs, reputation and stature. |
Supporting Points |
Students progress through coursework and curriculum with greater ease and efficiency
Students can focus on course content—not on the associated computing
Validates digital literacy prior to entering a course or program |
Accelerates student progress in courses and programs
Strengthens the substance and value of business and technology courses
Instructors succeed when students succeed
Promotes improved teaching skills through enhanced digital literacy |
Provides relevant, state-of-the-art learning to course offerings
Embeds digital literacy within all programs and curriculum
MOS is a comprehensive, cost-effective, easy-to-implement way to give students the opportunity to develop skills businesses need |
Problem |
Employees suffer lost productivity when they lack MS Office proficiency skills.
Employees experience decreased job satisfaction as they cope with on-the-job-training.
Employees lack self-confidence due to an inability to fully utilize the tools provided to them. |
Corporate departments experience significant losses in productivity due to a lack of MS Office proficiency among employees.
Employee Development/Training departments fail to meet performance objectives when they lack proper and meaningful training programs. |
Organizations experience significant losses in productivity due to a lack of MS Office proficiency among employees.
Organizations incur excessive help desk/support costs when employees aren't proficient with Microsoft Office Software. |
Key Benefits |
MOS increases job satisfaction and heightens career achievement. |
MOS employees are more productive and efficient. |
MOS promotes operational and financial health to organizations. |
Supporting Points |
Promotes greater productivity and efficiency
Validates employee skills
Builds self-confidence and job satisfaction
Enhances professional standing among peers and managers
Increases professional worth |
Maximizes productivity and efficiency, increases employee satisfaction and minimizes turnover
Provides managers and HR with a screening tool
Enables managers to maximize the benefits of a new technology investment
Validates employee development & training programs |
Improves productivity and efficiency among employees
Verifies workers' computing skills and abilities
Reduces organization-wide support time and costs
Enables employees to fully utilize the organization's application software |
Problem |
Job candidates lack the desktop computing skills required by prospective employers. |
Workforce development and placement programs need quantifiable evidence that their programs properly prepare job seekers with in-demand skills. |
Job candidates need public or private assistance in securing a job in a 21st century workforce. |
Key Benefits |
MOS validates a job candidate's Microsoft Office skills and abilities. |
MOS quantifies positive impact of workforce development and placement programs. |
MOS helps WFD organizations place job candidates. |
Supporting Points |
Ensures job candidates possess the skills employers want
Fosters workforce readiness
Promotes hiring / Secures employment
Individuals with proven desktop computing skills differentiate themselves in the job market |
Meets organizational charter/mission/directives
Validates the effectiveness of training programs
Verifies workers' skills and abilities
Delivers a skilled workforce
Ensures workers are more productive and efficient |
Provides an important, cost-effective measurement of the value of job training and placement programs
Meets organizational charter/mission/directives
Placing job candidates is a valuable service to job candidates and the community |