MCSE

Microsoft has created a number of training initiatives, with the intention of creating a pool of low-cost employees with skills relating partly or exclusively to Microsoft products. The best known of these is the MCSE qualification, standing for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Whilst the MCSE certifies familiarity with Microsoft products, it is not, as its name suggests, an engineering qualification. Unkind people have been known to refer to MCSE as "must consult someone experienced".

External links

• Microsoft's own page advertising the MCSE qualification (http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/mcse/default.asp)
• One of many articles criticising the MCSE as being of low quality (http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t479-s2112925-p2,00.html)