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Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) | MS Excel

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) | MS Excel

There are three levels of Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certifications;

  1. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Recognition of core skills in Office applications
  2. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Expert: Recognition of advanced skills in Word and Excel
  3. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Master: Recognition of mastery across Office applications

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

The Certification will demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Office by earning a Microsoft Office Specialist certification in a specific Office program. Holding a MOS certification can earn an entry-level business employee as much as $16,000 more in annual salary than the noncertified peers.*

If you are pursuing the higher-level Microsoft Office Specialist Expert and Microsoft Office Specialist Master certifications, a Microsoft Office Specialist certification is a great entry point.

Office 2013 combines cloud and web technologies to extend how you create and consume information and introduces a new cloud app model for you to build secure and flexible apps—all discoverable from the familiar Office interface.

Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2013,

Certification title

Required exam

MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2013

418

MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2013

420

MOS: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2013

422

MOS: Microsoft Office Outlook 2013

423

MOS: Microsoft Office Access 2013

424

MOS: Microsoft SharePoint 2013

419

MOS: Microsoft Office OneNote 2013

421

 

Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2010

Certification title

Required exam

MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2010

881

MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2010

882

MOS: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010

883

MOS: Microsoft Office Outlook 2010

884

MOS: Microsoft Office Access 2010

885

MOS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010

886

MOS: Microsoft Office OneNote 2010

853

 

Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2007

Certification title

Required exam

MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2007

601

MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2007

602

MOS: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

603

MOS: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

604

MOS: Microsoft Office Access 2007

605

MOS: Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

605

* Anderson, Cushing, and John F. Gantz. Skills Requirements for Tomorrow’s Best Jobs: Helping Educators Provide Students with Skills and Tools They Need. IDC/Microsoft. October 2013.