Microsoft Office Specialist Certification

The Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) program is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft to validate desktop computer skills using the Microsoft Office programs:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook®
• Microsoft PowerPoint®
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Project

The Office Specialist program provides computer program literacy, measures proficiency, and identifies opportunities for skills enhancement. Successful candidates receive an Office Specialist certificate that sets them apart from their peers in the competitive job market. The certificate is a valuable credential recognized worldwide as proof that an individual has the desktop computing skills needed to work more productively and efficiently.

By encouraging individuals to develop advanced skills with Microsoft business desktop software, the Office Specialist program is helping to fill the demand for qualified, knowledgeable people in the workplace. Office Specialist also helps satisfy an organization's need for a qualitative assessment of employee skills. Learn more about the benefits Office Specialist provides to individuals, businesses, academic institutions, staffing agencies, information technology (IT) training centers, and government organizations.

The Office Specialist program offers four levels of certification: Specialist, Expert, Master, and Master Instructor.

Fast Facts on Office Specialist

• The Office Specialist program is available in more than 100 countries and in 17 different languages.
• More than 1 million Office Specialist certificates have been issued.
• Approximately 32,000 Office Specialist certificates are issued each month.
• More than 6,000 Office Specialist Master Instructors have been certified.

To earn the Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) certification for Microsoft Office or Microsoft Project, you must pass one or more certification exams. Office Specialist exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise by evaluating your overall comprehension of Office or Microsoft Project programs, your ability to use their advanced features, and your ability to integrate the Office programs with other software programs.

Office Specialist Exam Skill Standards and Preparation Guides

To view exam skill standards, click the exam name in the Exam Skill Standards column. Exam skill standards are organized in skill sets, which represent the more fundamental aspects of using each Office program. To view exam preparation guides, click the exam name in the Exam Preparation Guides column.