MCT Renewal. It it worth it?

After several reminders from Microsoft, I have spent the last few minutes going through the process to renew my MCT status. Despite my long term plans to move into environmental science I was planning to keep my MCT status active as training on the Office products has been a big part of my life for the last 15 years or so, and after all it means that I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer, surely that must count for quite a bit?

I’m on a sort of sabbatical at the moment, and have not very much money coming in, so when I got to the screen that told me it would cost £455 to renew my MCT I had to decide; is it worth it?

Well is it?

The short answer is no.

If I thought I was going to spend the next six months delivering Microsoft courses on a regular basis then the answer might be yes.

However, any training that I do deliver is more likely to be a bespoke course, tailored to meet the demands of the client. The Microsoft Office Specialist qualification that I am working towards should be enough to demonstrate to a client that I know what I am talking about.

So, sorry Microsoft, but I will not be renewing my MCT at this point. (Unless any clients want to pay the fee for me so that they can say they have an MCT on their books.)