Gaming & Mobile | Firebrand Training

Overview

The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification is the first step on the Microsoft roadmap. This course is 33% faster than traditional training.

This accelerated four day course offers you two MTA certifications: MTA Mobile Development Fundamentals and MTA Gaming Development Fundamentals. Passing these exams will prove your knowledge of the basic technology concepts. And you'll be on your way to succeeding in advanced certification courses.

The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification is your first step on the Microsoft career path. Get MTA certified, and you'll soon have the knowledge and confidence to begin building your technology career.

In this accelerated four-day course, you'll learn fundamental game and mobile development skills including creating apps for Windows Phone.

This course is ideal if you want to start a career in a role such as:

Game Developer
Mobile Developer
Windows Phone Developer
Tablet Developer

More than 95% of companies around the world use Microsoft products and technology. Be a part of it.

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Benefits

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

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Curriculum

You'll learn the following skills on the course:

MTA Mobile Development

Working with Physical Devices
Using Data with Mobile Devices
Using Mobile Application Development Environments
Developing Mobile Applications

MTA Gaming Development

Understanding Game Design
Understanding Hardware
Understanding Graphics
Understanding Animation

Exam Track

You'll sit the following exams, which lead to your MTA Mobile Development certification and MTA Gaming Development certification:

Exam 98-373: MTA Mobile Development Fundamentals
Exam 98-374: Game Development Fundamentals

What's Included

Microsoft Official Books

98-373 MTA Mobile Development Fundamentals - ISBN 978-1118359921
98-374 MTA Gaming Development Fundamentals - ISBN 978-1118359891

Your accelerated course includes:

Accommodation *
Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
On-site exams **
Exam vouchers **
Practice tests **
Certification Guarantee ***
Courseware
Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
24-hour lab access
Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you need to have a core understanding of CSS and JavaScript and be able to create a function. You must also be able to build a user interface to gather text and to number and date input from a user. You must also be able to write SQL statements to retrieve, create, update and delete a row from a table in a database.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

Reviews

Here's the Firebrand Training review section. Since 2001 we've trained exactly 134561 students and asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently, 96.41% have said Firebrand exceeded their expectations.

Read reviews from recent accelerated courses below or visit Firebrand Stories for written and video interviews from our alumni.

"Training was very good, explanation was very clear and teacher detailed a lot, so for a 3 day course and to have a first understanding of POWER BI is good."
Rosanna Seerattan Cruz, JTI. (19/3/2024 (Tuesday) to 21/3/2024 (Thursday))

"The instructor and the structure of the course were very clear."
EK, JTI. (19/3/2024 (Tuesday) to 21/3/2024 (Thursday))

"Instructor was very knowledgeable and provided real life examples."
FO, NHS Lewisham and Greenwich. (11/10/2023 (Wednesday) to 13/10/2023 (Friday))

"Very intense and professional experience."
Anonymous. (11/10/2023 (Wednesday) to 13/10/2023 (Friday))

"Second course with Firebrand and more booked. Great tutors!"
Kenny Walker, BTEK Consultancy Ltd. (21/8/2023 (Monday) to 24/8/2023 (Thursday))

Course Dates

Start	Finish	Status	Location
19/2/2024 (Monday)	22/2/2024 (Thursday)	Finished - Leave feedback	-
24/6/2024 (Monday)	27/6/2024 (Thursday)	Wait list	Nationwide
5/8/2024 (Monday)	8/8/2024 (Thursday)	Limited availability	Nationwide
16/9/2024 (Monday)	19/9/2024 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide
28/10/2024 (Monday)	31/10/2024 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide
9/12/2024 (Monday)	12/12/2024 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide

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Microsoft - MTA Gaming & Mobile Development Fundamentals