Office 2013

Waiting time is over: finally, new Microsoft Office 2013 certification exams are available since mid-March.

Microsoft Office Specialist 2013 (MOS) exams for Word 2013 and Excel 2103 are out and other MOS 2013 exams are scheduled for release throughout this year, except for SharePoint 2013 and OneNote 2013 exams that are on the release schedule in 2014.

Performance based testing have always been present in MOS exams as well as tasks that have to be completed in a live, working environment, that is, in a real application.

This time, in MOS 2013 series exams, candidates have to complete a project during the test, opposed to completing specific tasks in previous MOS 2010 and MOS 2007 exams. This makes testing experience a bit more challenging but more relevant.

MOS exams can be taken at Certiport testing centers worldwide using Certiport Testing center Locator.

Look at the table below to plan your studies and to get an overview of exam release schedule. Of course, release dates are subject to change so be sure to check this blog, Certiport and Microsoft MOS related web pages for exam availability when planning your studies.

MOS 2013 Certification Exam Release Schedule

EXAM	Exam Number	English	Chinese Traditional	Korean	Japanese
Word 2013 – Core	77-418	Available	Q4 2013	Q4 2013	Q1 2014
Excel 2013 – Core	77-420	Available	Q4 2013	Q4 2013	Q1 2014
PowerPoint 2013	77-422	June 2013
Access 2013	77-424	June 2013
Word 2013 – Expert	77-419	Q3 2013
Excel 2013 – Expert	77-421	Q3 2013
Outlook 2013	77-423	Q4 2013
SharePoint 2013	77-425	2014
OneNote 2013	77-426	2014