As all of you should know, in June Dynamics NAV 5.0 has been released in Belgium. Most of you probably already are busy implementing new projects on NAV 5.0, but what about training and certification?

There will be new NAV 5.0 trainings for which Microsoft already published some new courseware. In combination with this, from August 2007 on, NAV 5.0 certifications have become available. But so far, official courseware is not available yet. So let's try to sort things out here:

First of all, following NAV 5.0 certifications can be attained from August on:

• NAV 5.0 C/SIDE Introduction
• NAV 5.0 Financials
• NAV 5.0 C/SIDE Solution Development

But in the meantime, NAV 4.0 certifications remain available and valid.

What courseware is concerned, as already mentioned, Microsoft already created some NAV 5.0 content, but this hasn't been released yet as official courseware, or in other terms: NAV 5.0 mocs are not yet available. They will become within the coming months, following this schedule:

• Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV 5.0 – September 2007
• Installation and Configuration in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV 5.0 – October 2007
• Application Setup in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV 5.0 – October 2007
• Finance in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV 5.0 – November 2007
• C/Side Solution Development in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV 5.0 – November 2007
• Business Intelligence for Information Workers in Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV 5.0 – November 2007

These Manuals are already available for download on PartnerSource and CustomerSource for partners and customers enrolled in a service plan for Microsoft Dynamics. 

Following titles are available as mocs:

• What's New in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 - Local Functionality
• What's New in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 - Installation and Development
• What's New in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 - Application Part I
• What's New in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 - Application Part II

So what about the Plataan trainings?

Of course we will bring as soon as possible the new NAV 5.0 trainings. We will do this based on the availability of the official mocs.

On the other hand we of course realize that for our customers it is very important to be informed with the most up to date NAV 5.0 content. That's why, as long as the official courseware isn't available yet, we will integrate new or changed NAV 5.0 topics in our trainings.

From a practical point of this means that we will provide in the meantime a NAV 4.0 manual. During the training we will use the NAV 5.0 client which will allow us to cover new 5.0 functionality.

And from the moment new NAV 5.0 mocs will be available, we will be the first to use them during our trainings.

Comments

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For DevI (C/Side Introduction) and DevII(C/Side Solution Development)I have not identified major changes in the new 5.0 courseware.

For DevII (C/Side Solution Development)however a new chapter is in the new moc:
- Optimizing SQL Server

For DEVI (C/Side Introduction) the "Implementation Methodology chapter" has been removed.

This info by reading pdf's from partnersource.