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What is a Microsoft Office Subject Matter Expert?

Microsoft Office Subject Matter Experts (Office SMEs) are savvy and experienced users of Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPointŪ in organizational and teaching environments. The Microsoft Office Specialist certification program recruits Office SMEs to help develop high-quality certification exams on a contractual basis.

Certification exam development responsibilities include:
Writing relevant, performance-based exam content for the workplace or classroom.
Reviewing exam content for technical accuracy and difficulty.
Participating in the revision and refinement of exam content.
Responding to standard-setting surveys and other inquiries.
Meeting delivery deadlines.

Required skills include:
Fluency in the English language, with excellent grammar and vocabulary skills.
Significant experience using Microsoft Office programs in a work or classroom environment.
Ability to express technical expertise and professional experience in writing.
Ability to constructively respond to technical and editorial feedback.

How to become an Office Specialist SME

Complete and submit the online application below, and send your resume in e-mail to SMERecruitment@certiport.com.

Selected applicants are required to complete an online training course on the principles of Office Specialist exam development, including issues such as non-bias, technical accuracy, clarity, relevance, and fairness. Course completion requires approximately 40 hours and can be completed on a flexible schedule.

Apply
Please complete and submit the following on-line application form. If your skills match our needs, we will contact you.

Full Name
E-mail
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
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Postal Code
Home Phone
Business Phone
Mobile Phone
Organization Name
Job Title
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Your areas of expertise (please check all that apply):

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Microsoft FrontPage

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office Specialist certifications you hold (please check all that apply):

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Microsoft FrontPage

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Outlook
Please provide a brief description (150 words or less) of your experience with Microsoft applications and what you believe qualifies you as a Subject Matter Expert. If you train/teach any of the Microsoft Office applications, please include those details here:

Questions about the Microsoft Office Specialist Subject Matter Expert program may be directed to cgoodwin@certiport.com.