The 2019 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship has been launched by Certiport.
In its 18th year, the competition is expected to attract more than 750,000 candidates from more than 100 countries. Students enter to prove their superior skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, culminating the most popular technology skills competition on Microsoft Office and the only one endorsed by Microsoft since its inception in 2002.
To enter the competition, students age 13 to 22 must take a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products. Regional competitions will be held worldwide and finalists will compete in the championship round of the competition at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, NY from July 28-31, 2019.
In the concluding round, competitors will participate in project-based tests to demonstrate their ability to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations for the information presented in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Certiport will recognize the top student competitors with cash and prizes; $7,000 for first place, $3,500 for second place, and $1,500 for third place.
