Microsoft MCTS .Net 3.5 Certification & Free Training Courses

70-562 - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development (June 2008) Training:

1. Microsoft E-Learning - Collection 6463AE (June 2008)
2. Book - Programming Microsoft® ASP.NET 3.5 (February 2008)
3. Beta Exam 70-562 - See Gerry O'Brien's post on ASP.NET and ADO.NET Beta Exams (expires May 2008)

70-561 - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development Training:

1. Microsoft E-Learning - Collection 6464AE (April 2008)
2. Book - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - ADO.NET (June 2008)
3. Book - Programming the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework (December 2008)
4. Beta Exam 70-562 - See Gerry O'Brien's post on " (expires May 2008)

Please note that in order to get MCTS certification, you must first pass Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation exam. If you are looking for additional .Net Framework 3.5 training, get some for free from Microsoft:

1. Collection 6261: Developing Rich Experiences using Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 & Visual Studio 2008
2. Clinic 6262: Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation using .Net Framework 3.5 & Visual Studio 2008
3. Clinic 6263: Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation using .Net Framework 3.5 & Visual Studio 2008
4. Clinic 6264: Introducing Windows Communication Foundation using .Net Framework 3.5 & Visual Studio 2008

BTW, if you have doubts about the beta exams, here's a very informative quote from Gerry O'Brien's blog:

Passing the beta exam is equivalent to passing the live exam. Do you get certified? Only when all prerequisites are met. In other words, you must pass 70-536 and this exam to get an actual certification. This exam by itself does not award you the MCTS certification. For beta exams, you will not know if you pass or fail. The score report will indicate that you have failed but don't worry, the passing score has not been set so you haven't failed it, yet. Beta exam results are not made available until the exam is published live. We don't know the passing score until we finalize the questions after the beta. The difference between a beta and a live exam is that in the beta, you will typically take 100 or more questions whereas on the live, it can be 40 to 60 questions. Plan on a maximum of 4 hours for the beta exam.

Good Luck!