The Certified Master and Architect community was collectively notified Friday, August 30, at 10PM PST that the Certified Master (MCM/MCSM) and Certified Architect (MCA) programs are dead. The email transcript has been reported by Neil Johnson. For those of you who are already in the process of earning the certification, you have until October 1, 2013 to complete your certification. No new members will be allowed into the Certified Master/Architect community after retirement. Those who hold one of these certs will continue to hold the credential and will not be required to recertify the credential in the future.
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