Partner Certifications

Milestone Certified Design Engineer (MCDE)

Milestone solution designers define surveillance objectives and document system and operator behaviors to support those objectives. Designers also select devices, products, components, networks, and storage products to include in the surveillance system. The Milestone Certified Design Engineer (MCDE) assessment tests your ability to perform these tasks.

*The MCDE is required for Advanced and Premier levels in the Partner Program.

Prerequisites

We do not require any certifications or classes prior to taking the MCDE assessment, but we do recommend reviewing the MCDE Study Guide . For those who are new to design, we also recommend attending the Milestone Solution Design training class when preparing to take the assessment, in addition to reviewing the MCDE Study Guide.

Milestone Certified Integration Technician (MCIT)

Milestone Integration Technicians install and configure moderately complex XProtect VMS installations with camera counts of 100-500 cameras. The Milestone Certified Integration Technician (MCIT) assessment tests your ability to perform this task.

*The MCIT is required for the Advanced and Premier levels in the Partner Program.

Prerequisites

Learners are not required to attend any training classes or complete certifications prior to taking the MCIT assessment, but we do recommend reviewing the MCIT Study Guide .

For new installers, we also recommend attending the Milestone Technical Configuration Level 1 training workshop, in addition to reviewing the MCIT Study Guide.

Milestone Certified Integration Engineer (MCIE)

Milestone Integration Engineers install and configure complex XProtect VMS installations with a camera counts of approximately 100-10,000 cameras, multiple Management Servers, multiple Mobile Servers, edge storage, multicast, clustering, and other advanced configuration options. The Milestone Certified Integration Engineer (MCIE) assessment tests your ability to perform these tasks.

*The MCIE is required for the Premier level in the Partner Program.

Prerequisites

An individual must be a Milestone Certified Integration Technician to be eligible to take the MCIE assessment. Learners are not required to attend any training classes prior to taking the MCIE assessment, but we do recommend reviewing the MCIE Study Guide . While it is not required, we recommend attending the Milestone Technical Configuration Level 2 training workshop before taking the assessment, in addition to reviewing the MCIE Study Guide.