Certification-First Skilling
Certification Pathway · 3 Certifications

Become the office Expert.

Go beyond everyday Office fluency. Master expert-level Word and Excel on top of your Associate foundation: the credential stack that puts you in the top 5% of certified professionals. One bundle includes the training and all three exams. Learn self-paced online, or with a trainer in a Guided cohort.

Pay in full, or in 3 installments.
Training includedLearnKey video trainingIssued by Microsoft10 countries
MOS Word Expert badgeMOS Excel Expert badge
MOS Expert · Microsoft 365 Apps
Word Expert · Excel Expert · Associate foundation

Training and certification: one bundle, one price.

All the training in this certification pathway is self-paced, built around the official exam objectives, and included in your bundle. Learn on your own schedule, then sit the official exams with the Certiport vouchers the bundle includes, from a Certiport Authorized Partner.

3
credentials, one bundle
Training and all three exams included: one purchase to learn and certify.
Why certification first

Five problems graduates face. One answer: proof of skill.

A qualification says you studied. Expert-level Microsoft certifications prove you can do the advanced work every office depends on, and that changes what happens after graduation.

Graduates welcomed for a job interview
1Unemployment

“I have a qualification, but no job.”

Analyst, finance and senior admin roles ask for “advanced Excel” and “advanced Word”. MOS Expert proves it, and an employer can verify it online in minutes instead of trusting the CV.

“Advanced Excel” is a claim. MOS Expert is proof.
Interns working on a spreadsheet with a senior colleague
2Internships

“I need experience to get experience.”

Interns who can build a PivotTable report, automate a mail merge or write a macro that saves the team hours get handed real work from week one, and that turns a placement into a job.

Arrive as the intern who automates the busywork.
Two young founders reviewing their business on a tablet
3Entrepreneurship

“I want to build something of my own.”

Model your own numbers, forecast cash flow and produce professional proposals, or sell expert Excel and document automation as a freelance data, reporting or virtual-assistant service.

Expert skills are a business in themselves.
A study group working through concepts on laptops
4Deeper understanding

“Knowing where the buttons are isn’t enough.”

The Expert exams run real tasks inside Word and Excel: advanced formulas, data analysis, macros, templates and document automation. Preparing for them builds the judgment behind the work, so the skill carries across new versions and new roles.

Anyone can use Office. Few can prove they’ve mastered it.
Certified students with Microsoft and Certiport credentials in front of a world map linking Harare, Johannesburg, Dubai and London
5Global reach

“My qualification doesn’t travel.”

Microsoft Office Specialist is recognized worldwide and verifiable online. The same Microsoft credential counts in Harare, Johannesburg, Dubai or London.

One certification pathway. Every border.
From graduate to certified graduate: Microsoft-backed proof of skill that gets you hired, gets you started and travels with you.Training is included with your bundle: you pay once, to prove it.
What’s in this pathway

Three credentials that add up to expert.

Your bundle includes LearnKey video training for each one. Stack the two Experts on a solid Associate foundation and you’ve proven the mastery most professionals never reach.

Microsoft Office Specialist Word Expert badgeMicrosoft · Expert

Word Expert

MO-111 · 50 min · Live-in-app

Mail merge, document automation, macros and advanced collaboration: the power-user skills behind a firm’s contracts, proposals and reports.

Included in bundle
Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Expert badgeMicrosoft · Expert

Excel Expert

MO-211 · 50 min · Live-in-app

PivotTables, advanced formulas, macros and data analysis: the analyst-grade Excel that moves you from “uses Excel” to “the business runs on Excel because of me”.

Included in bundle
Microsoft Office Specialist Associate badgeMicrosoft · Associate foundation

Associate elective

Word, Excel or PowerPoint · 365 Apps

Your Associate foundation, the required prerequisite before any Expert exam. Pick the app that fits your role; it trains alongside the Experts, included in the bundle.

Included in bundle
One honest note on prerequisites. Microsoft requires the matching Associate before each Expert exam: Word Associate (MO-110) before Word Expert, Excel Associate (MO-210) before Excel Expert. This bundle’s Associate slot covers your foundation; if you want both Associate prerequisites stacked in, message us on WhatsApp and we’ll set the right combination up before you sit the exams.
After this pathway

What you’ll be able to do.

✓Build PivotTables, advanced formulas and macros that automate real analysis
✓Produce contracts, proposals and long documents with mail merge and automation
✓Model data, run what-if analysis and turn raw numbers into decisions
✓Create custom templates, building blocks and forms the whole team reuses
✓Sit in the top 5% of MOS-certified professionals worldwide
✓Walk into senior office roles as a certified graduate with three globally recognized credentials
Where it leads

The roles this stack opens.

Certiport maps the MOS Expert pathway to these roles. Figures are US labor-market estimates: useful as direction, not a local guarantee.

Business Analyst~$65,000
Production Supervisor~$60,000
Quality Engineer~$73,000
Sales Manager~$66,000
Estimated starting salaries · US data · sources: Certiport My Pathway (Glassdoor, Indeed, Salary.com)
One bundle · Everything included

Exactly what’s in the bundle.

We keep this honest. One bundle price covers both the training and the official exams, the part that puts a credential on your CV. There’s no separate charge for learning.

Included · training

Train on OneSkillAway

Included · self-paced
  • LearnKey video training for all three certifications
  • Mapped to the official Certiport exam objectives
  • Learn in any order, on your own schedule
  • Yours the moment you buy the bundle
When you’re ready

Certify with the bundle

$349 · one complete price
  • Official exam vouchers for all three certifications
  • GMetrix practice tests for every exam
  • One free retake on each certification
  • Certificates issued by Microsoft via Certiport

The MOS Expert value stack

Three vouchers, three sets of practice tests, three retakes, bundled into one price.
Word Expert (MO-111): voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
Excel Expert (MO-211): voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
Associate foundation: voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
Bundle total$447$349
You save $98 vs buying the three à la carte
Choose how you learn

Same three certifications. Two ways to get there.

Both options include the same training, GMetrix practice tests, official exam vouchers and one free retake per certification. The only difference is how you learn.

Equip · Do it yourself

OneSkillAway Self-Paced

Self-paced skills
Build expert Office skills on your own time, at your own pace. Our default path.
$349$447
Pay in full, or in 3 installments
  • Start the same day you buy
  • LearnKey video training for all three certifications
  • Full GMetrix practice tests for every exam
  • 3 official exam vouchers, with one free retake each
  • Sit exams at a test center, or online where there’s none nearby
  • Unlocks free SkillUp Pro membership
Get the self-paced bundle →
Transform · Do it with us

EdgePoint Guided

Guided, in-center career coaching
Learn with expert trainers in a supportive classroom: ask questions, get feedback, learn faster.
  • Everything in Self-Paced, plus:
  • Trainer-led sessions in a guided cohort
  • Cohorts start 1 Jan, 1 Apr, 1 Jul and 1 Oct
  • Minimum of 10 candidates per cohort
  • Started self-paced? Switch to Guided by paying the difference
  • An exemption for each certification toward an EdgePoint Certificate or Diploma
  • Unlocks free SkillUp Pro membership
See available classes →
Note: not all bundles are available as Guided. Check the classes currently on offer before you enroll.
↓ Both paths lead to
Empower · Get certified

OneCertificationAway

Globally recognized certification

Sit your Certiport exams and earn Microsoft credentials employers know and trust, whichever path you took to get here.

Already have a voucher?
SkillUp Pro, included. Buying either bundle unlocks SkillUp Pro, a free membership (there’s no fee, and you can’t buy it). It gives you 25% off every additional à-la-carte certification for a year; bundles and Mastery Challenges are already discounted, so the 25% applies only to your extra à-la-carte certs, and discounts don’t stack. Membership runs one year from this purchase. Practice tests and retakes are already included in this bundle.
What you walk away with

Real, verifiable credentials.

Word Expert badge
Word Expert · Credly badge
Excel Expert badge
Excel Expert · Credly badge
Associate badge
Associate · foundation badge
Sample Microsoft Office Specialist certificate
Sample: Microsoft Office Specialist certificate
Issued by Microsoft via Certiport · verifiable on Credly · valid for 5 years
Where you can start

OneSkillAway is available in 10 countries.

Self-paced training and certification are open to candidates across Southern Africa. You’ll sit your exams at a Certiport Authorized Testing Center, or online if there isn’t one in your area.

BotswanaEswatiniLesothoMadagascarMalawiMauritiusNamibiaSeychellesZambiaZimbabwe

No test center nearby? Sit it online.

  • Online exams are available only in areas without a Certiport Authorized Testing Center
  • Live remote proctoring through Certiport Compass Cloud: your webcam stays on for the whole exam
  • You’ll need a full workstation with keyboard, mouse and a high-speed connection
  • Same official certificate and digital badge as in-center exams
Please note: candidates testing online are liable for any interruptions on their side, including network failures, power outages and device issues.

You’re one certification pathway away from expert.

Go self-paced online, or join a trainer-led Guided cohort. One bundle unlocks the training, practice tests and all three exams. Pay in full or in 3 installments.

Training included · One bundle price · Start the day you buy

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