MCT Wallet Cards
When the revolution came and MCP cards were withdrawn from the MCP benefits, MCTs were still receiving a brand new card every year. It was nice and shiny and showed off our range of certifications at the back. Now with the release of the brand new MCP wallet cards, the question had to be asked would we MCTs be getting the new card as a free benefit or would we have to pay (in addition to the annual fee).
I am pleased to announce that MCTs will still get a free wallet card in the next programme year (2012-2013). The difference is that MCTs will need to proactively go to the wallet card site to order the card instead of it being sent in the kit. The site has been set up so that when you choose MCT for the front of the card, it will give you the card for free. The process will start in the next programme year as everyone has already received their current wallet card.
The new wallet cards with the Microsoft Tag link to the VBC profile look great and definitely have an air of sophistication about them. However, they are limited to only 5 certifications to go on the back of the card. My current MCT card has 10! I’m sure that more experienced trainers have a lot more. So the price of new technology is losing the extra certifications. The plus side is that if a prospective employer wants to check that you actually have a certification a simple Tag scan will tell them everything they need to know.
If you do have a VBC profile and intend to carry around one of these cards in your wallet, then I would strongly recommend that you adjust your profile to limit the amount of personal information e.g. address, phone number, when you go on holidays etc. The danger is that your wallet could be stolen and then the criminal can access information that you would like to keep private.
Technology – powerful in the right hands, extremely dangerous in the wrong hands…
