Now that SPC is over it seems there is a flurry of blogs, books, and training that is all lining up to help us get smarter about SharePoint 2010.

Microsoft’s SharePoint 2010 Ignite for Developers/Admins for Partners (Final locations appear completely booked.)

Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog : SharePoint 2010 Partner Training for SharePoint 2007 Partners!  (Apparently the link is currently down with 404, the Amsterdam training was this week, the Berlin training is in the next couple of weeks, with Bangalore to follow.  There are plans for a virtual ignite…)

SharePoint 2010 Training (SharePoint Ignite) for SharePoint 2007 partners. Check out details and reqs at http://bit.ly/ayRJD

Europe

U2U

Introducing SharePoint 2010 Training at U2U - Jan Tielens' Bloggings

Combined Knowledge (Europe, Aus, and NZ)

@CombinedKnoweldge Combined Knowledge and Mindsharp are set to be one of the first to offer Sharepoint 2010 training http://tinyurl.com/o39d93

SharePoint 2010 Training Flyer

North America

Mindsharp

RT @Mindsharp: RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY! (Beta) SharePoint® 2010: http://bit.ly/uTtLP

Critical Path

Critical Path Training - SharePoint Training - SharePoint 2010 Administrators Survival Camp (Dec 7 as webcast Dec 14 in Tampa with Todd & Shane)

Critical Path Training - SharePoint Training - Developing Solutions with SharePoint 2010

@criticalpath Critical Path announces new SharePoint 2010 training for developers http://bit.ly/spt2010 and admins http://bit.ly/ssc2010!

SharePoint911.com is offering $99 per module online SharePoint 2010 admin training.

SharePoint Solutions

SharePoint Solutions Team Blog: SharePoint 2010 Training is Coming!

SharePoint Experts SharePoint Bootcamp

Check out their 3 hour tours on SharePoint 2010 Installation and Configuration (Nov 12)

More…

I saw Milan Gross of Synergy at #SPC09 who manages training across APAC (Singapore, HI, and AUS) I’m sure he’s working on some 2010 plans.  Denise was there from Learning Tree and as well I saw New Horizons say something about Exchange and SharePoint 2010 Training.  @NewHorizonsIRL MS Partners only, up to 70% off SharePoint & Exchange 2010, SCCM, Hyper-v & SBS 2008 training see partner site or contact us for details

A good start on SharePoint 2010 Books:

SharePoint 2010 Books

Mike Walsh's WSS and more - List of 2010 Books now reaches 20

Yes, I’m still working on one.  Good chats with Michael Noel, Rick Taylor and Ben Curry on their books at SPC.  Seems like everyone is writing furiously.

Future SharePoint 2010 Certification Opportunities for IT Professionals: Coming in June 2010

Certification Path for IT professionals

• 70-667 TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring
  Microsoft Official Curriculum: Will cover configuration of SharePoint 2010 including deployment, upgrade, management, and operation on a server farm.

• 70-668 PRO: SharePoint 2010, Administrator
  Microsoft Official Curriculum: Will cover advanced SharePoint 2010 topics including capacity planning, topology designing, and performance tuning

What about MCM 2010?  There are some comments on from the master blog SharePoint MCM post from James:

Thanks for your interest in the MCM. You bring up a good question regarding the return on investment of the certification for SharePoint 2007 in terms of where we are in the product lifecycle.

In addition to the posts referenced in the comment above regarding Paul's questions, I'd recommend reading Per's recent "Let's Talk Upgrades" post (http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog/archive/2009/03/30/Let_2700_s-talk-upgrades_2100_.aspx) as he provides some good insight into this question.

With regards to the release of SharePoint 2010, the SharePoint 2010 MCM certification will be a 1-week upgrade course (with exams) for SharePoint 2007 MCMs at a much lower cost than a full 3-week rotation.

In terms of return on investment for being certified on the current version, one perspective is that it would be beneficial to be certified both on SharePoint 2007 as well as SharePoint 2010 as it relates to the many upgrade opportunities that will exist. There are many existing SharePoint 2007 deployments that will need to be upgraded to SharePoint 2010 over the next few years and having deep expertise (and certifications) in both versions of the product will be beneficial to those planning and executing these upgrades.

I hope this helps to provide some clarity regarding our strategy and thoughts for the MCM for SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010.

Thanks,

James

SharePoint Deployment Planning Services – Consulting companies…. get Certified!

SDPS certified and registered to receive payment for engagements. Customers who have deployed SharePoint 2007 can use packaged services vouchers to pay for SharePoint 2010 upgrade planning services.”
Note: This program will be available at SharePoint 2010 Beta

No News on the Microsoft Learning SharePoint Landing Pages -  No current announcements on courseware… This is the place to watch for Microsoft Official Curriculum.

Here are some learning “snacks”

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks - Developing Solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack01/Default.html

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks - Experiencing the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 User Interface http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack02/Default.html

SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks - Managing and Troubleshooting with Microsoft SharePoint 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack03/Default.html

Dutch Partner SharePoint 2010 Readiness Resources