Redeem Your Software Assurance Training Vouchers (SATVs) at NetCom Learning

Do I Have Software Assurance?

If your organization purchased volume licensing of Microsoft software, you most likely participate in Software Assurance. Software Assurance offers a broad range of benefits in one program which helps you deploy, manage, and migrate software.

Do I Qualify for Software Assurance/Free Microsoft Training?

Software Assurance is selected at the time of software purchase. If your organization purchased volume licensing of Microsoft software, you most likely participate in Software Assurance. "SA Pack MVL" on your Microsoft Licensing invoice means your organization participates in the Software Assurance program. The Notices Contact listed on the agreement, is your organization's Agreement Administrator. Your organization can begin using qualifying benefits immediately and over the term of the license agreement.

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Does My Volume Licensing Program Include Training Vouchers?

The following Volume Licensing programs are eligible for training vouchers:

• Open Value
• Open Value Company-Wide/Subscription
• Select License with Software Assurance Membership
• Select Plus with Software Assurance Membership
• Enterprise Agreement/Subscription

For more about Microsoft software assurance visit sacustomerguide.com.

How Can I Find SATVs at my Organization?

You can ask the Benefits Administrator, Software Purchasing Manager or IT Manager at your organization for your training vouchers. Or you can contact NetCom for assistance at 1-888-563-8266. Many companies find it easier to utilize NetCom's in-house Benefits Activation Experts that work directly with you and Microsoft. Our experts can help you activate your benefits, including redemption of your SATVs.

Which Microsoft Courses Can My SATVs Be Used For?

You can apply your SATVs towards any of Microsoft's IT Professional and Developer classes at NetCom Learning. For a listing of Microsoft courses available at NetCom, including ITPro and Developer courses, please visit our Microsoft Technical Training page. Some Microsoft Dynamics courses also qualify.

What are the Benefits of Redeeming SATVs?

SATVs can help your organization:

• Reduce your overall training budget.
• Reduce downtime and lost opportunities.
• Maximize the return on your software investment.
• Prepare your IT professionals and developers to successfully deploy, manage and migrate to new technologies.

Steps to Assign a Benefits Administrator

1. Sign the Microsoft Volume License Agreement
2. Microsoft will send you a welcome e-mail message that introduces you to Microsoft Volume License Services (MVLS)
3. Go to the Microsoft Volume License Services Web site.
4. Click the Sign In button. On the next screen, enter your Windows Live ID credentials. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, click Sign Up Now and follow the instructions on your screen to obtain an ID.
5. Create an MVLS account.
6. Assign one or more Benefits Administrators to manage Software Assurance benefits. Microsoft will send a welcome e-mail message to the Benefits Administrators.
7. After the Benefits Administrators register on MVLS, assign permissions to manage specific Software Assurance benefits.

Activating and Assigning Training Vouchers

Utilize NetCom's in-house Benefits Activation Experts that work directly with you and Microsoft to get the most out of your vouchers.  To learn more about activating your SA Vouchers and redeeming them at NetCom, please contact us at 1-888-563-8266 or email info@netcomlearning.com.

You can also use the following steps

1. Ensure that you have administrative rights to activate this benefit, or contact your Notices Contact.
2. Go to the Microsoft Volume License Services Web site.
3. Click the Sign In button. On the next screen, enter your Windows Live ID credentials. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, click Sign Up Now and follow the instructions on your screen to obtain an ID.
4. Click on the Software Assurance link. This will take you to the Software Assurance Benefits Summary page.
5. Click on Training Vouchers.
6. To begin using the Training Vouchers benefit, you must first create a voucher. To create a voucher, you will need to select the number of days associated with the vouchers and also designate the attendee who will be receiving the voucher and taking the course. The attendee will receive an e-mail with the voucher information and a link to available partners to select from.
7. Promote the Training Vouchers benefit to your IT staff, Human Resources department, and those responsible for staff development within your organization. Refer to the Promote section for more information.