Most children by the age of 5 should be able to count up to 10, identify shapes and colors, and be able to recognize letters or spell their name (if taught). What’s different between most 5 year olds and Ayan Qureshi is that they haven’t set up their own computer network or passed the Microsoft® Certified Professional (MCP) exam.
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Qureshi, now 6, has been working on computers since he was 3 years old. His father is an IT consultant and thought it would be very valuable for his son to learn the ins and outs of computer technology at an early age. Qureshi’s father would let him play with old computers so he could understand how the hard drives and motherboards worked.
His father also discovered how quickly he was picking up the information. “I found whatever I was telling him, the next day he’d remember everything I said, so I started to feed him more information.” The young boy spends 2 hours a day learning about operating systems and how to install programs. He one day hopes to launch a UK-based tech hub that rivals the Silicon Valley.
So what does being an MCP entail? According to the Microsoft website, “When you pass your first qualifying MCP exam, you automatically become a Microsoft Certified Professional and gain access to MCP benefits. You also join a community of millions of MCPs … After you become an MCP, you’re on your way to distinguishing yourself through expert certifications including Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD).”
Becoming certified at such an early age almost guarantees Qureshi a successful career in technology. Holding a certification in the Microsoft programs makes him a valuable asset to any company. You’ll just have to wait 10 years until he’s old enough to legally work!
By the time he’s old enough to legally work, the technology will have changed so much, he’ll need new certifications!
Most professionals are always updating their certifications every year, this would never be a problem for an IT person, we all know to do this. So, what you just said was really silly. It’s not like he’s getting a certification now and then never re-certifying again. No IT person would be that silly. We are the ones buying the new computers every year and learning the new programs continually. Your response shows you don’t realize this.
P.S. Children can legally work, they just must get permissions and work part time. Permissions are given through their school and family.
So he’s not actually an employee of Microsoft. Nice clickbait.
Microsoft does actually employ children, but in a different way than you would think. When they find children who can program and are certified, they pay these children, donating to their education and these children can have offices at the Microsoft campus. Microsoft is highly invested in finding new talent and they have employed children, I know because I have been to the Microsoft campus many times and have known many of their employees. It’s highly likely that Microsoft does in some way employ him. Not all employment means going to an office and working in person, lots of employees VPN into work from other countries and can do work, projects and such and also get paid. I know because I have done it. Also, even though I can’t show you proof that this particular child is employees, you have discounted it just because you can’t find proof. Don’t discount it. I have seen mom’s driving their children under age 13 into the Microsoft campus, and I know for a fact that Microsoft hunts down these kind of kids to “hire” them and work with them. So, I would never doubt it for a minute.
This is proof how Microsoft exams are useless, come on for god’s sake a 5 year old does really understand how server platforms work? he is given an exact brain dump and is mealy equal to McDonald had a farm puzzled to be organized – give ma a break.