What is the MOS World Championships?

The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship presented by Certiport is a global competition that tests students’ skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel® and PowerPoint®. Top students are invited to represent their respective countries at the World Championship. In some countries or regions, students are required to participate in a National Championship, and the winners of that event continue on to the World Championship.

How do your students compete?

Get certified to compete!  For the MOS World Championship students take a Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Word, Excel® and PowerPoint®, and automatically entered into the MOS Championship. By taking an exam, they will be entered into the MOS World Championship and could be chosen to represent Kenya!

What’s the deadline to enter?

Septermber 1, 2025

First day to enter the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

September 1, 2025

First day to enter the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

March 31, 2026

Deadline to enter your Microsoft Office Specialist exam for the 2026 World Championship.

Deadline to enter

Deadline to enter your Microsoft Office Specialist exam for the 2026 World Championship.

July 26−29, 2026

MOS World Championship in Anaheim, California, USA.

Live Event

Live competition in Anaheim, California, USA.

Looking to promote the Competition

Certiport wants educators to have the materials they need to promote the MOS World Championship in their classroom, school, college or country. For the MOS World Championship visit our Media page to request promotional items, view videos, and download your own posters, fliers, press releases, and other materials to get your students excited about the World Championship.