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Question about Microsoft IT specialist certification, in relation to Coursera.
This community is for Training Services Partners to access information or ask questions regarding the commercial delivery of official Microsoft training. It is not a community for learners or exam candidates to check on course or exam status
The level of change in IT especially with AI makes it very difficult to keep any learning content up to date.
Rather than Coursera use the free learning content on Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com
This is where Microsoft reps directed me, when I asked....so according to Microsoft themselves, or at least their representatives, you are mistaken.
And AI doesn't mean that it will be 2 years out of date, which is what I had to deal with over at Google. Im just looking for something at least more current, like their demos of assignments matching up, more or less, with the actual product, and not a completely different system all together.
thank you for your time.
- DanDonohueAug 10, 2026
Microsoft
Hi KingNomad, my name is Dan Donohue and I manage the Training Services Partner ecosystem for Microsoft. As Julian stated, this is a forum for Microsoft's partners that deliver technical training on Microsoft technologies. It is not a forum for end-users.
Julian's suggestion of Microsoft Learn a great start. You'll also find lots of skilling content on our newer AI Skills Navigator site. AI Skills Navigator | Today's Focus
I'm not sure your question is answerable. Any of the larger software ecosystems (MSFT, AWS, Google, etc.) are going to have the latest and greatest IT content for you to access and skill up. Are there things in every ecosystem that need updating? Of course. Technology moves quickly and everything AI related changes often. However, that is the exception, not the norm.