Skill up on Modern Work: Quarterly recap

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Welcome to our quarterly blog series designed to help you skill up on Modern Work technologies. This is your quarterly one stop shop for Modern Work technical skilling updates, resources, and opportunities.

5 ways to skill up on Modern Work technologies today:

1. Embark on the brand-new Microsoft Viva Learning Path

Interested in skilling up on Microsoft Viva? Check out the recently launched Reimagine the employee experience with Microsoft Viva learning path.  Microsoft Viva brings together the tools and applications your business needs for communication and feedback, analytics, goals, and learning, all in one unified solution.

2. Watch this Microsoft Mechanics video (8 minutes) 

Check out the recently published video to get an inside look at how large language models (LLMs) work when you connect them to the data in your organization. See what makes this possible and how the process respects your privacy to keep data safe with Microsoft 365 Copilot.

3. Join upcoming Microsoft Tech Community events to learn more about Microsoft 365:

• AMA: Windows 365 – June 21^st, 2023 (8am – 9am PDT)
• Tech Community Live: Microsoft Intune – June 22^nd, 2023 (7:30am – 11:30am PDT)
• Unpacking Endpoint Management: A cloud management gateway – how much will it cost me? – June 27^th, 2023 (8am – 9am PDT)
• What’s next in end user experiences for Windows 365 – June 28^th, 2023 (8am – 8:30am PDT)
• Microsoft 365 AMA – July 12^th, 2023 (9am – 10am PDT)
• YouTubeLive: The ROI of a Better Employee Experience – August 8^th, 2023 (9am – 9:30am PDT)

4. Stay up to date on Microsoft 365 certification changes

The following Microsoft 365 certifications retirements and changes were announced earlier this year:

• Review this blog for details on the below certification changes.
  • Teams Application Developer Associate retired for customers (March 2023)
  • Teams Voice Engineer Expert changed to Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate (May 2023)
  • Security Administrator Associate retires (June 2023)
  • Modern Desktop Administrator Associate change to Endpoint Administrator Associate (July 2023)
  • Enterprise Administrator Expert change to Administrator Expert (July 2023)
  • Teams Application Developer Associate retires for Microsoft Cloud Partners (December 2023)
• Retirement of MS-220: Exchange Support Engineer and MS-740: Teams Support Engineer (July 31^st)

5. Dive into the monthly Microsoft 365 admin digest

Every month we publish a blog exploring different aspects of Microsoft 365 administration, learning about what’s new and catching up on highlights from across Microsoft 365. This past month, the blog explored:

• Different admin roles to safely delegate access to the admin center
• The latest enhancements to the message center and public roadmap
• The role of IT in AI adoption and more

Read the latest blog and look out for future posts on the Microsoft 365 blog in Tech Community.