FY25 Monthly Training Services Partner Community Call Thread
We will use this thread to communicate updates (invites and links) for the monthly TSP Community Calls. Thanks for joining us on yesterday's June TSP Community Calls. You can now access the recording, deck, and transcripts in our temporary shared folder: https://aka.ms/TSPCC_June24. The last year of calls continue to live on the Learning Resources site: https://partner.microsoft.com/marketing/learning-resources#/ We will not have a July call. Our next call will be August 28th. Invites are attached.MCT New and Renewing MCTs.
We are getting very close to launching our new MCT Enrollment tool for renewals and new enrollments. To facilitate this, we are no longer accepting manual enrollments for becoming an MCT. I have informed the ICSPs. However, this will only be temporary, as our tool is expected to be operational by the end of next week (April 25th). I have informed the MCTs in the MCT Lounge as well. Additionally, I have invited MCTs to join me next week (April 24-25) during our monthly MCT Program update meetings to learn about the renewal process. Thank you all for your patience over the past year as we completed our SFI upgrades. Sarah Kong MCT Program Manager
Training Services Partner Onboarding Status
Hi All, I recently obtained my Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) credential and hold the PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification. I've recently submitted my TSP Onboarding Form, but yet to receive any confirmation. Approximately how long will this process take? I've added the link of the form which I've submitted could you please confirm if this is the right form? https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR0metu95789JmI_f5N8hkHhUNVY5MjFNOE5OTUFOUTBJWVhRSTA3M1A0TS4u&route=shorturl Thank you and looking forward to a response! Your time is much valued!
Achievement Code Request not available in UAE
Hi Team, we are facing issues in our UAE Region to create Achievement Codes for our classes next week. It is only in this region where we are missing the Achievement Code button at the moment. Other countries working well. Can you please immediately advise back if there are any issues or any workaround to solve this issue? Thanks for your support! DianaNew Training Services Partner Onboarding Update
Hello new TSPs. We are currently updating the onboarding process to provide better communications around process and timing. While we work to update, please send me a private message if you have completed the onboarding form and you are currently waiting on a response. I anticipate this workaround to last for a few weeks and for us to have a new process in place in January. Once the update is complete and the normal process resumes, I will delete this thread. Thanks, Dan
Immediate Discontinuation of Azure Passes
Important breaking news that has immediate impacts to TSPs delivering courses that currently use an Azure Pass. Effective immediately, Microsoft is discontinuing the use of Azure passes and recalling any Azure Passes in use by students and trainers. Why is Microsoft removing the Azure Pass option? As a part of the commitment to provide the best possible learner experience, Microsoft was in the process of moving away from using Azure passes to provide cloud access to course labs. The lab experience via the Lab Hosters (LH) removes friction for learners (i.e. activation and support considerations) and provides a more uniform training experience for our learners regardless of their location. Recently, Microsoft has experienced a significant increase in potential fraud and unintended use of Azure services, resulting in the immediate discontinuation of Azure Passes. Which courses are impacted by the discontinuation of the Azure Pass? The following course will not have labs available until end of January: SC-200T00: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Lab Hosters are working quickly to convert the following courses to non-Azure Pass. Please consult directly with your Lab Hoster to find out the status of what they have available. AZ-2001: Implement Security Through a Pipeline Using Azure DevOps AZ-2008: DevOps Foundations: The Core Principles and Practices AZ-400T00: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps solutions SC-300T00: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator All localized versions of labs for these courses are offline. An ETA on when they will be available will be provided at a later date. Please consult with your Authorized Lab Hosters to see if your delivery will be impacted as a result of not having Azure passes. Additional information can be found in the attached FAQ. DanApplied Skills Update - Some Assessments Back Online
Please take a look at the latest ILT Communication blog update regarding the Applied Skills status: Applied Skills assessment ILT course associated with assessment Configure secure access to your workloads using Azure networking AZ-1002 Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage AZ-1003 Build a natural language processing solution with Azure AI Language AI-3003 Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls SC-5002 Deploy and configure Azure Monitor AZ-1004 Implement security through a pipeline using Azure DevOps AZ-2001 Develop an ASP.NET Core web app that consumes an API AZ-2002 Create an intelligent document processing solution with Azure AI Document Intelligence AI-3002 We'll continue to provide updates as they become available.Most Data Platform Labs Offline @ All Lab Hosters
Updated 3/28/25 DP-203, DP-3011, DP-3012, DP-3014 are online. DP-900 is online, but Lab #3 continues to be impacted. On this month's community call (3/26) we announced that DP-600, DP-601, DP-602, DP-603, DP-604 are still offline with an ETA to have them all up by June. We'll revisit the update again on the April community call. ORIGINAL POST: Hello partners, Many Data Platform labs have been taken offline at all lab hosters for newly discovered required fixes. The following labs are not currently available: DP-203 DP-3011 DP-3012 DP-3014 DP-600 DP-601 DP-602 DP-603 DP-604 DP-900 remains online, but Lab #3 is currently impacted by this outage. DP-3020 is not impacted. Lab hosters are reaching out to instructors who are scheduled to deliver the impacted course. We don't currently have an ETA but will update here as we know more.
