PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker -- WILL BE RETIRING END OF JUNE!
Microsoft Power Platform app makers have new opportunities to demonstrate skills in specific scenarios relevant to the work that they do every day, such as creating and managing automated processes with Power Automate; canvas apps with Power Apps; and model-driven apps with Power Apps and Dataverse with our new Applied Skills credentials. These modular 1-Day ILT courses teaching relevant skills will be available for ILT, that can be combined as desired. As a result, effective June 30th, 2024, the following will be retired: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate Exam PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker. PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker Microsoft Power Platform Applied Skills launching February 12th, 2024 PL-7001: Create and Manage Canvas Apps with Power Apps PL-7002: Create and Manage Automated Processes by using Power Automate PL-7003: Create and Manage Model-Driven Apps with Power Apps and Dataverse Please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you!ATTENTION DP-500 WILL BE RETIRING APRIL 30TH, 2024!!
DP-500 for ILT will be retiring on April 30th, 2024 Find out how certification and exam retirements make way for new opportunities. Microsoft Fabric—the all-in-one analytics solution that covers everything from data movement to data science—has enabled the role of enterprise data analyst to evolve into that of analytics engineer. As a result, effective April 30, 2024, we’ll retire the Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate certification and Exam DP-500: Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI. Enterprise data analysts can now earn the Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification by taking DP-600 and also passing Exam DP-600. Please see the blog posted on MS Learn for further information regarding this found here: Microsoft Credentials roundup: In-demand news for in-demand skills - Microsoft Community Hub Thank you!MCT New and Renewing MCTs - Update July 26
Updated July 26, 2025 As we step into FY26 on July 1st, 2025, I want to share some important updates regarding the MCT Program—especially for those planning to renew. New Fees Coming October 2025, no exact date and the cost will be shared at a later date. Starting July 1st, 2025, we will introduce: A renewal fee (ecommerce tool will be available in October 2025 for everyone to renew) A new MCT enrollment fee (ecommerce tool will be available in October 2025 for new MCTs) Our systems are currently being updated to support this change, with the new tool expected to launch in October 2025. More to come on costs. Pricing will be region supported. Session Requirement for Renewal Effective January 1st, 2026, MCTs will be required to complete six (6) sessions or six (6) days of training per calendar year to qualify for renewal. For clarity on what qualifies as a session, please refer to the attached PDF: Mandatory Use of MTM We will be enforcing stricter requirements for using Metrics That Matter (MTM) to log sessions with your Training Services Partner (TSP). Please coordinate with your TSPs to ensure MTM is being used correctly. What to Expect Next More details on program costs will be shared closer to the tool’s release. All MCTs that were MCTs before manual enrollment have been extended through January 1st, 2026, with full benefits. You’ll see this extension reflected in your profile in your MCT Trainer History NOT active certification. All current MCTs will be able to renew when the tool is available in October 2025 and the requirement to renew will be to have an active certification and have taught one class since your last renewal and pay the renewal fee (costs to come later). We will be checking that you have taught the one class using MTM. New MCTs will need ISC certificate, one role-based active certification and pay the MCT new enrollment fee. New MCT Enrollment Process | Microsoft Learn 🙏 Thank you for your continued support and patience as we enhance our systems. Here’s to a successful and impactful FY26!ATTENTION: Known issue with trials on M365 Tenants
Due to recent changes, some trials require a Learner to use a credit card when adding a trial onto their provided M365 tenant. Learners are currently unable to complete labs using the specific trial tenant, unless they provide a credit card. The courses that are currently affected, are listed below. MS-700T00: Managing Microsoft Teams MS-721T00: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer PL-400T00: Microsoft Power Platform Developer PL-500T00: Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer We are closely monitoring these changes and will update you as we learn more. Thank youNEW: MS-203 Retirement Update
The new retirement date for MS-203: Microsoft 365 Messaging will now be December 29th, 2023. We understand that the initial retirement date did not support future scheduled deliveries of this course, and we always strive to provide course retirements in a timely manner to allow for appropriate planning. Please continue to reach out with any questions you may have. Thank you!NEW: AI Course coming your way!!
1-Day ILT Course Delivery (There is currently no exam/cert for this ILT Course) AI Labs will require an OpenAI Service approved Azure subscription. We strongly recommend labs be performed and demonstrated by Trainers only. Trainers must submit their Azure subscription for OpenAI Service governance approval. Trainers will only need to request/gain approval once, for all future use. Request form can be found here: https://aka.ms/RequestAzureOpenAI Learners can apply for OpenAI Service approval with their own Azure subscription and perform lab steps on their own, once they are approved. Further details on the restricted access policy can be found here: https://aka.ms/AzureOpenAI_Support __________________________________________________________________________________ Additional information: Azure OpenAI requires registration and approval of your Azure subscription. As part of Microsoft's commitment to responsible AI, we are designing and releasing Azure OpenAI Service, with the intention of protecting the rights of individuals and society, as well as fostering transparent human-computer interaction. For this reason, we currently limit the access and use of Azure OpenAI, which is why registration and governance approval is required. We are strongly recommending that AI-050 labs be performed and demonstrated by only the Trainer during class. Approval can take several days to complete. As demand for AI services increases, we worry that Learners will have a degraded experience if they can’t be approved in time for the class. If you intend to deliver this course, please have your Trainers register for OpenAI services through this link https://aka.ms/RequestAzureOpenAI well in advance of the scheduled delivery time. The labs steps are available on GitHub and if Learners want to get approved for the OpenAI services they are able to and use the lab steps for self-study.NEW! Azure Infrastructure and Data & AI 1-Day ILT offerings!
The following courses below are all 1-Day ILT offerings! These courses have no cert/exams associated, as they are designed to add additional learning and labs for current ILT course offerings, to better support your Learners, and ILT deliveries. These courses will officially launch on 1/15/24. DP-605T00: Develop dynamic reports with Microsoft Power BI DP-3011: Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks DP-3012: Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Synapse Analytics DP-3014: Implementing a Machine Learning solution with Azure Databricks AZ-1005: Configuring Azure Virtual Desktop for the Enterprise The course pages are all live. This can be utilized to better support course information to share to potential Learners. We want to get out our new ILT-courses, to better support preparation for future deliveries. Please let me know if you have any other questions!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. DanURGENT: Labs Impacted by changes to Entra tenant: AZ-104, AZ-500, AZ-800
We have been made aware of a new issue around the creation of Entra tenants that prevents Learners from completing labs. Learners are no longer able to create tenants, but receive a message saying, "Only paid customers can create a Microsoft Entre Workforce tenant." CURRENT KNOWN LABS IMPACTED: AZ-104 – Lab 1 AZ-500 – Lab 2,3,4 AZ-800 – Lab 2 Currently, the Content Owners are working towards a solution for all impacted labs. I will then provide a status update hopefully by end of week. Thank you.
