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!Request for a content-rich M365 tenant for M365 Copilot training purposes
Dear Microsoft Community and Team, I am writing on behalf of our team, a dedicated Microsoft Training Services Partner (TSP), with a keen interest in delivering comprehensive M365 Copilot training to end users. Our goal is to ensure that users can fully leverage the capabilities of M365 Copilot, thereby maximizing its benefits. Typically, an empty M365 tenant would be sufficient for training purposes. However, M365 Copilot's unique functionality hinges on the presence of substantial content within the tenant – including SharePoint sites, files, emails, meetings, chats, calendars, and contacts. This content is crucial for building M365 Copilot’s Semantic Index, which is essential for the tool to operate at its full potential. Consequently, providing hands-on training in such an enriched M365 environment becomes imperative. During the last TSP Community Call in January 2024, Michael Kophs, the Content Portfolio Manager, acknowledged the necessity of such a tenant for training purposes. However, there were no further details provided on how Microsoft might support TSPs in this regard. We recognize that setting up and maintaining a content-rich M365 tenant for training is a complex task, and it is beyond our current capabilities. Additionally, using our own corporate tenant for this purpose is not a feasible option. In light of this, we kindly request guidance or support from Microsoft in providing access to a suitable M365 tenant. This tenant would be used exclusively for training purposes, allowing participants to fully experience M365 Copilot and potentially continue to explore post-training, thereby fostering advocacy for this innovative GenAI-based service. We are open to discussing the financial aspects of accessing such a tenant for our training needs. We eagerly anticipate Microsoft’s response on this matter and are looking forward to your support in empowering end users through effective training. Thank you for considering our request. With kind regards, Marnix WolfNEW: 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!
Updated Achievement Code Documentation
We have updated our Achievement Code documentation to clarify and consolidate. This document contains info on: Onboarding to a Microsoft Learn admin account that allows your organization to generate achievement codes How to generate achievement codes The redeeming experience for the learner / customer Support resources While this resource will be more pertinent to new TSPs, it does contain information related to many of the questions we receive on the topic. If you are seeking information that this document does not provide, please drop a note on this thread and we can explore adding more detail. The document will be available in the coming days in the Get Started collection. As I'm still having issues adding attachments to these forum posts, please find the document in October's Community Call shared folder for the time being. I will update this thread with a new location when available.May V1 Title Plan out now!
The Monthly Title Plan for May V1 is attached to this post. The Title Plan can also be found in the following locations: MPN Partner Portal Learning Resources page Resource page for Training Services Partners (Title Plan publishing takes 2-3 business days) MCT Lounge Brand-new lounge for MCTs Thank youNEW Copilot ILTs coming your way May & June!
UPDATE TO AI-3016! AI-3016 was marked incorrectly on the marketing slide below. This course will be offered as an Applied Skills Copilot ILT. The updated version has been shared below. _______________________________________________________ Note: Please click on image to view full-size. Thank youNEW Data & AI Course DP-600!
The Data & AI team is excited to bring you brand-new courses this year! I wanted to put the spotlight on a new Role-based course with an associated exam/cert. With the release of Microsoft Fabric, we have identified the need for a new role, Analytics Engineer. This new course teaches learners how to design, implement, and manage data analytics assets within the Microsoft Fabric platform, prepares them to pass the DP-600 exam: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric. At a glance: Course Detail Page URL: Course DP-600T00---A: Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Trainer materials published to LDC: 1/12/24 Level: Advanced Product: Microsoft Fabric Role: Data Analyst Data Engineer Languages: English Course Duration: 4 days The course detail page is live. It 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!URGENT: 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.
