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▾ Expert
• Microsoft 365 Enterprise Admin (MS-100, MS-101)
Who is this
certification for?
MS-900: Pass certification exam MS-900
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals to earn this certification
Start here
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certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams Continue to grow
This certification is a good fit if: Browse all Microsoft 365 Skills outline guide Take a practice exam Explore these
certifications certifications next
• You’re a business user,
administrator or IT professional. Self-paced Pass required exam to Next level up (Associate)
online learning earn your certification
OR Microsoft Learn • Microsoft 365 Messaging
Exam MS-900 Administrator Associate
• You want to understand the OR Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Certified:
capabilities of Microsoft 365 and Fundamentals • Microsoft 365 Modern
Fundamentals
how to build basic solutions, Instructor-led training Desktop Administrator
deploy cloud services in your Course MS-900T01-A: Prove that you understand
organization, or are simply Microsoft 365 the options available in • Microsoft 365
looking to acquire foundational- Fundamentals (1 day) Microsoft 365 and the Security Administrator
level knowledge on the benefits of adopting cloud
considerations and benefits • Microsoft 365
services, the software
of adopting cloud services in Teams Administrator
as a service (SaaS)
general and the software as cloud model and
a service (SaaS) cloud implementing Microsoft
model specifically. 365 cloud service.
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Instructor-led
Training
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MS-900T01-A | 1 day
MS-900 Exam ›
MS-900 Pass certification exam MS-900
Introduction to Move to a modern Introduction Manage your Microsoft Microsoft 365 Fundamentals to earn this certification
Microsoft 365 core desktop with to security in 365 subscription
services and features Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 8 units Microsoft Certified:
8 units 6 units 7 units Microsoft 365
Self-pacedonline Fundamentals
training on
Microsoft Learn What is Introduction to Introduction to Microsoft Introduction to Select a cloud
Microsoft 365? teamwork in 365 unified endpoint compliance tools in deployment model
5 units Microsoft 365 management Microsoft 365 5 units
8 units 5 units 8 units
Watch related Ignite sessions Microsoft 365: The World’s Productivity Cloud Modern Management of M365 Connect with communities Microsoft 365
Who is this
certification for?
MS-600: Pass certification exam MS-600
Building Applications and Solutions with to earn this certification
Microsoft 365 Core Services
Ideal candidates for this certification are
interested in passing the Microsoft 365 Skills measured:
Developer Associate certification exam. • Implement Microsoft identity
Candidates should also have 1-2 years’
• Build apps with Microsoft Graph
Developer experience. Candidates should know Microsoft 365 Certified:
• Extend and customize Microsoft SharePoint
how to code and have a basic understanding of Developer Associate
• Extend Microsoft Teams
REST APIs, JSON, OAuth2, OData, OpenID Microsoft 365 Developers design,
• Extend Microsoft Office build, test, and maintain applications
Connect, and Microsoft identities including and solutions that are optimized for
Azure AD and Microsoft accounts, Azure AD Knowledge and experience: the productivity and collaboration
needs of organizations using the
B2C, and permission/consent concepts. This exam measures your ability to accomplish Microsoft 365 platform.
the following technical tasks: implement
Microsoft identity; build apps with Microsoft
Graph; extend and customize Microsoft
SharePoint; extend Microsoft Teams; and extend
Microsoft Office.
Developer Associate
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Start here
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certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams
This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Take a practice exam
Fundamentals certifications
•You’re a developer
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Self-paced Pass required exam to
OR online learning earn your certification
OR Microsoft Learn
• You’re responsible for activities Exam MS-600
including designing, building, Browse all Microsoft 365 OR Building Applications Microsoft 365 Certified:
testing, and maintaining applications certifications and Solutions with
Instructor-led training Developer Associate
and solutions that are optimized for Microsoft 365
the productivity and collaboration Course MS-600T00-A:
Core Services Microsoft 365 Developers design, build, test, and
needs of your organization. Building applications and
maintain applications and solutions that are optimized
solutions with Microsoft
for the productivity and collaboration needs of
365 core services (5 days)
organizations using the Microsoft 365 platform.
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Instructor-led
Training
Building applications and solutions
with Microsoft 365 core services
MS-600T00 | 5 days
Watch related Ignite sessions Microsoft 365: The World’s Productivity Cloud Modern Management of M365 Connect with communities Microsoft 365
Who is this
certification for?
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern MS-100: MS-101: Pass certification exams
Desktop Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Identity and Services Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security MS-100 and MS-101
to earn this certification
This certification is designed for OR
Skills measured: Skills measured:
candidates who are aspiring to the • Microsoft 365 Certified: Teamwork
Administrator Associate • Design and implement Microsoft • Implement modern device services
Microsoft 365 Enterprise Admin
365 services
role and have completed one OR • Implement Microsoft 365 security
• Manage user identity and roles and threat management
of the Microsoft 365 role-based • Microsoft 365 Certified: Security
• Manage access and authentication • Manage Microsoft 365 governance
administrator certification paths. Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Certified:
and compliance
OR • Plan Office 365 workloads and Enterprise Administrator
applications Expert
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Knowledge and experience:
Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Enterprise
Knowledge and experience: This exam measures your ability to Administrators evaluate, plan,
OR accomplish the following technical migrate, deploy, and manage
This exam measures your ability to tasks: implement modern device Microsoft 365 services.
•MCSE Productivity Solutions Expert accomplish the following technical services;v implement Microsoft 365
tasks: design and implement security and threat management; and
OR Microsoft 365 services; manage user manage Microsoft 365 governance
identity and roles; manage access and compliance.
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Microsoft and authentication; and plan Office
Teams Administrator Associate 365 workloads and applications.
Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams
This certification is a good fit if: • Microsoft 365 Certified: Skills outline guide Take a practice exam
Messaging Administrator • MS-100
• You aspire to the Microsoft 365 Associate • MS-101
Enterprise Admin role and have Self-paced
completed one of the Microsoft 365 OR online learning
Pass required exam to
role-based administrator Microsoft Learn
• Microsoft 365 Certified: earn your certification
certification paths. OR
Modern Desktop Exam MS-100 Microsoft 365 Certified:
OR Administrator Associate Instructor-led training Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert
• You’re responsible for evaluating, OR Course MS-100T00-A Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrators
planning, migrating, deploying and (for exam MS-100):
Exam MS-101 evaluate, plan, migrate, deploy, and
managing Microsoft 365 services in • Microsoft 365 Certified: Microsoft 365 Identity
Microsoft 365 manage Microsoft 365 services.
your organization. Security Administrator and Services (5 days)
Associate Mobility and Security
OR
OR
Course MS-101T00-A
• Microsoft 365 Certified: (for exam MS-101):
Teams Administrator Microsoft 365 Mobility
Associate and Security (5 days)
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Instructor-led
Training
Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security MS-100
MS-101T00-A | 5 days Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
MS 100 Exam
MS-101 Exam Pass certification exams MS-100
Protect identity and Manage identity and Microsoft 365 - Modernize and MS-101 to earn this
access with Azure access in Azure your enterprise deployment MS-101 certification
Active Directory Active Directory with Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Mobility
and Security Microsoft 365 Certified:
6 Modules 9 Modules Microsoft 365 Apps
Enterprise Administrator
Self-paced online 9 Modules
Expert
training on
Microsoft Learn
Manage your
Stay current with
enterprise
Windows 10 and
deployment with
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365
3 Modules
6 Modules
Responsibilities include managing message hygiene, • Manage organizational settings and resources
messaging infrastructure, and hybrid configuration • Plan and manage the mail architecture
and migration. To implement a secure hybrid • Plan and implement a hybrid configuration
and migration Microsoft 365 Certified:
topology that meets the business needs of a Messaging Administrator Associate
modern organization, the Messaging Administrator • Secure the messaging environment
Microsoft 365 Messaging
must collaborate with the Security Administrator Administrators deploy, configure,
and Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator. The Knowledge and experience: manage, troubleshoot, and monitor
recipients, permissions, mail protection,
Messaging Administrator should have a working This exam measures your ability to accomplish
mail flow, and public folders in hybrid
the following technical tasks: manage
knowledge of authentication types, licensing, and and cloud enterprise environments.
organizational settings and resources; plan
integration with Microsoft 365 applications. and manage the mail architecture; plan and
implement a hybrid configuration and migration;
and secure the messaging environment.
Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams Continue to grow
This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Pass required exam to Explore these
Fundamentals certifications earn your certification certifications next
• You’re an administrator or an
IT professional. Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Self-paced Exam MS-203
online learning Other tracks (Associate)
Microsoft 365
OR OR Microsoft Learn Messaging • Microsoft 365 Modern
• You’re responsible for activities OR Desktop Administrator
Browse all Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Certified: Associate
including deploying, configuring, certifications Instructor-led training Messaging
managing, troubleshooting, • Microsoft 365 Security
Course MS-203T00-A: Administrator
and monitoring recipients, Administrator Associate
Microsoft 365 Messaging Associate
permissions, mail protection,
mail flow, and public folders (5 days) • Microsoft 365 Teams
Microsoft 365 Messaging
in hybrid and cloud enterprise Administrators deploy, Administrator Associate
environments; managing hygiene, configure, manage,
messaging infrastructure, hybrid Next level (Expert)
troubleshoot, and monitor
configuration, migration, transport, recipients, permissions, mail • Microsoft 365 Enterprise
mailboxes, and client access; protection, mail flow, and Administrator Expert
implementing a secure hybrid public folders in hybrid and
or cloud-only topology that cloud enterprise environments.
meets the business needs of
an enterprise.
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Instructor-led
Training
Microsoft 365 Messaging
MS-203T00-A | 5 days
Who is this
certification for?
MD-100: MD-101: Pass certification exams
Windows 10 Managing Modern Desktops MD-100 and MD-101 to
earn this certification
The Modern Desktop Administrator
Skills measured: Skills measured:
must be familiar with Microsoft 365
• Deploy Windows • Deploy and update operating systems
workloads and must have strong
skills and experience of deploying, • Manage devices and data • Manage policies and profiles
Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams Continue to grow
This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Take a practice exam Explore these
Fundamentals certifications certifications next
• You’re an administrator or an • MD-100
IT professional. • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Self-paced • MD-101
online learning Other tracks (Associate)
OR OR Microsoft Learn Pass required exam to • Microsoft 365 Messaging
• You’re responsible for activities Browse all Microsoft 365 earn your certification Administrator Associate
OR
Microsoft 365 Certified:
including performing installation, certifications Exam MD-100 • Microsoft 365 Security
Instructor-led training Modern Desktop
configuration, general local Windows 10 Administrator Associate
Course MD-100T00-A Administrator Associate
management and maintenance
of core services or deploying, (for exam MD-100): Exam MD-101 • Microsoft 365 Teams
Modern Desktop
configuring, securing, managing Windows 10 (5 days) Managing Modern Administrator Associate
Administrators deploy,
and monitoring devices Desktops configure, secure,
and client applications in an OR Next level (Expert)
manage, and monitor
enterprise environment. Course MD-101T00-A devices and client • Microsoft 365 Enterprise
(for exam MD-101): applications in an Administrator Expert
Managing Modern enterprise environment.
Desktops (5 days)
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Windows 10
MS-100T00 | 5 days
Instructor-led
Training
MD-100 Exam ›
MD-101 Exam ›
Instructor-led
Training
Managing Modern Desktops
MS-101T00 | 5 days
Watch related Ignite sessions Microsoft 365: The World’s Productivity Cloud Modern Management of M365 Microsoft Teams Connect with communities Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams Office 365
the organization’s policies and regulations. This • Implement and manage threat protection
role proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise • Implement and manage information protection
Microsoft 365 Certified:
environments. Responsibilities include responding • Manage governance and compliance features in Security Administrator Associate
to threats, implementing, managing, and monitoring Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Security
security and compliance solutions for the Microsoft 365 Administrators proactively secure
environment. Security Administrators respond to incidents, Knowledge and experience: Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid
investigations, and enforcement of data governance. environments, implement and
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the
manage security and compliance
The Microsoft 365 Security Administrator is familiar following technical tasks: implement and manage
solutions, respond to threats, and
identity and access; implement and manage threat
with Microsoft 365 workloads and hybrid environments. enforce data governance.
protection; implement and manage information
This role has strong skills and experience with identity protection; and manage governance and
protection, information protection, threat protection, compliance features in Microsoft 365.
security management, and data governance.
Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams Continue to grow
This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Take a practice exam Explore these
Fundamentals certifications certifications next
• You’re an administrator or an
IT professional. • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Self-paced Pass required exam to
online learning Other tracks (Associate)
earn your certification
OR OR Microsoft Learn • Microsoft 365 Messaging
Exam MS-500 Administrator Associate
• You’re responsible for activities Browse all Microsoft 365 OR Microsoft 365 Security Microsoft 365 Certified:
including identity protection, certifications Administration • Microsoft 365 Modern
Instructor-led training Security Administrator
information protection, threat Desktop Administrator
Course MS-500T00-A: Associate
protection, security management, Associate
and data governance; you Microsoft 365 Security
Microsoft 365 Security
implement, manage, and monitor Administration (4 days) • Microsoft 365 Teams
Administrators proactively
security and compliance solutions secure Microsoft 365 enterprise Administrator Associate
for Microsoft 365 and hybrid and hybrid environments,
environments; you collaborate Next level (Expert)
implement and manage
with the enterprise administrators, security and compliance • Microsoft 365 Enterprise
business stakeholders, and other solutions, respond to threats, Administrator Expert
workload administrators to plan and enforce data governance.
and implement security strategies
to ensure that solutions comply
with the policies and regulations of
the organization.
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Instructor-led
Training
Microsoft 365 Security Administration
MS-500T00 | 4 days
Watch related Ignite sessions Microsoft 365: The World’s Productivity Cloud Modern Management of M365 Microsoft Teams Connect with communities Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams Office 365
Who is this
certification for?
MS-700: Pass certification exam MS-700 to earn
Managing Microsoft Teams this certification
Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Not right for you? Upskill with recommended training Pass exams Continue to grow
This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Take a practice exam Explore these
Fundamentals certifications certifications next
• You’re an administrator or an
IT professional. • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Self-paced Pass required exam to
online learning Other tracks (Associate)
earn your certification
OR OR Microsoft Learn • Microsoft 365 Messaging
Exam MS-700 Administrator Associate
• You’re responsible for activities Browse all Microsoft 365 OR Managing Microsoft 365 Certified:
including planning, deploying, certifications Microsoft Teams • Microsoft 365
Instructor-led training Teams Administrator
and managing Microsoft Teams Modern Desktop
Course MS-700T00-A: Associate
chat, apps, channels, meetings, Administrator Associate
audio conferencing, live events, Managing Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
and calling; you collaborate with (4 days) • Microsoft 365 Security
Administrators configure,
telephony engineers to integrate deploy, and manage Office Administrator Associate
advanced voice features into 365 workloads for Microsoft
Microsoft Teams. Next level (Expert)
Teams that focus on efficient
and effective collaboration • Microsoft 365 Enterprise
and communication in an Administrator Expert
enterprise environment.
Microsoft Teams
Administrators must be able
to plan, deploy, and manage
Teams: chat, apps, channels,
meetings, audio conferences,
live events, and calls.
Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.
Instructor-led
Training
Managing Microsoft Teams
MS-700T00 | 4 days
Watch related Ignite sessions Microsoft 365: The World’s Productivity Cloud Modern Management of M365 Microsoft Teams Connect with communities Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams Office 365
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