XtremeLabs – New Dynamic Labs, CoPilot Labs and Extra Savings on Lab Purchases

As you may have heard, the Microsoft Azure Pass program is set to retire. Microsoft recently announced the removal of Azure Passes for the last two labs, SC-200 and SC-300. Learning partners who have already purchased labs for SC-200 or SC-300 will have the following options: New labs are available in the XtremeLabs Marketplace!! Those labs can be purchased directly from XtremeLabs Marketplace or…

Immediate Discontinuation of Azure Passes

Important breaking news with impact on TSPs: Immediate Discontinuation of Azure Passes Please consult with your Authorized Lab Hosters to see if your delivery will be impacted as a result of not having 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:  Lab Hosters…

2024 Enrique Lima Award nomination are open!

The Enrique Lima Award was established to honor the contributions of Enrique Lima – a husband, a father of two, an MCT and MCT Regional Lead – who went above and beyond expectations to build a vibrant MCT Community. This year we will have a big change! We will have the chance to honor 4 MCT in each of the 4 regions. Asia,…

Azure Pass Retirement

To improve security, Azure pass will be retired. Which courses are impacted by the discontinuation of the Azure Pass?  Just few courses are still needing Azure pass. AZ-1005, AZ-2001, AZ-2008, AZ-400, SC-200 and SC-300. These courses will be transitioned to work without Azure pass. What if I’m delivering a localized course?Azure Passes will also be removed from localized courses. Please…

Changing in Courseware Downloading Process

As many already know, the LDC (Microsoft Learning Download Center) has been retired. This change follows compliance and security requirements by Microsoft. The LDC will be replaced, but this is not an immediate available change. During this replacement process, Microsoft give access to OneDrive as an interim courseware distribution tool for all trainer materials. While you, as an MCT, have…

2025 Regional Lead Nominations are Now Open!

Are you an active MCT thinking to make the MCT community better? Take your chanche to be nominated as MCT Regional Lead! What an MCT RL does MCT Regional Leads provide connections inside the community and support to local MCTs. This role helps also the connection between Microsoft and MCTs. What are the requirements to become MCT RL If you…

Courseware retirements on November 29th, 2024

When this will happen Microsoft is officially retiring these courses on November 29th, 2024. Course number Version Title Language Retirement date MB-210T01 A Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales English 11/29/2024 MB-220T00 A Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys English 11/29/2024 MB-260T00 A Microsoft Customer Insights – Data Specialty English 11/29/2024 MTM and retired courses The courses will be marked as “inactive”…

Courseware retirements on July 31st, 2024

When this will happen Microsoft is officially retiring these courses on July 31st, 2024. Course number Version Title Language Retirement date AZ-1001 A Deploy and manage containers using Azure Kubernetes Service English 07/31/2024 MTM and retired courses The courses will be marked as “inactive” once they are retired. If you have history about these courses, it will remain. If you…

MCT enrollment Tool will be offline

As previously announced through multiple communication channels, the MCT Enrollment Tool will be undergoing mandatory security updates beginning May 28th, 2024. It is not specified when the tool will be back online. You will not be required to renew while the MCT Enrollment Tool is offline. Expiration date is automatically extended. Please check your transcript under Microsoft Certified Trainer History, not Active Certifications. Please remember…