Microsoft 365 certification portfolio updates
Career depends on keeping skills current and relevant to the work you do, and Microsoft regularly reviews and updates training and certification portfolio.
The Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification will be renamed to Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate, and exam requirements will change too, consolidating two exams into one.
The Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification will be renamed to Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert. Exam requirements will change here too, consolidating two exams into one.
The Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert certification will be replaced with the new Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate certification, which comes with a new exam.
Two certifications will be retired, Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate and Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate.
Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
The associate level for the new certification Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate remains the same.
The Exam MD-100: Windows Client and Exam MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops (both retiring in July 2023) will be replaced by the new Exam MD-102: Endpoint Administrator (beta available in May 2023).
If you already earned the Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification, on July 1, 2023, the new certification name will appear in your profile on Microsoft Learn, replacing the old name.
Review the required skills, and start your preparation with this curated collection of learning paths.
Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
The new Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert certification name will replace the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert . The same expert-level skills in evaluating, planning, migrating, deploying, and managing Microsoft 365 will be required. The expert level remains in place, as do the current prerequisite certifications.
The Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services and Exam MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security (both retiring in July 2023) will be replaced by the new Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator (beta available in May 2023)
If you already earned the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification, on July 1, 2023, the new certification name will appear in your profile on Microsoft Learn.
Review the required skills, and start your preparation with the curated ollection of learning paths.
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert
The new Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate certification will be available in July 2023. The definition of the role is expanding as the role has evolved to include a broader-based set of skills to build and manage solutions across multiple communication technologies, including audiovisual (AV), telephony systems, and team meeting room solutions.
The Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert certification and corresponding Exam MS-720: Microsoft Teams Voice Engineer will retire in June 2023.
The new Exam MS-721: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer will be available in beta in mid-March 2023. The level of the certification will be associate and it will not require any prerequisites.
If you have already earned the Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert certification. on July 1, 2023, you’ll see both the original Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert and the new Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate certifications on the transcript in your profile on Microsoft Learn.
It is possible to renew the Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert certification through December 2023. After it expires, it will move to the certification history section of your transcript.
To prepare for the new exam, you can get started with the Exam MS-721 skills definitions and this curated collection of learning paths.
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate
The Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate certification and the corresponding exam, Exam MS-600: Building Applications and Solutions with Microsoft 365 Core Services, will be retired on March 31, 2023.
Learners who are employees of organizations in the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program will have the opportunity to take the exam through December 31, 2023, using a private access code they can find in the partner portal.
Be sure to pass the exam on or before March 31, 2023.
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate and associated Exam MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administration will be retired on June 30, 2023. Skills for security administrators are included on certifications like Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (Exam SC-200), Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (Exam SC-300), and Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (Exam SC-400), each reflecting the depth of knowledge for its particular specialization.
You can take Exam MS-500 before it retires on June 30, 2023.
The active certification can be renewed for up to six months after its final retirement date of June 30, 2023.
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