Microsoft offers a comprehensive collection of training options to empower technical professionals to learn in a style that fits best to be ready for the job and to prepare for certifications.
In the following you will get a quick and easy overview to our main learning resources. All resources are accessible for free.
- Digital Skilling to build practical job skills with easily accessible, free, self-paced courses
- Training events that provide unique upskilling experience, combining traditional presentation-based conferences, with demonstrations, discussions and practical, applicable workshops and hands-on coding experiences
- In-depth classroom and on-demand training using Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) delivered by Microsoft Learning Partners and taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers
- Microsoft Certifications Validate skills with Microsoft Fundamentals and Role-based certifications
All our content is created based on real business needs, aligned to roles, combining modalities, as you follow a learning path.
- Free, online, self, paced learning
- Structured training: measure skills, track progress, and maintain a transcript
- Hands-on, interactive learning environement
- Learning path aligned to roles or topics
Sources:
- Microsoft Learn
- Microsoft Docs
[Microsoft Hands-on Labs](Currently unavailable due to COVID-19)- Azure on Pluralsight
- Azure Architecture Center
- Get the latest insights and skills from technology leaders
- Experience the lates technologies an dimagine new ways to create solutions
- Sessions content aligned to learning path
Sources
- Microsoft Azure Training Day Fundamentals
- Microsoft Azure Training Day: Migrating applicatons to the cloud
- OpenHack
- Instucture-led training delivered by Microsoft Certified Trainers
- Content created by Microsoft, design to learn the skills and capabilities needed for the job, and to prepare for certification
- Balanced mix of presentations, hands-on labs and group discussions
- Free digitally delivered trainings through Virtual Instructor-Led Trainings
Sources
- Microsoft certifications prove that a person has the skills to help organizations maximize the capabilities of the cloud to achieve desired business outcomes.
- Certifications are updated regularly to reflect business and technology pace of change.
- Certifications remain technically accurate and relevant with updates occurring every 2 months and adding additional roles and specialties as the market requires it.
- There are three types of certifications, each one to validate different aspects of how you use technology to solve business problems.
- Fundamentals: Validate your foundational understanding, with mixed concepts and applied learning, of Microsoft technologies. They are a springboard into deeper role-based learning paths and certifications. No experience required in the area.
- Role-based: Focus on solutions rather than just products to validate technical skills required to perform industry job-roles on Microsoft platforms and technologies. Multiple levels of expertise: Associate and Expert
- Specialty: Validate deep technical skills and ability managing industry solutions, including 3rd-party solutions, on or with Microsoft platforms. No associate or expert levels.
To help learners prepare for certification exams, Microsoft partners with Measure Up to offer official practice tests. Visit aka.ms/MSPracticeTests to discover available Microsoft practice tests.
(Sources: Please go to repository Cloud Native App Dev Trainings & Certifications