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Developers design, build, test, and maintain cloud solutions.
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Earn certifications that show you are keeping pace with today’s technical roles and requirements. Select a job role to discover certification paths.
Administrator
Administrators implement, monitor, and maintain Microsoft solutions.
Solution Architect
Solutions architects have expertise in compute, network, storage, security.
Data Engineer
Data engineers design and implement the management, monitoring, security, and privacy of data using the full stack of data services.
Data Scientist
Data scientists apply machine learning techniques to train, evaluate, and deploy models that solve business problems.
AI Engineer
AI engineers use Cognitive Services, Machine Learning, and Knowledge Mining to architect and implement Microsoft AI solutions.
DevOps Engineer
DevOps engineers combine people, process, and technologies to continuously deliver valuable products and services that meet end user needs and business objectives.
Security Engineer
Security engineers implement security controls and threat protection, manage identity and access, and protect data, applications, and networks.
Functional Consultant
Functional consultants leverage Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform to anticipate and plan for customer needs.
Become Microsoft Certified
Microsoft has certification paths for many technical job roles. Each of these certifications consists of passing a series of exams to earn certification.
Fundamentals certifications
Recommended start. Ideal for individuals just starting in technology or thinking about a career change.
Role-based certifications
Choose a role-based certification to begin learning valuable job role skills.
Additional certifications
Explore specialty, Microsoft Certified Educator, and Microsoft Office technical certifications.
Renew your Microsoft Certification for free
Do you know that Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications expire unless they are renewed? Learn the latest updates to the technology for your job role, and renew your certification at no cost by passing an online assessment on Microsoft Learn.
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Microsoft understands everyone has different learning preferences so we provide certifications and training options throughout your certification journey.
Free learning paths to prepare
With Microsoft Learn, anyone can master core concepts at their speed and on their schedule. Whether it’s a single module to learn about a core task or exploring a topic fully through a collection of related modules.
Prepare with instructor-led training
Microsoft Learning Partners offer a breadth of solutions to suit your learning needs, empowering you to achieve your training goals. Microsoft Certified Trainers have completed rigorous training and have met stringent technical certification requirements.
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Microsoft Certifications
Microsoft Certifications give a professional advantage by providing globally recognized and industry-endorsed evidence of mastering skills in a digital and cloud businesses.
Benefits of certifications
Upon earning a certification, 61% of tech professionals say they earned a promotion, 73% upskilled to keep pace with changing technologies, and 76% have greater job satisfaction - 2021 Pearson VUE Value of IT Certification.
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of certified IT professionals say certification has given them increased confidence to do their jobs.
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of certified IT professionals say they have greater work autonomy and independence.
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94%
of decision-makers worldwide say that certified team members provide added value.
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