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Skilling

The skilling category measures your organization's skills and capabilities by using the number of persons who have an eligible certification.
  • Each person with an eligible certification earns your organization points towards the skilling designation, but they can't earn more points by completing more certifications.
  • There are two attainment paths: Small & medium business and Enterprise


  • Certified persons required to earn the maximum of 25 points in the Skilling category:

    Path Intermediate certifications (10 points max) Advanced certifications (15 points max)
    Enterprise 4 certified persons 2 certified persons
    Small & Medium Business 2 certified persons 1 certified persons

    To fulfill the requirement to have more than zero points in every metric, your organization must have at least one qualifying person with an intermediate certification, and the same person or a different person with an advanced certification.

    Step 1: Intermediate Certifications:

    Scoring:

    For the Small & Medium Business path:2 Certified Persons
    For the Enterprise path: 4 certified persons
    Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
    • Exam MS-900

    Whether you’re a business user, administrator, or embarking on your technical career, this certification provides an opportunity to prove yourself as a cloud evangelist. In addition to validating your knowledge of Microsoft 365 capabilities, earning this certification makes it clear to your organization that you understand the benefits of adopting cloud services, the basics of a Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud model, and the value of implementing Microsoft 365 cloud services.

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate
    • Exam MS-600

    Microsoft Teams application developers design, build, test, and maintain modern enterprise-grade applications and solutions with Microsoft Teams that are optimized for the productivity and collaboration needs of organizations using the Microsoft 365 platform.

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
    • Exam MS-700

    Candidates for this certification are Microsoft Teams administrators who manage Microsoft Teams to facilitate efficient and effective collaboration and communication in a Microsoft 365 environment.

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate
    • Exam MS-203

    Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrators deploy, configure, manage, troubleshoot, and monitor recipients, compliance, threat protection, and mail flow in hybrid and cloud enterprise environments.

    Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
    • Exams MD-100,MD-101

    Modern desktop administrators deploy, configure, secure, manage, and monitor devices and client applications in an enterprise environment.

    Step 2: Advanced Certifications:

    For the Small & Medium Business path: 1 Certified Persons
    For the Enterprise path: 2 Certified Persons
    Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
    • Exams MS-100,MS-101

    To become a Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, you must earn at least one of the following: Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification.