This document highlights the importance of Microsoft Azure certifications for career advancement, emphasizing that certified professionals tend to earn higher salaries, achieve promotions faster, and become more productive. It outlines the benefits of obtaining certification, including global recognition of skills and improved job prospects in a cloud-focused job market. Additionally, it provides details on various role-based Azure certifications and the training options available through Microsoft learning partners.

1. Get hired.
Get ahead.
Get recognized.
Build your MICROSOFT AZURE
expertise to jumpstart your career

2. Why get Certified?
• Verify your skills and unlock opportunity
• This is an exciting time to get certified: our
certification paths reflect today's cloud-
focused jobs, helping you to get hired, get
ahead, be productive faster, and to receive
the recognition you deserve.
• Why get certified? Certifications give you a
professional edge by providing globally
recognized industry endorsed evidence of
skills mastery, demonstrating your abilities
and willingness to embrace new
technologies. Verify your skills—and
unlock your opportunities.

3. High-growth
opportunity
• Upon earning a certification, 23% of
Microsoft certified technologists reported
receiving up to a 20% salary increase.
What’s more, certified employees are often
entrusted with supervising their peers—
putting them on the fast track for a
promotion.
• When you pass a Microsoft Certification
exam, you’ll have access to your Microsoft
Badge; share your certification online with
your professional network, and unlock your
salary potential.

4. A career
building block
• Professionals can expect career
advancement from certification. Employers
regularly use certifications as selection
criteria for hiring and promotion, and are
willing to pay certified professionals more.
Some fields, like security, networking, and
cloud are completely shaped by
certifications. The credentials define a clear
career ladder from beginner to expert,
validating qualifications at each career
stage.
• Burning Glass, The Narrow Ladder: The
Value of Industry Certifications in the Job
Market, November 2017

5. Become a
leader
• Certified new hires reach full productivity
sooner, and end up having more
opportunities for advancement. On
average, certified employees earn 15%
more than those without certification and
are nearly 20% more productive. Learn
more about how certification can transform
your career and download the newest
white paper.

6. Improve your career readiness and
learn how earning a Microsoft
Certification can help you get a
job.

7. Get hired and
be productive
faster
Microsoft Certified Professionals spend less
time interviewing and more time driving
value. Adding a Microsoft certification to
your resume helps you stand out and get
hired—faster. What’s more, certified new
hires are fully productive an entire month
sooner than their uncertified peers, making
your skills clearly stand out.

8. of IT positions will be cloud
related by 2021.
IDC/Microsoft, Cloud Skills
and Organizational
Influence: How Cloud Skills
Are Accelerating the
Careers of IT Professional,
May 2017
38% of IT professionals say they
are more influential during
cloud deployments than
counterparts during
deployments of other
technologies.
IDC/Microsoft, Cloud Skills
and Organizational
Influence: How Cloud Skills
Are Accelerating the
Careers of IT Professional,
May 2017
35%
of IT professionals claimed
certification helped them
perform complex tasks
more confidently.
Pearson VUE, The Value of
IT Certification Survey,
January 2017
36.9%

9. Get Recognized with
New Role-Based
Certifications

10. New Azure Certifications
Get the Certification you need using our New Role-Based Certification Path
Azure Administrator
Azure
Developer
Azure Solutions
Architect

11. Azure instructor-led
training and certification

12. Ready to be recognized as
a leader in your industry?
• Role-based Azure training from
Microsoft Learning Partners will give you
the deep technical expertise you need to
advance.
• Whether you're just getting started or
are looking to take your skills to the next
level, we have resources to get your
where you want to go.

13. Choose the training option
that best fits your
schedule
• Classroom training
• Azure courseware offered by Microsoft Learning
Partners ensures that your skill will be accurate,
complete, and up to date.
• Online training
• Access Azure courseware at your convenience to
enhance your current knowledge or complement
other training options.
• Blended learning
• Microsoft Learning Partners can customize training
solutions for your organization by offering a
combination of online and classroom training

14. Microsoft Certifications Roadmap
Apps & Infra Data & AI Modern Workplace Business Apps
EXPERT
ASSOCIATE
JAN 2019 JAN 2019 DEC 2018 JAN 2019
FEB 2019 JAN 2019 JAN 2019 JAN 2019
FUNDAMENTALS
DEC 2019 DEC 2019 DEC 2019 FY19 Q3
Azure Solution
Architect
Azure DevOps
Engineer
M365
Enterprise
Administrator
M365 Modern
Desktop
Administrator
M365 Teamwork
Administrator
M365 Messaging
Administrator
M365
Security
Administrator
Azure
Data Scientist
Azure
AI Engineer
Azure
Data Engineer
Azure
Fundamentals
Microsoft 365
Fundamentals
Dynamics 365
Fundamentals
Azure
Administrator
Azure
Developer
Azure
Security Engineer
Azure
Fundamentals
Functional
Consultant
Sales
Functional
Consultant
Customer Service
Functional
Consultant
Field Service
Functional
Consultant
Marketing
Functional
Consultant
Financials
Functional
Consultant
Manufacturing
Functional Consultant
Supply Chain Mgt.
JAN 2019 JAN 2019
MAR 2019 MAR 2019
MAR 2019 MAR 2019
MAR 2019

15. Training –
Launched in
September at
“Ignite”
Conference – 1
Solution
Area
Certification
Mapping
Exam Mapping Course# Title
AppsandInfrastructure
AzureAdministrator
AZ100 – Deployment AZ-100.1 Manage Subscriptions and Resources
AZ-100.2 Implementing and Managing Storage
AZ-100.3 Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines
AZ-100.4 Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
AZ-100.5 Managing Identities
AZ101 – Integration
and Security
AZ-101.1 Migrate Servers to Azure
AZ-101.2 Implementing and Managing Application Services
AZ-101.3 Implement Advanced Virtual Networking
AZ-101.4 Secure Identities
AzureDeveloper
AZ200 – Core Microsoft
Azure Cloud Solutions
AZ-200.1 Select the appropriate Azure technology development solution
AZ-200.2 Develop for Azure storage
AZ-200.3 Develop Azure Platform as a Service solutions
AZ-200.4 Implement security in Azure development solutions
AZ201 – Advanced
Microsoft Azure Cloud
Solutions
AZ-201.1 Develop for an Azure cloud model
AZ-201.2 Implement Azure development integration solutions
AZ-201.3 Develop Azure Cognitive Services, Bot, and IoT solutions

16. Training – Launched in September at “Ignite” Conference – 2
Solution Area Certification Mapping Exam Mapping Course# Title
Applications &
Infrastructure
Azure Solutions
Architect
AZ300 – Technologies AZ-300.1 Deploying and Configuring Infrastructure
AZ-300.2 Implementing Workloads and Security
AZ-300.3 Understanding Cloud Architect Technology Solutions
AZ-300.4 Creating and Deploying Apps
AZ-300.5 Implementing Authentication and Secure Data
AZ-300.6 Developing for the Cloud
AZ301 – Design AZ-301.1 Designing for Identity and Security
AZ-301.2 Designing a Data Platform Solution
AZ-301.3 Designing for Deployment, Migration, and Integration
AZ-301.4 Designing an Infrastructure Strategy

17. Training: Launched in September at “Ignite” Conference – 3
Solution
Area
Certification
Mapping
Exam Mapping Course# Title
ModernWorkplace
EnterpriseAdministrator
MS100 – Microsoft 365
Identity and Services
MS-100.1 Office 365 Management
MS-100.2 Microsoft 365 Tenant and Service Management
MS-100.3 Microsoft 365 Identity Management
MS 101 – Microsoft 365
Mobility and Security
MS-101.1 Microsoft 365 Security Management
MS-101.2 Microsoft 365 Compliance Management
MS-101.3 Microsoft 365 Device Management