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Microsoft Applied Skills

Table of contents

  1. Microsoft Applied Skills
  2. How to earn your Microsoft Applied Skills credentials
  3. Lab assessment
  4. Frequently asked questions




Microsoft Applied Skills

Microsoft Applied Skills is a new verifiable credential that validates that you have the targeted skills needed to implement critical projects aligned to business goals and objectives. Applied Skills credentials are not replacing Certifications.


How to earn your Microsoft Applied Skills credentials

Earn your credential by passing an online, interactive, lab-based assessment that takes you through a series of scenario-based tasks in products like Microsoft Azure or Microsoft Power Platform. The lab assessment is available directly from Microsoft Learn.


Lab assessment

Assessment Overview
Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage Demonstrate yout ability to securely store business data by using Azure Blob Storage and Azure Files.
Deploy cloud-native apps using Azure Container Apps Demonstrate your ability to deploy cloud-native applications to Azure Container Apps (ACA).
Deploy and configure Azure Monitor Demonstrate the ability to deploy and configure monitoring for Azure infrastructure.


Frequently asked questions

Official Microsoft Applied Skills FAQ is available here.