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Dan Donohue
Learning Partner Program Manager
JUNE 24 2020
Worldwide Learning Partner Community CallAudio will begin shortly presentation available at the conclusion of the call
Caption accessibility (beta) is now available
in Chinese (simplified) French Korean
Japanese Portuguese and Spanish
2
August 2020Learning Partner Community Call
Option 1 August 260800 Pacific (-7 UTC)
Option 2 August 261900 Pacific (-7 UTC)
August 27 in APAC
Courseware
Labs
Marketing
Programs
3
Anastasia Kountoura ndash Sr Partner Marketing Manager (EMEA)
Kim Boey ndash Sr Partner Marketing Manager (Asia)
Nancy Tandy ndash GTM Lead for Business Applications
Dan Donohue ndash Learning Partner Program Manager
Merrick Van Dongen ndash Sr Business Program Manager
Jim Cochran ndash Labs Product Manager
ILT Courseware Update
Merrick Van DongenSr Business Program Manager
Courseware UpdatesAzure and Data amp AI courses
bull AZ-500T00 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies | 4 Days | Update 17-Jul-20 Preview on LDC 01-Jul-20
bull AZ-900T01 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (1 Day) | Minor Update 19-Jun-20 Major Update 11-Sep-20
bull AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (2 Day) | Minor Update 19-Jun-20 Major Update 11-Sep-20
Microsoft 365 courses
bull MD-100T00 Windows 10 | 5 Days | Update 17-Jul-20
bull MD-101T00 Managing Modern Desktops | 5 Days | Update 17-Jul-20
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
May Popular Courseware ndash Americas amp MEA
9
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
MB-901Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
PL-900Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
DP-100Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AZ
AZ-103 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
MS-100Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Americas MEA
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
May Popular Courseware ndash Europe amp APAC
10
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Azure
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
10961Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell
MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
20778 Analyzing Data with Power BI
Course Course Title Portfolio
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-203Developing Solutions for Azure
DP-200Implementing an Azure Data Solution
AZ-500Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
MS-500Microsoft 365 Security Administration
AZ-301 Azure Architect Design
AZ-400Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
AZ-204Developing Solutions for Azure
Europe APAC
May Top-10 MOC
(units)
role-based courseware broken out into individual
days has been ranked based on average of all
courses in a series
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Azure Pass Updates
Pass Monitoring
bull WWL is monitoring Azure pass consumption and may reach out directly if
we determine behavior to be abnormal for the LP
bull Significant quantity increases
bull Excessive unused Azure Passes
bull WWL may make changes up to and including removal of Courseware
Marketplace access
Future of Azure Access
bull Microsoft still moving forward to reduce dependencies on non-SLA
backed azure solution (Azure Passes)
bull Some ALHs currently providing solutions and we are working with the
others to begin offering the same type of solutions until all ALHrsquos are
providing this
bull Some courses may still require Azure Passes
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Dynamics 365 tenant changes
Continuing to move toward a single license but pushing for using production tenants that will get around some existing limitations in the trial tenants
Testing and roll-out scheduled for July 2020
No Action for Learning Partners
Dynamics 365
Credentials
Credentials
Learner
ALH
ALH
Learner
Tenant
Provider
Planned
CurrentAvailable to
learner until
expires
Available to
learner during
class amp then is
recycled for re-use
Trial Tenant with
Multiple Licenses
Single License from
Production Tenant
After Class
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Additional Updates
Lab hosting requirements updated monthly in the Title Plan
LaaS Labs are deprecated and will no longer be available after Jun 30th 2020
MOC On-Demand Labs
Last day to purchase MOC On-Demand courses will be June 30 2020
The last day to activate MOC On-Demand courseware in Skillpipe will be
September 28 2020
All MOC On-Demand licenses that are purchased from April 1 2020 licenses
can be activated in Skillpipe for three months
ALL MOC On-Demand labs will be no longer available after Dec 31 2020
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Learning Partner Marketing Community callResults from first call
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Marketing community call Save the date September 23 2020Two times available 0800 PT and 2030 PT
BRING THE LEARNING
MARKETING COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
DELIVER THE LATEST
MICROSOFT CAMPAIGNS
THEMES AND ASSETS
SHARE IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Since October 2019 wersquove been migrating content to Microsoft Learn
On June 30 2020
bull Microsoftcomlearning will retire
bull Microsoft Learning blog will migrate to Microsoft Learn akamsMicrosoftLearnblog
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
MicrosoftcomLearning site today
bull Notice is visible for all
bull FAQ for details and support questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Marketing Asset Locations
bull Marketing Assets for Worldwide Learning most up-to-date resources (public OneDrive folder)
bull Learning Resource Page for Worldwide Learning resources and marketing
bull Microsoft Partner Network Marketing Benefitsfor all partners (not Learning specific)
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware
Latest learning community updates Microsoft Learning Community blog
Previous community call decks and recordings Learning Resources page search ldquoCommunityrdquo
Microsoft Partner Network Support
40
httpspartnermicrosoftcomsupport
1 Focus your support needs
by area category and topic2 Support options and solutions change
dynamically depending on issue
3 Down the page yoursquoll find answers to
more common questions
Business Application Announcements - Inspire
PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-200 Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core and we will replace it with PL200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull PPFC is a stand-alone certification with Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull PPFC will still be required to get certifications for Sales Marketing Customer Service amp Field Service
bull MB200 will retire on December 31 2020
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB200 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
PL400 Power Platform Developer
We are announcing at Inspire that we will retire MB-400 Microsoft Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer and we will replace it with PL400 Power Platform Developer
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Power Platform Developer certification will not require MB200 it is a stand-alone certification
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
bull MB400 will retire on December 31 2021
bull Learners will be grandfathered in for MB400 for the remainder of the fiscal year ndash June 30 2021
bull Competency attainment partners will get credit for up to one-year post exam retirement ndash December 31 2021
Business Central Functional Consultant
We are announcing at Inspire a new certification titled Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
bull Inspire is July 20 ndash 22
bull Business Central is a stand-alone certification with no prerequisite exam number will be MB800
bull Beta Exam date targeted for early Q2
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Exam VoucherPrice Revision
Effective July 1 2020 all MCP exam vouchers on
Courseware Marketplace will be reduced by 15
bull Automatically applied no LP action necessary
bull No minimum order
bull Silver gold partners only LAPs ineligible
bull Permanent change but MSFT reserves right to
make pricing adjustments at any time
bull Does not impact Pearson Vue pricing
bull Incentive Program will be discontinued
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Renewal Refunds
MCTs who purchased renewals through MCT
Central site on or after February 1 2020
Applied for refunds through May 31 2020
Refunded in the original payment method
No cost for MCTs to renew via MCT Central
through September 30 2020
LPs or MCTs who purchased renewal
vouchers from Courseware Marketplace on
or after February 1 2020
Refunds on all LP purchased vouchers are
currently being processed
Refund will occur in the original payment
method
No voucher SKU available for purchase in
Courseware Marketplace until October 1
2020 Direct MCTs to renew free on MCT
Central through September 30
Inspire 2020Registration Now Open
All-digital experience available to
all Microsoft Partners at no cost
Combination of live and
on-demand sessions
Hear from leadership on the
future of Worldwide Learning
For more information click here
Microsoft Inspire
July 21-22 2020
Retirement of Print Courseware and Custom MOC
Effective August 1 2020 print MOC and
Community Courseware will no longer be
available via Courseware Marketplace
Effective August 1 2020 new Custom MOC
will no longer be available via Courseware
Marketplace
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Special order process available for
certain cases (ie government) but will
have an associated unit cost and
currently undetermined lead time
bull Last available date July 31 2020
bull Digital reorders of previously created
custom MOC will still be available
MOC On-Demand Timeline
Notes
Dates on this slide reflect an extension
from the original retirement notice
Purchase and activation dates have
extended 6 months
FAQ document available in the shared
folder at the conclusion of this call
Key Dates
June 30 2020
Last day to purchase
MOC On-Demand courseware
September 28 2020
Last day to activate MOC On-Demand
courseware in Skillpipe
December 28 2020
Expiration date for all remaining MOC
On-Demand courses on studentrsquos
Skillpipe bookshelves
Learning Partner Renewals
bull Currently all Learning Partners are grandfathered into a Jan 1 ndash June 30
2020 performance override
bull For details on the override please see Gavriella Schusterrsquos (CVP of One
Commercial Partner group) April 2nd blog post
bull Additional updates soon posted to the LP Yammer page and updated in
future calls
SATV Packaged Set Process Update
SATV Program Sunset Dates
February 1 2020 (Now Removed)
bull Retirement of Azure content from
the SATV catalog
bull Partners must reserve vouchers prior
to this date
bull Partners will receive customary 180
days from voucher assignment to
redeem (extended by 90 days as
part of COVID response)
January 1 2022
bull Last day to redeem any remaining
training vouchers (end of program)
Need to update a reserved voucher
Contact satvsupmicrosoftcom
Packaged Set Voucher Reservations (605X)
bull Will be reviewed and individually approved
bull Provide the following information in the
comments field to expedite approval
1 Packaged Set Course SKU Number
2 Packaged Set Course Title
bull ldquoReserved Pending Approvalrdquo status until
approved and then will display as ldquoResolvedrdquo
bull Beginning May 26th 2020
Program Resources
30
1 MPN Learning Resources Collection
Program documents marketing materials and other assets
2 Learning Partner Yammer Group
Real-time updates and a place to post questions
3 Microsoft Learning Community
Blogs announcements and links to many Microsoft Learning resources
4 Learning Partner Newsletter
Monthly update to Learning Partners consisting of courseware certification and general
program updates
5 Arvato Courseware Marketplace Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter with news on changes and updates to products on Courseware