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Microsoft Applied Skills

Table of contents

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




Microsoft Applied Skills

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


How to earn your Microsoft Applied Skills credentials

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


Lab assessment

Applied Skills Overview
Develop generative AI solutions with Azure OpenAI Service Demonstrate your ability to develop generative AI solutions with Azure OpenAI Service.
Build a natural language processing solution with Azure AI Language Demonstrate the ability to create a natural language processing (NLP) solution by using Azure AI Language.
Build an Azure AI Vision solution Demonstrate the ability to build computer vision solutions by using Azure AI Vision.
Create an intelligent document processing solution with Azure AI Document Intelligence Demonstrate the ability to create and implement Azure AI Document Intelligence solutions.
Train and manage a machine learning model with Azure Machine Learning Demonstrate the ability to train and manage machine learning models with Azure Machine Learning.
Develop AI agents using Microsoft Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel Demonstrate the ability to develop generative AI solutions with Azure OpenAI Service.


Frequently asked questions

Official Microsoft Applied Skills FAQ is available here.