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Microsoft Certifications
Demonstrate skills and expertise across AI, cloud, security, and business roles.
Benefits for every stage of your journey, from beginner to advanced. Microsoft Certifications provide role-based validation that supports a progressive path across all stages of career from Fundamentals to Associate, Expert, and Specialty.
Explore Microsoft Certifications on AI Skills Navigator.
Why earn a Microsoft Certification?
Microsoft Certifications are a globally recognized way to demonstrate AI skills tied to real -world job responsibilities across technical and business roles, helping learners prove their expertise, grow with confidence, and provide organizations with a clear signal of readiness. Microsoft continues to evolve its certification portfolio to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and job roles, reflecting how AI is transforming work across all roles.
Whether you’re just starting out, building deeper role-based expertise, or scaling skills across a team, Microsoft Certifications help connect learning to recognized validation. Certifications are comprehensive, progressive, renewable, and shareable, designed to support individual growth and help teams stay ready for what’s next.
How to earn your Microsoft Certification
The Microsoft Certification journey is straightforward: choose the right Certification, prepare with official resources, schedule with Pearson, take your exam, and then share or renew your credential as applicable.
Browse Microsoft Certifications by role or level, then open the certification or exam details page to see what skills are measured and what exam(s) are required.
Visit the AI Skills Navigator | Credentials page to find your certification and access official exam preparation resources, including exam playlists, practice assessments, study guides, exam sandboxes, and more.
Scheduling starts with your Microsoft certification profile. Before you register, make sure the legal name on your profile exactly matches the government-issued ID you’ll use on exam day.
From the exam page, choose Schedule with Pearson and select the delivery option that works best for you—online or at a test center.
Test center
Take your exam in a quiet, pre-configured testing environment at a Pearson test center. This is a strong option for candidates who want an in-person setting without needing to test their own equipment.
Online with OnVUE
Take your exam from home or the office with Pearson's online proctoring experience. Before registering, complete the required system test, confirm your testing space meets the rules, and make sure your ID and profile details match exactly.
Candidates can schedule a maximum of two Microsoft Certification exams at a time, and exams can be scheduled up to 90 days in advance. Need accommodations? Request test accommodations before scheduling so the provider has time to review and support your testing needs.
After you pass the exam, you can share your Certification as proof of your expertise. Eligible Microsoft Certifications can also be renewed annually at no cost through a short online assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Start by browsing Microsoft Certifications, choose the exam you want, and use the exam page to schedule with Pearson. Be sure your Learn / certification profile includes your legal name exactly as it appears on your ID.
In most cases, yes. Microsoft states that candidates can usually choose between a local test center and an online proctored exam, depending on availability for that exam and provider.
Review the Exam frequently asked questions on Microsoft Learn.
Visit the Credentials support page on Microsoft Learn.
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Last updated 2026-07-31