At last, we have a dedicated Microsoft training website, where partners can access and get a good overview of what training is available for now and the future. The best thing is, most of it is specific for our time zone…yes, it’s true…training that isn’t happening at 3am in the morning.
This is a new site since Microsoft started the ANZ regional office and moved from the APAC regional office. For now, please don’t focus on the Australian Business titles, I’m pretty sure our NZ pages are coming but they will all link to the same information so start using this now.
Free Cloud Training Events | Microsoft Australia
There’s some great training and upskilling opportunities coming up in November so check them out. You’ll see targeted training for fundamentals certifications which is free, so if you or your team were thinking to get certifications, you can save thousands of dollars by doing this Virtual Training.
Just scroll toward the bottom and there’s all the Virtual Training Days available, you can filter by topics:
- Microsoft 365
- Azure
- Power Platform
- Dynamics 365
- Security and Compliance
- Fundamentals (Free Certification)
- Surface
The fundamentals certification training will include free exams and other include discounts, if you book through the establishments that have registered for the exam/s to be taken, so even more savings to be had and maybe some free swag.
One of the really great things I like about these sites is the training posted several weeks in the future. Business owners, Manager and Team Leads can now plan training for staff and make scheduling easier rather than last minute options coming through by emails the night before. Tag the sites and check regularly, let your staff check them as well and see if an interest, can be something you grow and invest in for the future benefit of your business.
There’s also the Skills Bootcamp which has on demand content, past training, and webinars. You can find information here that covers an issue you may be seeing as an engineer or you want to investigate a topic further, your sales team want to learn about Microsoft product, this is the place for that.
For example, here’s the Modern Work and Security training available Modern Work & Security Skills (microsoft.com)
Click on the links and have a look, we all need to keep up to date with product, name changes and the new bits that are constantly being added and tweaked. We know it’s hard, we do it too and this site can help with that, if nothing else, the time zone is right.
As always, the Microsoft Dicker Data Team are here if you have any queries at all regarding skilling and certifications. Between us we have a pretty good team to help you. We have two great Microsoft Certified Trainers in the team now and have had some great success stories already from our MS-900 training just weeks ago and the MS-500 training that Dicker Data organised for our partners, for free. We were so encouraged by our partners attendance and support, so do watch out for more to come.
