According to the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023, employers estimate that 44% of workers’ skills will be disrupted in the next five years. As AI, Cloud, and new technologies continue to advance, many organisations are taking a skills-based approach to finding the right people.
Introducing Microsoft Applied Skills
To address this issue, Microsoft have recently announced the introduction of Microsoft Applied Skills, new credentials to attest in-demand technical skills.
These courses:
- validate your knowledge in skill sets specific to critical business challenges
- help you demonstrate your proficiency by completing real-world tasks in interactive labs
- end with online, on-demand, product-specific assessments that lead to credentials
- offer a signal of trust to organizations, colleagues, hiring managers, and recruiters through the Microsoft-verified credentials you can earn
You can take these courses online, from the comfort of your home. They are very hands-on; they help you develop highly specialised skills in a task- and scenario-based manner.
At Firebrand, we are proud to be one of the few companies in the world to be designated a Microsoft Cloud Partner. All our Microsoft Applied Skills courses are taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers and include access to labs.
Audience
These courses can be very useful for:
Technology professionals | Team members
These courses deepen their knowledge and demonstrate their ability to use innovative computer vision capabilities to help the organization build a solution using Microsoft Azure AI Vision.
Technology leaders | Talent Managers
These courses help them attract and retain talent, gain better insight into the skill set of the workforce, and identify the right talent for specific projects like infrastructure modernization, security, or business resiliency.
Team leaders | Project Managers
These courses help them find people with the skills to boost team's productivity and accelerate delivery for a new DevOps security project, which includes implementing pipeline security, designing an architecture with layered security, and monitoring for attacks.
Microsoft Applied Skills vs Microsoft certifications
What can you learn?
Microsoft Applied Skills courses focus on all the solutions areas, such as:
- Data & AI
- Azure Infrastructure
- Azure Digital & App Innovation
- Modern Work
- Business Applications
- Security & Safety