Enterprise Skills Initiative

Enterprise Skills Initiative FAQ

Only 16% of organizations have the skills and processes required to create a successful cloud environment. The Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI) is a program designed to build the technical skills for businesses with customized Skilling Plans that include free and discounted training and certification offerings. As we work with customers to digitally transform their businesses, a top request we hear is that they want a clear path to improve the technical skills of their teams to make the most of their technology investments. By facilitating our customer’s Azure skilling, ESI is helping customers reach their business goals – both for their success and ours. Azure skills drive consumption and accelerate adoption of new workloads.

Microsoft Advanced Program

Course Number

Course Title
AI-100 Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution course
AI-102 Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution
AZ-020 Microsoft Azure solutions for AWS Developers
AZ-030 Microsoft Azure technologies for AWS architects
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
AZ-120 Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads course
AZ-140 Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer
AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect
AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design
AZ-400T00 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions
AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies course
AZ-600 Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
AZ-700 Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions
DA-100 Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI
DP-100 Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure course
DP-200 Implementing an Azure Data Solution course
DP-201 Designing an Azure Data Solution course
DP-203 Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure
DP-300 Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure
MS-500 Microsoft 365 Security Administration
MS-700 Managing Microsoft Teams
SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
SC-400 Microsoft Information Protection Administrator
WS-012 Windows Server 2019 Hybrid and Azure IaaS
WS-013 Azure Stack HCI
Microsoft Business Applications Program (Eligible DCS Offers must contain “Business Applications Program” in the customer offer letter

Course Number

Course Title
MB-210 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
MB-220 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing
MB-230 Dynamics 365 for customer engagement for Customer Service
MB-240 Configuring Dynamics 365 for Field Service
MB-300 Microsoft Finance and Operations Core
MB-310 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
MB-320 Configure and use discrete manufacturing in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
MB-330 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
MB-500 Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer
MB-600 Microsoft Dynamics 365 + Power Platform Solution Architect
MB-700 Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect
MB-800 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
MB-910 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)
MB-920 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)
PL-200 Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant
PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer
PL-600 Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect
Microsoft Migration/2-day Program

Course Number

Course Title
AZ-010 Microsoft Azure Administration for AWS SysOps course
AZ-900T00 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (2 Day) Course
DP-050 Migrate SQL Workloads to Azure
DP-060 Migrate NoSQL Workloads to Azure Cosmos DB
DP-070 Migrate Open Source Data Workloads to Azure
DP-090 Implementing a Machine Learning Solution with Microsoft Azure Databricks
WS-050 Migrate Windows Server Workloads to Azure
These courses are designed for IT professionals, IT managers, business users and technical decision makers.

Yes, you can attend more than one course but you cannot attend the same course more than once. Speak to one of our leading local training member or training manager for more information.

You will receive pre-course content prior to the training event. It is advised that participants take the time to work through as much of the pre-course content as possible to ensure a better online and in-person instructor-led experience. Remember to ask our leading local training providers about a practice exam to increase your chances of passing the final Microsoft exam.

Microsoft official courseware will be distributed to participating students on or before the course start date. Each student will receive a DMOC that can redeemed using the Skillpipe app. Visit https://skillpipe.com/#/account/login to setup your profile and redeem your book code voucher.

Participating students will receive access to a Microsoft learner experience portal (LxP) where you will have the opportunity to redeem and schedule exams for recommended certifications via a voucherless experience.

Once your booking is confirmed, our local leading training members will send you a confirmation e-mail with a hyperlink attached. Click on this link and create your account on the Accelerate Skills Academy or your organization’s existing Skills Academy portal and complete the relevant course anytime from anywhere on any device. Internet access will be required as course content is not available for download.

These voucher codes can be used to obtain one free exam for certification. Participating students can visit https://home.pearsonvue.com/microsoft to register and take an exam. During this process, you can issue the voucher number for payment. Be sure to look out for our leading local training members registered test centers.

Classroom: In-Person
Full-day instructor-led training delivered in the classroom (public) or at your offices (private). Training takes place Monday through Friday. Includes complete course coverage.

Classroom: Virtual
Virtual instructor-led training delivered online. Training takes place in the form of sessions between Monday and Friday. Includes complete course coverage.

Hybrid: In-Person or Virtual
A combination of online study and 2-days virtual or classroom live-based exam prep workshops. These courses are delivered in a blended format, consisting of 4-6 weeks self-study, plus full 2-days instructor-led workshops per person per exam.

Live-Virtual
The live virtual course is scheduled over a period of 3-4 weeks. During this time 6-8 instructor-led contact sessions of 3 hours each take place. This time is indicated on the respective course as 3-4 days. When you click on “Timetable” during the booking process, you will already see when the next live sessions will take place. These sessions are recorded and made available to students at the end of the course. During these 3-4 weeks, students will always have direct access to the expert instructor and can ask questions if something is not clear during self-study. We call this aspect mentoring. Everything takes place on one Microsoft Team channel per class. During this time students will have access to all sessions and information within the class. After those 3-4 weeks, students receive an additional week to prepare and then take the test, either in-class or at home.

Creating an Azure Pass subscription is a two-step process.
  1. Redeem your Azure Pass Promo Code
  2. Activate your subscription

Step 1: Redeeming a Microsoft Azure Pass Promo Code:

  • Open a browser and navigate to www.microsoftazurepass.comIt is recommended you close all browsers and open a new In-Private Browser session. Other log-ins can persist and cause errors during the activation step.
  • Click the start button to get started.screenshot showing redemption start button
  • Enter your account login information and select “Sign In”.

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  • Click “Confirm” if the correct email address is listed.

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  • Enter your promo code in the Promo code box and click “Claim Promo Code”.

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  • It may take up to 5 minutes to process the redemption.

    screenshot showing loading screen while promo code is being redeemed

Step 2: Activate your subscription:

  • When the redemption process is completed, it will redirect to the sign-up page.

  • Enter your account information and click “Next”.

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  • Click the agreement checkbox and click the Sign-up button.

  • It may take a few minutes to process the request.

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  • Your Azure subscription is ready

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  • You can check the balance of your Azure Pass Credits on https://www.microsoftazuresponsorships.com/balance

If you cannot find a scheduled date for the course you wish to attend please contact esi@thellpa.com and we will get back to you within 48 hours.