Microsoft offers 15$ Certification Exams for Those Affected by COVID-19
This year has been a tough one for all of us, but some people in all fields have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. In order to help people across the globe show their technical skills and stand out, Microsoft is offering multiple certification exams for as low as 15$ USD. This is a very nice gesture from Microsoft, so I would like to highlight that this exam offer is available to job seekers who can attest that they have been unemployed or furloughed due to COVID-19. Please do not abuse the offer as this will probably cause Microsoft to not offer similar offers in the future. The exam must be scheduled before December 31st ,2020 and taken before March 31st, 2021
List of available certification exams at 15$
Not all of Microsoft’s exams are eligible for the offer, so here is the complete list!
Certification name | Certification exam |
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals | |
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals | |
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals | |
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals | |
Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals | |
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate | |
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate | |
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate | |
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate | |
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate | |
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate | |
Microsoft 365 Certified: Developer Associate | Exam MS-600: Building Applications and Solutions with Microsoft 365 Core Services |
Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate |
Terms and conditions
Read all of the Terms and Conditions on the official Microsoft Docs Page called: Become Microsoft certified and build your resilience for today’s and tomorrow’s digital economy
How to schedule the exam
When you go on one of the exam pages, you will have two options. Either Schedule with Pearson VUE at normal price, or if you meet the requirements click on “Schedule for USD15”

Next up, you will have to validate that you have been personally impacted by COVID-19 as you can see in the following screenshot.

Next up, you will get redirected to the usual Microsoft Exam registration process with a confirmation that the $15 USD job seeker exam offer will be reflected at the end.

That’s it! Again, make sure you check out the official Microsoft page on the offer to get all of the details ,as well as terms and conditions: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/skillingoffer?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5000399
Where to find study material?
Microsoft offers quite a lot of study material on Microsoft Learn , and you can also check out my numerous Microsoft Certification Study Guides with specific links for each exam.
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