PS: This is also available as a video you can watch in the header of this blog post – or go directly to YouTube over here!
Microsoft Virtual Training Days
Microsoft Virtual Training days are free 1 and 2 day virtual events that give you the opportunity to expand your skillset and connect with Microsoft experts. They offer trainings on both specific workloads, such as Implementing Hybrid Infrastructure in Azure, as well as many certification focused sessions, such as the one below! What is amazing with Virtual Training days is that after you attend the training, you get a free voucher to take the exam!
Microsoft Virtual Training days offers free training /vouchers for the following certifications – but make sure you check often as they keep adding new opportunities! You can find all upcoming events at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trainingdays ! Remember – you can sign up for multiple of those trainings for different exams, so it’s not only one!
- AZ-900
- PL-900
- DP-900
- AI-900
- SC-900
Microsoft 30 Days to Learn It Cloud Skills Challenge
Microsoft’s 30 days to learn it cloud skills challenge is a long-term program – allowing you finish a “challenge” and then get 50% off a selected Microsoft exam! The challenge is easy – study for the exam on Microsoft Learn! What’s not to love? You can study for the exam you want to pass using free resources – and then save 50%!
With Microsoft’s 30 days to learn it challenge you can currently save 50% on the following exams – but those can of course be updated at any time!
- AI-900
- DP-100
- AZ-204
- MS-600
- PL-100
- AZ-303/304
- AZ-400
- AZ-204
- DP-203
As you can see, this offer is mostly complementary to the other one, as this one is focused on Associate level certifications, versus Virtual Training Days which is focused on Fundamentals level certifications. You can go explore the Microsoft 30 Days to Learn It Cloud Skills Challenge at the following link: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/30-days-to-learn-it?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5000399 . You can get one discounted exam every 6 months using this program!
Cloud Skills Challenges Around Big Microsoft Events
Microsoft usually organizes Cloud Skills challenges around it’s biggest events such as Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Build! While those promotions will be time specific and will change depending on the event, you can take a look at the Microsoft Ignite 2021 Cloud Skills Challenge to have an idea what they look like!
Limited Time promotions
There are many limited time promotions such as this one from Global Knowledge in January 2022, so make sure you follow me on Social Media as I will try to share all of them!
