Starting on December 31st, 2018 and continuing throughout 2019, Microsoft will introduce new role-based Certification for Azure.
As the expectations on what a Microsoft certification course covers has changed and a growing demand that reached beyond learning how to use technology to develop the needed skills for a specific job role. Microsoft has launched the following role-based certifications levels:
Fundamentals
Requires the student to pass one exam
Associate
Requires the student to pass 2 Associate-level exams
Expert
Note: Expert level may requirements are dependent upon the credential.
Requires the student to pass 2 Expert level exams with no associate certification or
Achieving an associate-level certification and then a passing an Expert-level exam
The first 3 role-based Microsoft Certifications focus the job roles for:
- Microsoft Azure Administrator Boot Camp (Cloud Administrator role)
- Microsoft Azure Developer Boot Camp (Cloud Developer)
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Boot Camp (Cloud Solutions Architect)
In 2019 expect to see a range of certifications launching with Role-base in mind.
Role based certifications will be launched for Microsoft four stacks:
- Applications & Infrastructure
- Data & AI
- Modern workplace
- Business Apps
