Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy - The Official Microsoft Blog
Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months, the world has endured multiple challenges, including a pandemic that has spurred a global economic crisis. As societies reopen, it’s apparent that the economy in July will not be what...
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Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy
Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months, the world has endured multiple challenges, including a pandemic that has spurred a global economic crisis. As societies reopen, it’s apparent that the economy in July will not be what it was in January. Increasingly, one of the key steps needed to foster a safe and successful economic recovery is expanded access to the digital skills needed to fill new jobs. And one of the keys to a genuinely inclusive recovery are programs to provide easier access to digital skills for people hardest hit by job losses, including those with lower incomes, women, and underrepresented minorities.
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To help address this need, today Microsoft is launching a global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. This initiative will bring together every part of our company, combining existing and new resources from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Microsoft. It will be grounded in three areas of activity:
What we are launching today
Today’s global skills initiative is based on months of planning across Microsoft to provide meaningful help to 25 million people globally by the end of 2020. Our activities will be focused on three areas:
1. Data and analytics to better understand in-demand skills and jobs
2. Free access to learning paths and comprehensive resources to help people develop the skills needed for in-demand jobs
3. Connecting skills to opportunities through industry recognized certifications and powerful job seeker tools
Participants will have the ability to schedule an exam from September to the end of the year, and exam takers will have until March 31, 2021 to complete the exam. This will provide access to the exams that provide five fundamentals certifications and eight role-based certifications. These will include:
Microsoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified: Azure Data FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified: Azure AI FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified: Power Platform FundamentalsMicrosoft 365 Certified: FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Developer AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker AssociateMicrosoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator AssociateMicrosoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator AssociateMicrosoft 365 Certified: Developer AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
