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certification options that Certifications overview

can help you achieve Power Platform Fundamentals
your personal and Power Platform App Maker Associate
professional goals. Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Power Platform Developer Associate
Power Platform RPA Developer Associate
Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
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Training journey for citizen developers and IT Pros Power Platform Training Journey

Grow in role

Start here | Select a starting point based on your role Choose additional paths that best fit your role and projects

Simplify and automate tasks Extend and customize Microsoft

and processes PL-100 apps and services PL-200
Power Platform app maker Power Platform functional consultant

Or start here

Develop and secure Microsoft Lead implementations, and focus

Power Platform solutions on solutions for the organization
PL-400 PL-600
Power Platform developer Power Platform solution architect

Master the basics

New to Microsoft Power Platform

PL-900
Power Platform fundamentals
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Training journey for developers Power Platform Training Journey

Grow in role

Start here | Select a starting point based on your role Choose additional paths that best fit your role and projects

Simplify and automate tasks Extend and customize Microsoft

and processes PL-100 apps and services PL-200
Power Platform app maker Power Platform functional consultant

Or start here

Develop and secure Microsoft Lead implementations, and focus

Power Platform solutions on solutions for the organization
PL-400 PL-600
Power Platform developer Power Platform solution architect

Master the basics

New to Microsoft Power Platform

PL-900
Power Platform fundamentals
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Training journey for data analysts Power Platform Training Journey

Grow in role

Start here Complete your journey with this additional path

Maximize the value of data assets Build enterprise-scale data

with advanced analytics PL-300 analytics solutions DP-500
Power BI data analyst Azure Enterprise data analyst

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Master the basics

New to Microsoft Power Platform New to data solutions on Azure

PL-900 DP-900
Power Platform fundamentals Azure data fundamentals
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Open doors to new career possibilities. Choose the certification that’s right for you,
based on the recommended skills, knowledge, and experience for each exam.

Power Platform Power Platform Power Platform Functional

Fundamentals App Maker Associate Consultant Associate
Exam PL-900 Exam PL-100 Exam PL-200

Prove you understand the core capabilities of Microsoft The app maker builds solutions to simplify, automate, and Microsoft Power Platform functional consultants have
Power Platform—from business value and core product transform processes and tasks using Microsoft Power broad applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform,
capabilities to building a simple Power Apps canvas app, Platform. including practical understanding of capabilities,
connecting data sources, automating basic boundaries, and constraints. They have experience using
business processes with Power Automate, and creating Microsoft Power Platform tools to create solutions that use
a Power BI dashboard. Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365. They have
proficiency in data modeling, user experience design,
requirements analysis, and process analysis.

• Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform • Design business solutions • Configure Microsoft Dataverse
• Identify foundational components of Microsoft Power • Analyze and visualize data • Create apps by using Power Apps
Platform • Create business solutions • Create and manage process automation
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI • Describe Power Virtual Agents
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps • Import and visualize data by using
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate dataflows and Power BI
• Demonstrate complementary Microsoft Power Platform • Define an environment strategy
solutions
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Power BI Data Microsoft Power Platform Power Automate Power Platform Solution
Analyst Associate Developer Associate RPA Developer Associate Architect Expert
Exam PL-300 Exam PL-400 Exam PL-500 Exam PL-600

Data analysts help businesses to Microsoft Power Platform developers RPA Developers automate time- Solution architects for Microsoft Power
maximize the value of their data assets design, develop, secure, and troubleshoot consuming and repetitive tasks by using Platform lead successful implementations
using Microsoft Power BI. Microsoft Power Platform solutions. They Microsoft Power Automate. They review and focus on how solutions address the
implement components of the solution solution requirements, create process broader business and technical needs of
that include application enhancements, documentation, and design, develop, organizations.
custom user experience, system troubleshoot, and evaluate
integrations, data conversions, custom solutions. They work with business
process automation, and custom stakeholders to improve and automate
visualizations. business workflows. They collaborate with
administrators to deploy solutions to
production environments, and they
support solutions.

• Prepare the data • Create a technical design • Design automations • Perform solution envisioning and
• Model the data • Configure Microsoft Dataverse • Develop automations requirement analyses
• Visualize and analyze the data • Create and configure Power Apps • Deploy and manage automations • Architect a solution
• Deploy and maintain assets • Extend the user experience • Implement the solution
• Extend the platform
• Develop integrations
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Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Continue to grow

This certification is a good fit if: Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass Exam PL-900 to earn Explore these learning
this certification. opportunities next
• You’re a business analyst, PL-900 Practice Assessment
business professional, or IT on Microsoft Learn PL-900 Next level up (Associate)
professional.
Self-paced training Skills measured: • Power Platform App
OR Maker
Microsoft Learn
• Describe the business value of
• You want to understand the Microsoft Power Platform • Power Platform
capabilities of Microsoft Power Functional Consultant
Platform and how to build basic Instructor-led training • Identify foundational
components of Microsoft Microsoft Certified: • Power Platform Developer
solutions. Course PL-900T00: Microsoft
Power Platform Fundamentals Power Platform Power Platform Fundamentals

• Demonstrate the capabilities of Prove you understand the core

Power BI capabilities of Microsoft Power Platform—
Virtual events from business value and core product
Microsoft Virtual Training Days • Demonstrate the capabilities of capabilities to building a basic Power Apps
Power Apps canvas app, connecting data sources,
automating with Microsoft Automate, and
• Demonstrate the capabilities of
making a Power BI dashboard.
Additional resources Power Automate

Documentation • Demonstrate complementary

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• Power Apps • Power BI
• Power Automate • Power Virtual Agents

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Power Platform App Maker Associate aka.ms/PowerCerts_AppMaker

Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Continue to grow

This certification is a good fit if: Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass Exam PL-100 to earn Explore these
this certification. certifications next
• You’re a business analyst, owner, PL-100 Practice Assessment
or user. on Microsoft Learn PL-100 Other tracks (Associate)
OR Self-paced training Skills measured: • Data Analyst

• You’re a data analyst, Microsoft Learn • Design business solutions • Power Platform Functional
developer, DevOps engineer, Consultant
app maker, or technology • Analyze and visualize data
manager. Instructor-led training
• Create business solutions Microsoft Certified:
Course PL-100T00: Microsoft
Power Platform Fundamentals Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App
Maker Associate
The app maker builds solutions to simplify,
Virtual events automate, and transform tasks and processes for
Microsoft Virtual Training Days themselves and their team where they have deep
expertise in the solution domain. They are skilled
in key technical business analyst tasks, such as
data modeling, basic UX design, requirements
Additional resources analysis, and process analysis.
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Platform certifications • Power BI
• Power Apps • AI Builder (add-in)
• Power Automate • Teams

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Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate aka.ms/PowerPlatformFuncConsultant

Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Continue to grow

This certification is a good fit if: Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass Exam PL-200 to earn Explore these
this certification. certifications next
• You have broad applied PL-200 Practice Assessment on
knowledge of Microsoft Power
Microsoft Learn PL-200 Other tracks (Associate)
Platform, including practical
understanding of capabilities, Self-paced training • Power Platform Developer
boundaries, and constraints. Skills measured:
Microsoft Learn • Data Analyst
• Configure Microsoft Dataverse
OR
• Create apps by using Power Next level up (Expert)
• You have experience using Instructor-led training
Apps
Microsoft Power Platform Microsoft Certified: • Power Platform
Course PL-200T00 Microsoft
maker tools to create solutions Power Platform Functional • Create and manage process Power Platform Functional Solution Architect
that use Microsoft Power Consultant automation Consultant Associate
Platform and Microsoft 365. Microsoft Power Platform functional consultants have broad
• Describe Power Virtual Agents
applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, including
OR • Import and visualize data by practical understanding of capabilities, boundaries, and
using constraints. They have experience using Microsoft Power Platform
• You have proficiency in data dataflows and Power BI
modeling, user experience tools to create solutions that use Microsoft Power Platform and
design, requirements analysis, • Define an environment strategy Microsoft 365. They have proficiency in data modeling, user
and process analysis. experience design, requirements analysis, and process analysis.

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Browse all Microsoft Power Collection • Power Apps • Power Virtual Agents
Platform certifications • Power Automate • Teams

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Power BI Data Analyst Associate aka.ms/PowerCerts_DataAnalyst

Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Apply skills

This certification is a Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass Exam PL-300 to earn Cloud Games on
good fit if you: this certification. Microsoft Learn
PL-300 Practice Assessment on
• Design and build scalable data Microsoft Learn PL-300
Continue to grow
models.
Self-paced training Skills measured:
• Clean and transform data. Explore these learning
Microsoft Learn • Prepare the data opportunities next
• Enable advanced analytics
capabilities that provide • Model the data New to Microsoft Power
meaningful business value Instructor-led training Platform? Master the basics
through easy-to-understand • Visualize and analyze the data Microsoft Certified:
Course PL-300T00 Power BI with Fundamentals
data visualizations. Power BI Data Analyst Associate certifications.
Data Analyst • Deploy and maintain assets
OR Data analysts help businesses to • Microsoft Certified:
maximize the value of their data Power Platform Fundamentals
If you already have or were assets using Microsoft Power BI.
working toward this Other tracks (Associate)
certification:
• Power Platform
• MCSA: BI Reporting Functional Consultant
• MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development

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Browse all Microsoft Power Collection • Power BI

Platform certifications

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Power Platform Developer Associate aka.ms/PowerCerts_Developer

Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Continue to grow

This certification is a Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass Exam PL-400 to earn Explore these
good fit if you: this certification. certifications next
PL-400 Practice Assessment on
• You’re a developer. Microsoft Learn PL-400 Next level up (Expert)
• You have strong applied Self-paced training • Power Platform
knowledge of Microsoft Power Skills measured:
Microsoft Learn Solution Architect
Platform services, including an • Create a technical design
in-depth understanding of
capabilities, boundaries, and • Configure Microsoft Dataverse
Instructor-led training
constraints.
Course PL-400T00 Microsoft • Create and configure Power Apps Microsoft Certified:
• You have a basic understanding Power Platform Developer Power Platform Developer Associate
• Extend the user experience
of DevOps practices for
Microsoft Power Platform developers design,
Microsoft Power Platform. • Extend the platform develop, secure, and troubleshoot Microsoft Power
• Develop integrations Platform solutions. They implement components of
the solution that include application enhancements,
custom user experience, system integrations, data
conversions, custom process automation, and
custom visualizations.

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Platform certifications • Power Automate

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Power Automate RPA Developer Associate aka.ms/PowerAutomateRPADeveloper

Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Continue to grow

This certification is a Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass Exam PL-500 to earn Explore these
good fit if you: this certification. certifications next
PL-500 Microsoft Official
• You’re a developer. Practice Test PL-500
Next level up (Expert)
• You automate time-consuming Self-paced training Skills measured: • Power Platform
and repetitive tasks by using Microsoft Learn Solution Architect
Microsoft Power Automate. • Design automations
• Develop automations
• You review solution Instructor-led training
requirements, create process • Deploy and manage
Course PL-500: Microsoft Power Microsoft Certified:
documentation, and design, automations
Automate RPA Developer Power Automate RPA
develop, troubleshoot, and
Developer Associate
evaluate solutions.
Microsoft Power Automate RPA
• You work with business developer associates provide
stakeholders to improve and automated solutions for their
automate business workflows. organization, and they work with
stakeholders and administrators to
• You collaborate with
improve and automate business
administrators to deploy
workflows and to support solutions.
solutions to production
environments, and you support
solutions. Products featured
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Browse all Microsoft Power Documentation • Power Automate
Platform certifications • AI Builder • Azure services

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Power Platform Solution Architect Expert aka.ms/PowerCerts_SolutionArchitect

Start here
Decide if this is the right
certification for you Get trained Build confidence Get recognized Continue to grow

This certification is a Skills outline guides Take a practice exam Pass prerequisite Exams PL-200 and Try FastTrack
good fit if you: PL-400, and Exam PL-600 to earn
PL-600 Microsoft Official
this certification. Work with the FastTrack team on
• Current solution architects, Practice Test PL-600
an implementation, and you may
senior consultants (both be invited to become a FastTrack
functional and technical), or Self-paced training Skills measured:
recognized solution architect.
developers who aspire to be Microsoft Learn • Perform solution envisioning
solution architects.
and requirement analyses Expand your skills to
OR Instructor-led training • Architect a solution Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

Course PL-600T00 Power Microsoft Certified:

• Implement the solution Power Platform Solution Microsoft Cloud for
• Professionals with strong applied Platform Solution Architect
knowledge of Microsoft Power Architect Expert Healthcare Learner Self-
Platform services, including an Assessment (Preview)
Solution architects for Microsoft This Learner Self-Assessment is
in-depth understanding
Power Platform lead successful built to guide you during your
of capabilities, boundaries,
implementations and focus on Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
and constraints.
how solutions address the learning journey.
broader business and technical
needs of organizations.

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