Free Microsoft certification exam voucher

[bjcheung77]

Microsoft is hosting another Cloud Skills Challenge as part of Ignite 2021.

If you're interested in earning a free MS certification exam voucher, you can register for a reminder email when it's time to register for the challenges, complete it and start studying for your free exam!

From the site:

Complete one challenge and earn a free Microsoft Certification exam
There are 12 challenges available to choose from, select one that's right for you. Once you complete that challenge you will earn a free Microsoft Certification exam that can be applied to your choice from a select list of options.

The challenge begins on November 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00) and ends on November 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00). Make sure all modules in your challenge are complete before time runs out.

If you complete your challenge before it ends, one Microsoft Certification exam will be associated with your Learn profile on December 7, 2021. You will be notified via email when it becomes available. To see the full list of eligible exams please refer to the official rules page for more details.

Eligible exams for this year are:

• MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams
  
• MS-720: Microsoft Teams Voice Engineer
  
• MD-100: Windows 10
  
• MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops
  
• MB-210: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
  
• PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer
  
• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
  
• AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
  
• DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure
  
• AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
  
• AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
  
• MB-330: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
  
• SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
  
• SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
  
• SC-400: Microsoft Information Protection Administrator
  

It's that time again, my friends, let's skill up!
Link: https://csc.docs.microsoft.com/ignite/re...n/fall2021

[jsd]

Awesome, thank you!

[jch]

Thanks bj! Here's the list of eligible exams with active ACE recommendations: 

• AZ-104: MICROSOFT AZURE ADMINISTRATOR - 2UL
  
• AZ-204: DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS FOR MICROSOFT AZURE - 2LL
  
• MS-700: MANAGING MICROSOFT TEAMS - 3UL
  
• The combo of MD-100 Windows 10 and MD-101 Managing Modern Desktops also has an ACE recommendation for 3LL, but the challenge only covers one exam. 
  

[bjcheung77]

Awesome, thank you!

You're very welcome!

Thanks bj! Here's the list of eligible exams with active ACE recommendations: 

• AZ-104: MICROSOFT AZURE ADMINISTRATOR - 2UL
  
• AZ-204: DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS FOR MICROSOFT AZURE - 2LL
  
• MS-700: MANAGING MICROSOFT TEAMS - 3UL
  
• The combo of MD-100 Windows 10 and MD-101 Managing Modern Desktops also has an ACE recommendation for 3LL, but the challenge only covers one exam. 
  

Thanks for sharing this bit of info, I was looking exactly at that Managing Microsoft Teams for easy credits/cert as well as the Azure Administrator!

[jch]

I completed the Teams Admin challenge and just passed the MS-700 exam. Supposedly this is worth 3UL credits in cloud computing, we'll see how TESU transcripts it.

[dfrecore]

I completed the Teams Admin challenge and just passed the MS-700 exam. Supposedly this is worth 3UL credits in cloud computing, we'll see how TESU transcripts it.

Just looked it up in the ACE database, yes 3cr UL.  I'm guessing TESU will bring it in as CYB-4XX (so 400-level), but unless you're getting the BSBA/CIS degree or BACS, it will just be a Free Elective.  Not sure if it will work in the AoS for either of those?  Let us know!

[bjcheung77]

Please do let us know. For the BACS, I don't know if it will fit in the AOS... But for the BSBA CIS and the BS Cybersecurity, it'll have a higher chance as it should come in as a 300/400 course in Cybersecurity anyways, unless they require a specific course/content for the degree AOS and you can't deviate from it...

[jch]

I completed the Teams Admin challenge and just passed the MS-700 exam. Supposedly this is worth 3UL credits in cloud computing, we'll see how TESU transcripts it.

Just looked it up in the ACE database, yes 3cr UL.  I'm guessing TESU will bring it in as CYB-4XX (so 400-level), but unless you're getting the BSBA/CIS degree or BACS, it will just be a Free Elective.  Not sure if it will work in the AoS for either of those?  Let us know!

It came in as ITS-399 Special Topics in Info Technology. Was not used in either my BSBA-CIS or BS-Cybersecurity. Using the what-if tool, the automated analysis did not place it within the AoS for the BACS or BSIT. 
I may attempt an appeal to get it reclassified as some CYB credit which is useful for me.

[jch]

I completed the Teams Admin challenge and just passed the MS-700 exam. Supposedly this is worth 3UL credits in cloud computing, we'll see how TESU transcripts it.

Just looked it up in the ACE database, yes 3cr UL.  I'm guessing TESU will bring it in as CYB-4XX (so 400-level), but unless you're getting the BSBA/CIS degree or BACS, it will just be a Free Elective.  Not sure if it will work in the AoS for either of those?  Let us know!

It came in as ITS-399 Special Topics in Info Technology. Was not used in either my BSBA-CIS or BS-Cybersecurity. Using the what-if tool, the automated analysis did not place it within the AoS for the BACS or BSIT. 
I may attempt an appeal to get it reclassified as some CYB credit which is useful for me.

TESU denied my appeal. They argue that MS-700 is too product-specific and thus not general enough to be treated as a neutral cloud computing credit.