Applied Skills

Applied Skills, the new scenario-based credential that proves your proficiency in skill sets specific to critical business problems, so you can make a bigger impact on your projects your organization, and your career.

Experience	Goal	Context	Scope	Format	Flexibility
Microsoft Certifications	Validates a broad technical proficiency	Role-based	Breadth of skills	Exam with interactive elements	Schedule
Microsoft Applied Skills	Validates one specific skill	Project-based	Scenario-specific skills	Assessment via interactive lab experience	On-demand

Validate your technical skills and open doors to new possibilities of advancement with Microsoft Applied Skills.

To learn more about the assessment lab experience, watch this tutorial here.

Applied Skills Assessments

• Most Microsoft Applied Skills assessment labs for a given scenario typically contain 12-16 tasks.
• You will perform tasks in a virtual environment. The virtual machine is remotely connected to a live environment where you perform tasks on real software and applications.
• . You will have 2 hours to complete the lab tasks. You will NOT be able to save your work and come back later, so plan to complete all the tasks in a single session. The actions you take while completing the assessment lab will be recorded for quality control purposes.

To learn more about the assessment lab experience, watch this tutorial here.

Assessments

Assessment	Overview	Take Assessment
Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage	Demonstrate yout ability to securely store business data by using Azure Blob Storage and Azure Files.	Take Assessment Here
Deploy cloud-native apps using Azure Container Apps	Demonstrate your ability to deploy cloud-native applications to Azure Container Apps (ACA).	Take Assessment Here