About the Enterprise Skills Initiative

The Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI) offers a programmatic way for enterprise customers to address knowledge gaps in their organizations and enable rapid, effective adoption of Azure. A Training Program Manager (TPM) is assigned to each customer, and a customized Skilling Plan is generated. The Skilling Plan will often combine self-paced learning resources on Microsoft Learn and Cloud Skill Challenges with virtual training day events and live instructor-led training to achieve specific learning goals. A key aspect of the TPM role is to work with customers to align learning with key initiatives and to track metrics to validate skilling impact on important projects.

The ESI program is available worldwide to selected customers and is continuously evolving to meet enterprise needs. Coming soon to the program are new learner and customer portals to make access and management more efficient, and live online Azure certification exam prep sessions. Contact your Microsoft Training Program Manager, Application Development Manager, or Technical Account Manager to learn more about the Enterprise Skills Initiative, and how your company can benefit from this program.

Register for free certification exam

Enterprise customers can register for free Microsoft training and get free Microsoft certification exam:

1. Visit Enterprise Skills Initiative: Welcome (microsoft.com)

2. Select country and register for a training from “Microsoft Training Days”

3. Complete the training

4. Claim free Microsoft certification exam