Credential retirement
Why credentials get retired
Technology changes faster every year. To keep our credentialing program relevant, we continually review our Applied Skills scenarios and Certifications to ensure they reflect the latest skills and Microsoft technologies and retire those that are no longer relevant. Our goal is to empower candidates to be on the leading edge of tech by allowing them to validate relevant, real-world skills needed to solve critical business problems and perform job roles that are needed for organizations to achieve their digital transformation goals.
Certifications scheduled to retire
Certifications scheduled to be retired in the next 12 months are listed here. (This information is subject to change.)
| Certification | Retirement date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate | November 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Journeys) Functional Consultant Associate | November 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Data) Specialty | November 30, 2024 |
Applied skills credentials scheduled to retire
Applied skills credentials scheduled to be retired in the next 12 months are listed here. (This information is subject to change.)
Recently retired Certifications
These Certifications have been retired within the last year. When a Certification has been retired for more than one year, it will be removed from this page. Once a Certification has been retired, it will no longer be available in the Certification offerings. If you earned or renewed a Certification before it was retired, it will remain on your transcript in the Active Certifications section until it expires. Once the Certification expires, it will move the Historical Certifications section of your transcript.
Role-based
| Certification | Retirement date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate | February 29, 2024 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate | December 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate | December 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate | April 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Access 2013 | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2013 | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: OneNote 2013 | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook 2013 | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint 2013 | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Word 2013 | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2013 Expert | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist: Word 2013 Expert | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist 2013 Master | June 30, 2024 |
| Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate | June 30, 2024 |
Recently retired Applied Skills credentials
These Applied Skills have been retired within the last year. When an Applied Skill has been retired for more than one year, it will be removed from this page. Once an Applied Skill has been retired, it will no longer be available the Applied Skills offerings. Once the Applied Skill expires, it will move the Historical credentials section of your transcript.
| Applied Skills name | Retirement date |
|---|---|
| Develop generative AI solutions with Azure OpenAI Service | October 31, 2024 |
| Build collaborative apps for Microsoft Teams | September 2, 2024 |
| Deploy containers by using Azure Kubernetes Service | June 17, 2024 |