Plan for implementation and certification
Providing technical skills in data, security, AI, and cloud technologies will help ensure your students are well prepared for today’s job opportunities. Earning Microsoft Certifications will help students stand out among other job applicants and demonstrate their technical skills. Offering Microsoft technical skills and certification exams will also set your institution apart.
How you are going to teach those skills and certify your students is important to think about early in your planning. Three common types of curriculum adoption include:
Standalone course: Implementation as a standalone course. The Microsoft content as a self-contained course consisting solely of Microsoft Official Curriculum
Integrated alongside a course: Delivered as an extracurricular course. Where the course includes Microsoft Official Curriculum that is related to, but not core to, the school’s program curriculum. For example, the course takes place during term breaks, outside regular class times, or a continuing or further education course
Integrated inside a course: the Microsoft Official Curriculum content is embedded within a broader school curriculum where the learning objectives of the Microsoft curriculum and the academic course are aligned.