{"id":12532,"date":"2023-11-09T08:56:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=12532"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:43:49","slug":"embracing-emerging-technology-at-microsoft-with-new-ai-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/embracing-emerging-technology-at-microsoft-with-new-ai-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing emerging technology at Microsoft with new AI certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background: #DFCDD2; border-radius: 25px; max-width: 375px; padding: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 20px; float: right;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13581\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2024\/05\/blog-icons-02-Readiness-guides_solo72x59-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em;\">Copilot for Microsoft 365 Deployment and Adoption Guide<\/h2>\n<p>Read our step-by-step guide on deploying Copilot for Microsoft 365 at your company. It\u2019s based on our experience deploying it here at Microsoft:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/deploying-copilot-for-microsoft-365-in-four-chapters\/\">Full version<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/msdcopilotguidepdf\">eBook version<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/copilot-for-microsoft-365-for-executives-sharing-our-internal-deployment-and-adoption-journey-at-microsoft\/\">Version for executives<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/msdcopilotexecguidepdf\">eBook version for executives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>As an organization, we immediately saw that advanced AI was going to create opportunities for our employees to increase their reach and impact. We knew we needed to move quickly to help them get ready for the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Our response?<\/p>\n<p>We assembled an ambitious data and AI curriculum through Microsoft Viva Learning that draws from Microsoft Learn and other content sources. This curriculum is empowering our employees at Microsoft Digital (MSD), the company\u2019s IT organization, with the skills they need to harness these tools.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-style: groove; max-width: 600px; padding: 20px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<h2>Microsoft Viva Learning and Microsoft Learn<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft Viva Learning and Microsoft Learn are two distinct platforms that serve different purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Viva Learning<\/strong> is a centralized learning hub in Microsoft Teams that lets you seamlessly integrate learning and building skills into your day. In Viva Learning, your team can discover, share, recommend, and learn from content libraries provided by both your organization and partners. <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/viva\/learning\/overview-viva-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They can do all of this without leaving Microsoft Teams.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Learn<\/strong>\u00a0is a free online learning platform that provides interactive learning content for Microsoft products and services. It offers a wide range of courses, tutorials, and certifications to help users learn new skills and advance their careers.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Learn is accessible to anyone with an internet connection and is available in multiple languages.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s all part of our approach to infusing AI into everything we do to support the company. The more successful we are in MSD, the better our team can deploy our new AI technologies to the rest of our colleagues across the organization.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-body\"><p>It\u2019s not just about winning with technology. It\u2019s about supporting the community and doing things the right way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"source\">\u2014 Sean MacDonald, partner director of product management<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Infusing AI into Microsoft through a learn-it-all culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fully unleashing AI across Microsoft is a bold aspiration that will require plenty of guidance and support from our MSD team. It\u2019s both a technology and a people challenge that requires us to have more than IT knowledge to deliver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take a holistic approach,\u201d says Sean MacDonald, partner director of product management in MSD. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about winning with technology\u2014it\u2019s about supporting the community and doing things the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-body\"><p>As a tech company, we\u2019re always encountering new concepts and new technologies. It&#8217;s part of our culture to absorb technology and consume concepts very quickly, and AI just the latest example.<\/p>\n<p class=\"source\">\u2014 Miguel Uribe, principal product manager lead<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With our learn-it-all culture and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-viva\/learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Viva Learning<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Learn<\/a>, and other content sources at our disposal, a progressive curriculum was the natural choice for upskilling our technical professionals. Microsoft Viva Learning connects content from our organization\u2019s internal learning libraries and third-party learning management systems. As a result, it makes it easy for our team to develop learning paths with content from Microsoft Learn, LinkedIn Learning, and external providers like Pearson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a tech company, we\u2019re always encountering new concepts and new technologies,\u201d says Miguel Uribe, principal product manager lead for Employee Experience Insights in MSD. \u201cIt\u2019s part of our culture to absorb technology and consume concepts very quickly, and AI is just the latest example.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>[<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-responding-with-an-ai-center-of-excellence\/\"><em>Learn how we\u2019re managing our response to the AI Revolution internally at Microsoft with an AI Center of Excellence<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/getting-the-most-out-of-generative-ai-at-microsoft-with-good-governance\/\"><em>See how we\u2019re getting the most out of generative AI at Microsoft with good governance<\/em><\/a><em>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Building meaningful AI certifications for Microsoft employees<\/h2>\n<p>The AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE), our MSD team tasked with designing and championing how our organization uses AI, is at the forefront of these efforts. They\u2019re working to standardize how we leverage AI internally.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12545\" style=\"width: 1122px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12545 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_1.jpg\" alt=\"The AI Center for Excellence team\u2019s areas of responsibility, including strategy, architecture, roadmap, and culture.\" width=\"1122\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_1.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_1-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_1-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We\u2019ve created four pillars to guide our internal implementation of generative AI across Microsoft: Strategy, architecture, roadmap, and culture. Our AI certifications program falls under culture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur first priority is creating a common understanding and language around these fairly new topics,\u201d says Humberto Arias, senior product manager on the Frictionless Devices team in MSD. \u201cThe technology changes constantly, so you need to learn continually to keep up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, enterprising employees within Microsoft have been laying the groundwork for this moment for years. Our Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) community had been working on their own time to deepen their knowledge through research and independent certifications.<\/p>\n<p>When generative AI took off at the start of 2023, that community began partnering with the AI CoE and got serious about empowerment. They brought their knowledge. The AI CoE brought their organizational leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other organization within Microsoft can provide such a clear picture of what you need for upskilling,\u201d says Urvi Sengar, AIML software engineer in MSD. \u201cOnly our IT organization is functionally diverse enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12639\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_SME_new11172023-1024x490.jpg\" alt=\"MacDonald, Uribe, Arias, Sengar, Pancholi, Ceurvorst, Philpott, Bodhanampati, and Paniaras pose for pictures that have been assembled into a collage.\" width=\"600\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_SME_new11172023-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_SME_new11172023-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_SME_new11172023-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_SME_new11172023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right, Sean MacDonald, Miguel Uribe, Humberto Arias, Urvi Sengar, Nitul Pancholi, Amy Ceurvorst, John Philpott, Sunitha Bodhanampati, and Yannis Paniaras, as well Dave Rodriguez (not pictured), are all part of a larger Microsoft Digital team implementing a new AI training curriculum for employees at Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their work is a testament to the power of trusting your technology champions to lead change. In previous years, Sengar and her AIML community colleagues had already built a learning path focused <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/credentials\/certifications\/azure-ai-fundamentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on <em>AI-900<\/em>, a pathway dedicated to AI fundamentals<\/a>. They relaunched the course in 2023 to represent the core of our AI certifications.<\/p>\n<p>From there, a diverse group of technical and employee experience professionals collaborated to assemble, create, and structure a series of learning paths to launch MSD\u2019s employees into the next level of AI expertise. That\u2019s where Microsoft Viva Learning really shines. The platform makes it easy to curate our AI content actively as the technology landscape evolves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much is changing that we don\u2019t want to stop at just one static certification,\u201d Sengar says. \u201cWe want to keep the learning going along with everything new and relevant so we can take this community forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The result is a granular, multidisciplinary curriculum that gets MSD employees not just up to AI literacy, but AI proficiency.<\/p>\n<h2>Innovative AI certifications designed for employee success<\/h2>\n<p>Our <em>AI and Data Learning<\/em> curriculum breaks into three distinct learning paths: basic, intermediate, and advanced.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li><em>AI Learning Basic<\/em> gives beginners a ground-level, conceptual understanding of the technology. It builds familiarity with generative AI, Azure OpenAI Service, and no-code AI, as well as more theoretical frameworks like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ai\/responsible-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responsible AI<\/a> principles, AI ethics, and how to align AI projects with our values.<\/li>\n<li><em>AI Learning Intermediate<\/em> is where things get more functional. Here, employees learn about natural language processing and prompt engineering, as well as several specific AI tools, including ChatGPT, AI Builder in Power Automate, Semantic Kernal for building AI-based apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot Extensibility Framework, and more.<\/li>\n<li><em>AI Learning Advanced<\/em> goes from function to innovation. This is where employees can dive deeper into technologies like large language models (LLMs), training neural networks, self-supervised machine learning, and other skills that will help them develop more advanced solutions and automations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When employees complete each learning path, they receive a sharable badge. <a href=\"https:\/\/info.credly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We used Credly<\/a>, a digital credentialing solution created by Pearson, to design and manage those badges. We can then distribute them to our employees through Credly\u2019s integration with Microsoft Viva Learning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12548\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_2.png\" alt=\"The three AI certification badges available through Microsoft Viva Learn: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.\" width=\"604\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_2.png 604w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/11\/10553_MDEE_AI_certification_graphic_2-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microsoft employees can obtain three levels of AI certification: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Curating the curriculum is only one part of the AI CoE\u2019s job. It\u2019s also crucial to promote and socialize these learning opportunities internally. The wider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-viva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Viva employee experience suite<\/a> takes care of that.<\/p>\n<p>We actively socialize the AI certifications through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-viva\/engage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Viva Engage<\/a>, our employee communication platform, but top-down promotion is only one component of their success. MSD employees often share their certifications via LinkedIn or through Viva Engage. As a result, there\u2019s an element of virality that leads even more of our employees to take these courses\u2014even outside MSD.<\/p>\n<p>Our teams are clearly excited about their success. The share rate for <em>AI Learning <\/em>badges is 72 percent, well above Credly\u2019s average of 47 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond MSD, lines of business across Microsoft are even adapting these certifications for their own needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are observing the work we do and looking for ways to bring it into their organizations,\u201d says Nitul Pancholi, engineering product manager in MSD leading the AI CoE\u2019s culture pillar. \u201cEven external customers are asking how they can set up their own centers of excellence and what to prioritize.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Freshly empowered AI practitioners, ready for the future<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re still at the beginning of our internal AI adoption journey. But by raising the baseline of AI knowledge, these certifications ensure our technical professionals are ready to lead the rest of our organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of the super cool things about Microsoft,\u201d MacDonald says. \u201cWe have the playground at our fingertips, and we have the autonomy and opportunity to dream up whatever we want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The advent of advanced AI supported by thoughtful empowerment initiatives will only amplify our employees\u2019 ability to experiment with emerging technologies. We\u2019re confident that developing our own AI curriculum will help us work our way into a virtuous cycle of more learning, more creativity, and more business innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Customers with access to Microsoft Viva Learn can start assembling their own AI curriculum from Microsoft Learn content, their own organizations\u2019 educational materials, and external providers and learning management systems today. By unlocking AI for employees through education, organizations are positioned to ride the wave of the next digital revolution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-responding-with-an-ai-center-of-excellence\/\">Read more about the AI CoE and how we\u2019re responding to the AI revolution here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7448 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/key-takeaways-300x74.png\" alt=\"Key Takeaways\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/key-takeaways-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/key-takeaways.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some things to consider as you think about launching an AI curriculum at your company:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li>Leverage your integrations with tools like Microsoft Viva Learning and LinkedIn Learning.<\/li>\n<li>Actively curate your courses to keep your curriculum up to date.<\/li>\n<li>Busy schedules get in the way: Build time for learning into your employees\u2019 days, then support them with curriculum.<\/li>\n<li>Leverage executive sponsorship, employee champions, and the social aspects of learning.<\/li>\n<li>Incentivize and recognize progress through gamification, friendly competition, badges, and testimonials.<\/li>\n<li>Build a diverse enablement team from across different disciplines, seniorities, and technical backgrounds.<\/li>\n<li>Think about how to segment learners by level of expertise and learning style, then tailor the learning to those segments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11919 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-300x68.png\" alt=\"Try it out\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-1024x234.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/07\/OKR_Try_it_out.png 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-viva\/learning?OCID=InsideTrack_Product_10553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start building your own AI curriculum with Microsoft Viva Learning\u2014select this link to try it out<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links-300x81.png\" alt=\"Related links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2021\/10\/related_links.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/insidetrack\/blog\/the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-responding-with-an-ai-center-of-excellence\/\">Learn how we\u2019re managing our response to the AI Revolution internally at Microsoft with an AI Center of Excellence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/insidetrack\/blog\/getting-the-most-out-of-generative-ai-at-microsoft-with-good-governance\/\">See how we\u2019re getting the most out of generative AI at Microsoft with good governance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/insidetrack\/blog\/fostering-a-culture-of-learning-at-microsoft-with-viva-learning\/\">Discover how Microsoft cultivates a culture of learning with Viva Learning.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/insidetrack\/blog\/creating-learn-it-alls-at-microsoft-with-viva-learning-and-linkedin-learning-hub\/\">Explore creating learn-it-alls at Microsoft with Viva Learning and LinkedIn Learning Hub.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12081 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/05\/Customer-Survey-580x85-1.png\" alt=\"We'd like to hear from you!\" width=\"580\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/05\/Customer-Survey-580x85-1.png 580w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/05\/Customer-Survey-580x85-1-300x44.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:msitstaff@microsoft.com\">Want more information? 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