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The Skilling Shift: Microsoft's New Certification Era

2026 brings the biggest reshuffle of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform certification catalog in years – and it’s still unfolding. Long-standing exams (PL-200, PL-600, MB-280, MB-700 and more) are retiring, while a new AB series built around agentic AI, Copilot Studio, and AI-enhanced application design takes their place. The common thread? Microsoft now treats AI not as a bonus skill, but as part of every role.

In this live session, the Companial Learning team walks you through what’s retiring, what’s replacing it, and, just as importantly, where the gaps still are, because not every transition is a clean one-for-one swap. We’ll show how AI is now woven into virtually every training on the roadmap and what that means for your certification paths, your partner designations, and your team’s skilling strategy. Come with questions; we’ll keep it practical and specific.

Agenda Points

  1. The big reshuffle – Which Dynamics 365 and Power Platform exams are retiring, what’s confirmed as a replacement (e.g., PL-200 → AB-410), and where Microsoft has left genuine open questions (like the expert-level gaps around AB-100).
  2. AI as the new baseline – How Copilot, agents, and Copilot Studio are now embedded across the certification catalog and every learning course, from foundational (AB-900) to associate-level roles (AB-210, AB-250, AB-620) –  and what “AI in every role” means in practice.
  3. What it means for partners – The knock-on effects on Solutions Partner designations and specializations, planning certification paths through the transition, and how Companial Learning is adapting its courses to keep in-demand skills alive.

13th October, 2026

3:00 PM CEST

Online

English

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Presenter

Vincent Bellefroid, Partner & Core Team Member at Companial Learning

Vincent helps shape the vision and direction of Companial Learning. By connecting insights from the Dynamics community with the expertise of the Companial team, he ensures partners have access to relevant, world-class learning.

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