Take the next step in your career with Microsoft skilling designed for real-world impact through hands-on challenges and certifications.
Each skills challenge focuses on practical skills that help you build, secure, and innovate with Microsoft technologies. Complete the challenge, earn badges, and move closer to industry-recognized certifications.
9 hands-on learning paths designed for Ignite 2025. Pick your track and start building real-world skills.
Unlock the future of AI development. Dive into deploying models, building RAG-based solutions, and developing intelligent AI agents using Microsoft Agent Framework.
Join the AI Apps and Agents Challenge to master app development and AI integration on Azure. Learn to deploy and scale containerized apps with Azure Kubernetes Service, manage APIs, and unlock advanced capabilities like semantic search and generative AI with Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Dive deep into Microsoft Fabric's data engineering capabilities—from OneLake shortcuts and mirroring to advanced transformations and pipeline orchestration. Prepare for the DP-700 Fabric Data Engineer certification and master the tools that unify your data estate.
Learn how to streamline analytics workflows, activate real-time intelligence, and empower your organization with self-service BI. Bring all your data together with Microsoft Fabric and accelerate your journey to becoming a certified DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer.
Build foundational knowledge in data concepts, databases, and analytics. Learn how data is stored, processed, and visualized. Complete the challenge and unlock your path to the DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals certification.
Master end-to-end security for AI applications. Learn how to safeguard sensitive data, prevent prompt injection attacks, and enforce compliance with Zero Trust principles.
Transform your development workflow with AI-powered pair programming. Join this challenge to master GitHub Copilot, unlock advanced productivity features, and learn enterprise adoption strategies that drive 10x developer efficiency.
Join the Azure Migration Mastery Challenge to gain hands-on experience in planning, migrating, and securing workloads in the cloud. Learn how to set up Azure Migrate, move servers and databases, and strengthen identity and backup protection.
Take your modernization skills to the next level with this Challenge focused on transforming legacy apps into agile, cloud-native solutions. Explore .NET and Java modernization, GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development, and automated deployments.
Join 9 Cloud Skills Challenges. Start learning today and earn badges by completing learning paths across AI, Data, Security, and Infrastructure.
Introducing dedicated challenges for cloud migration and application modernization. Learn Azure Migrate, AKS, and cloud-native patterns with hands-on labs.
Complete challenges to earn achievement badges on your Microsoft Learn profile. Prepare for GitHub Copilot, GitHub Foundations, and Azure certifications.
Finish challenges between November 10 - December 5, 2025 and unlock exclusive rewards to accelerate your career.
Be among the first 5,000 challenge completions to earn vouchers for 50% off Microsoft certification exams including DP-600, DP-700, DP-900, and more.
Showcase your expertise with exclusive Microsoft Ignite 2025 challenge completion badges on your Microsoft Learn profile and LinkedIn.
Compete with peers globally and get recognized for your learning accomplishments during the challenge period.
Complete any challenge track to qualify for rewards. Vouchers awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pick from 9 challenge tracks aligned with your goals and skill level.
Work through hands-on labs, interactive tutorials, and real-world scenarios.
Get recognized with badges and certificates to showcase your new skills.
Continue your journey with advanced content and certification paths.
Join thousands of developers building the future with Azure and AI.