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Requirements

See the requirements for the competency options you’re interested in below.

Competency options

Hybrid Services Partner option

Gold

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the exam requirements.

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the exam requirements.

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Gold

Your company must meet the training requirement.

Your company must reach 200 KPIs through training of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the exam requirements.

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Your company must meet the training and revenue requirements.

Your company must reach 5000 KPIs through training and generate US $500000 in revenue from sales of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the exam requirements.

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Hybrid Services Partner option

Silver

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Gold

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Learning option

Silver

Your company must reach 200 KPIs through training of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

2 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Gold

4 individuals must each pass all the following exams:

Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator

Note: Retired exams 70-347, 70-345 and MCSE certification will be valid for competencies until June 30, 2020.

Benefits

Once you meet all the requirements and pay the fee, you can access these benefits:

Messaging Competency benefits	Silver	Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔	✔
Signature Support	✔	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Microsoft Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Services (S&EDPS)	✔	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Hosting Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔

Silver
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Signature Support	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Microsoft Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Services (S&EDPS)	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Hosting Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Signature Support	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Microsoft Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Services (S&EDPS)	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Hosting Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔