Eligibility Criteria*:

1) Minimum 10 participants per partner organization across Australia and New Zealand.

2) A ‘new hire’ is defined as an individual employed as an FTE no more than 6-months prior to event kick-off.

3) All participants need to have passed one of the following fundamentals exams - PL-900, MB-910 or MB-920 at time of kick-off.

4) Only 40 places are available in each event. If all places are not filled, we may allow fewer participants per partner.

5) Participants are offered a mentor / buddy in participating partner organization.

6) Partner commits to offer their own structured onboarding program to their participants prior to and post this Microsoft program such as soft skills, partner delivery methodology, company culture, shadowing senior consultant and continued technical learning.

Partner Takeaways / T&Cs:

Certifications

PL-200 / MB-230 (exam vouchers provided). ‘Discovery 2 Win’ certification and certification provided by Microsoft for completing 4-week onboarding program.

Cost

We aim to provide this program at no cost or maximum AUD 500 per participant.
Partner pays AUD 2,500 if participants attend <50% of sessions. Cancellation no later than 2 weeks prior to intended program kick-off.

Community

Participants will receive continued training offerings post completing this program. Microsoft will create an online community for participants to allow for continued exchange of best practices.

Microsoft recruitment policy in relation to partner employees:

Microsoft works to respect our partner ecosystem, and our recruitment teams do not seek to actively solicit candidates from partner organisations in our hiring practices. If a candidate from a partner organisation chooses to apply directly for a role at Microsoft, they will be given fair consideration for the role in line with Australian employment law and equal opportunities legislation. Our recruitment policies, processes and practices are built with these core principles in mind.