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Microsoft Copilot specialization

Program overview and requirements

Program overview

The Microsoft Copilot specialization demonstrates your experience and skills related to Microsoft 365 Copilot, including Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and agents. Partners who earn this specialization have proven they can:

  • Help customers find and use AI and Copilot advisory services.
  • Assess customer readiness for a secure and compliant Copilot deployment.
  • Guide customers through their Copilot adoption.
  • Expand and customize AI through extensibility with agentic focus.

How long will my specialization stay active?

Your organization’s Copilot specialization will remain active for one year. After that, you can renew it, provided you meet the requirements at that time.

How do I earn this specialization?

If your organization has a relevant Solutions Partner designation (Business Applications, Modern Work, and/or Security) and meets the requirements below, you'll be notified in Partner Center and can apply for the Copilot specialization.

What are the requirements?

Partners must meet standards for service delivery and support. Requirements are verified by Microsoft and/or a third-party vendor and are subject to change.

Solutions Partner designation

Your organization must have an active Business Applications, Modern Work, and/or Security designation.

Performance requirements

1,000 monthly active users (MAU) growth of M365 Copilot in the trailing 12 months (TTM) (Claiming partner of record [CPOR], Cloud Solution Provider [CSP] Tier 1, CSP Tier 2)

AND

5 net customer growth for Copilot in TTM (CPOR, CSP Tier 1, CSP Tier 2)

Skilling requirements

5 people with MS-102: Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert

AND

5 people with, cumulatively:

SC-401: Implement information protection in Microsoft 365

OR

APL-4002: Prepare security and compliance to support Copilot

AND

5 people with APL-7008: Create custom agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Customer references

Provide three customer references, which must include at least one example of transforming business processes with agent implementation. Review our guidelines for customer references before submitting.