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Communication

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Requirements

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

Competency options

Gold

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the exams or a certification.

1 of the 2 individuals must pass the following assessment:

Practical Guidance Assessment for Voice

All individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the exams or a certification.

2 of the 4 individuals must pass the following assessment:

Practical Guidance Assessment for Voice

All individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

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 exams or a certification.

2 individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

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 exams or a certification.

4 individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Systems Integrator option

Silver

1 of the 2 individuals must pass the following assessment:

Practical Guidance Assessment for Voice

All individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Gold

2 of the 4 individuals must pass the following assessment:

Practical Guidance Assessment for Voice

All individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

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 either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

Gold

4 individuals must either pass all the following exams:

Exam 70-334: Core Solutions of Skype for Business 2015*
Exam 70-333: Enterprise Voice Skype for Business 2015*

OR

One of the following certification:

MCSE: Productivity*
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

*These exams are retiring on Jan 31, 2021 and will be valid for competencies until Jan 31, 2022

We’re updating exams for the Communications competency to help ensure you have the latest technical skills to serve your customers. Make sure you meet all current requirements so you can attain or renew this competency and access its benefits.

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Benefits

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

Communications Competency benefits	Silver	Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔	✔
Use the Microsoft Partner Economic Model to help you estimate profit and loss for new business opportunities related to: The Systems Integrator Partner Business Case for Microsoft Lync Partner Business Case Tool for Lync Microsoft Cloud Solutions	✔	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Planning Services	✔	✔
Signature Support	✔	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Online Services Usage Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔

Silver
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Use the Microsoft Partner Economic Model to help you estimate profit and loss for new business opportunities related to: The Systems Integrator Partner Business Case for Microsoft Lync Partner Business Case Tool for Lync Microsoft Cloud Solutions	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Planning Services	✔
Signature Support	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Online Services Usage Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Use the Microsoft Partner Economic Model to help you estimate profit and loss for new business opportunities related to: The Systems Integrator Partner Business Case for Microsoft Lync Partner Business Case Tool for Lync Microsoft Cloud Solutions	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Skype for Business and Exchange Deployment Planning Services	✔
Signature Support	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Eligibility for the Microsoft Online Services Usage Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔