Partners, this is your moment. AI is reshaping how we work at breakneck speed, and those who skill up will lead this transformation.
As Nicole Dezen emphasized in her MCAPS Start for Partners 2025 recap, success in this era is rooted in clarity, consistency, and capability—and you. Skilling isn’t just a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program priority—it’s your competitive edge, empowering you to close readiness gaps and deliver customer outcomes in an AI-first world.
This month, we’re spotlighting what’s new in partner skilling, how AI-powered enablement is driving measurable impact, and what steps you can take next to stay ahead.
Partner Skilling Hub: What’s new and how to drive impact
Whether you're onboarding new hires, deepening technical expertise, or preparing for the next wave of AI opportunity, the new Microsoft Partner Skilling Hub is your comprehensive resource for activating technical readiness and aligning learning with business outcomes.
Since its launch, the Skilling Hub has evolved rapidly to meet the needs of partners on their readiness journeys. The latest updates include:
- Simplified navigation for faster discovery of content by solution area.
- AI-curated learning collections focused on Copilot, Security, and Industry Cloud priorities.
- New role-based pathways tailored for business decision-makers and pre-sales professionals, not just technical sellers.
If you haven’t explored the Skilling Hub recently, now is the time to discover new features, enhanced filters, and guided journeys that connect training directly to pipeline outcomes. It’s more than a platform—it’s your partner for growth.
What sets the Skilling Hub apart is its focus on outcomes. Partners have made it clear that training must deliver tangible results. The Skilling Hub is therefore built around business impact, not just completing courses.
Whether your goal is to scale delivery capacity, deepen specialized skill sets, or win with solution assessments, the Skilling Hub connects your teams to targeted, action-ready training aligned to the Microsoft solution areas—AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security.
Here are three ways to drive results with the Skilling Hub:
- Activate GTM alignment by training to support solution plays and partner incentives.
- Accelerate specialization by aligning readiness paths with Partner Center goals.
- Empower scale by onboarding new talent into customer-ready roles more efficiently.
New: Multi-region solution design webinar (now on-demand)
To support customers in today’s cloud-first world, Microsoft partners need to understand the value and importance of designing solutions with multi-region applications in mind. Customers increasingly rely on the resiliency, disaster recovery, and availability zones made possible by Microsoft Azure.
These features enable organizations worldwide to improve data residency, optimize costs, minimize environmental impact, and develop flexible multi-region solutions that protect customer investments and support seamless scaling or migration.
Recorded June 12, 2025, this webinar is now available on-demand. Join the Partner Meetup for Microsoft Azure for invitations to weekly webinars and access to recordings.
Build crucial frameworks in our Microsoft ISV AI Envisioning Day trainings
To further support partners building AI-powered solutions, Microsoft offers ISV AI Envisioning Day trainings—monthly, simu-live sessions designed to help software development companies identify high-impact AI use cases and build effective development plans. These sessions equip partners with the frameworks, tools, and technical guidance needed to accelerate AI application development and publishing. Whether you're participating in ISV Success or are exploring how to get started, these trainings are a valuable step toward becoming AI-ready. Explore upcoming sessions.
Build intelligent agents with confidence at the Copilot Studio Agentathon
As AI reshapes how organizations operate, partners play a critical role in helping customers turn innovation into impact. The Copilot Studio Agentathon is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience with low-code AI tools from Microsoft and lead the way in delivering intelligent, scalable solutions that solve real-world business challenges. Taking place August 26–27, this two-day immersive event is designed for solution architects, technical pre-sales professionals, and low-code app makers. Through guided labs and industry-specific scenarios, you’ll learn how to design, build, and deploy AI-powered assistants that automate workflows and integrate securely with enterprise systems—without writing complex code. Complete two projects during the live event to earn a verifiable digital badge via Credly and showcase your achievement. Space is limited, so register today to secure your spot.
Get started today
As customer expectations evolve and the pace of innovation accelerates, partner readiness has never been more critical. Whether you’re just getting started or are ready to take your skilling strategy to the next level, the Partner Skilling Hub has the tools and content to help you succeed.
Explore new training opportunities, align learning paths with your go-to-market priorities, and empower every role in your organization to contribute to business growth.