Microsoft Power Platform Certifications

Want to learn about Microsoft Power Platform Certifications but don’t know where to start? Here are some tips!

Note: All information and screenshots are correct at time of writing but may be different in future as Microsoft certifications are subject to change (and often do!)

Which Power Platform-related certifications are available?

Power Platform-related certification can be found here on Microsoft Learn:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/browse/?products=power-platform&resource_type=certification&expanded=power-platform

You’ll see several certifications with exams prefixed with PL- which cover various Power Platform services such as Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.

However, note that you’ll also see certifications with exams containing different prefixes such as MB- and DP- as some certifications overlap with other non-Power Platform services such as Dynamics 365 and Azure Data Platform.

Which Power Platform-specific certifications are available?

Power Platform-specific certifications can be found here on the Microsoft Certifications poster:

https://aka.ms/TrainCertPoster

OK, so we now have the following Power Platform-specific certifications:

• Power Platform Fundamentals - Exam PL-900
• Power Platform App Maker Associate - Exam PL-100
• Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate - Exam PL-200
• Power BI Data Analyst Associate - Exam PL-300
• Power Platform Developer Associate - Exam PL-400
• Power Automate RPA Developer Associate - Exam PL-500
• Power Platform Solution Architect Expert - Exam PL-600

Which certification should I aim for next?

Some of us like to start with Fundamentals, whereas others completely ignore Fundamentals and jump straight to Associate or Expert level certifications.

Some of us cherry-pick the certifications we want, whereas others like to collect them all! 😄

To help decide which certification to aim for next, check out the Microsoft Power Platform training and certifications guide:

https://aka.ms/PPTrainCertDeck

It contains a lot of training and certifications advice, including the following suggested training journeys:

• Training journey for citizen developers and IT Pros
• Training journey for developers
• Training journey for data analysts

For example, the suggested training journey for developers looks like this:

Microsoft training and certification guides for all platforms (Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Power Platform & Security) can be found here:

https://aka.ms/TrainCertDeck

Whichever certification you are aiming for next, I wish you good luck! 🙌