Get Certified!

Anyone who’s taken a certification exam knows that passing takes dedication and an intensive time commitment. Microsoft Certification has encouraged and empowered so many people around the world.

The Coursera certificate and the practice exam you’ve just completed, help to prepare you to take the Exam PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals.

However, to be fully prepared for everything that you might encounter in the Exam PL-900, you are advised to complete every resource provided in this course, including following all links and additional resources. The reading at the very end of this course Prepare for the Exam PL-900: Additional exercises is crucial to embedding your knowledge and skills before taking the exam.

After being awarded your Coursera certificate, you will receive an email notification that allows you to unlock a fifty percent discount certification voucher code. We encourage you to register and schedule the exam with Pearson Vue using your voucher code.​​

The perks of certification

When you expand and maintain your career by getting Microsoft-certified, the opportunities that become available are enough to make anyone proud. It increases confidence, income, professional credibility, and happiness. A study by Pearson VUE found that 67% of technical professionals say certification builds confidence; about 35% of technical professionals say getting certified led to salary or wage increases; and 41% said they’re happier in their jobs.

Organizations also benefit from continuous learning. IDC has found that trained and certified teams responsible for core IT activities are almost 20% more productive than less proficient staff, with Microsoft-certified IT professionals performing 26% better across all roles than uncertified IT professionals with the same responsibilities.

In other words, certification is a great investment in yourself, and in your team. It’s a game-changer.

Microsoft Certification benefits

When you, your team, and your organization maintain a culture that celebrates learning and achievement, everyone wins. Certification supports a forward-looking culture that values up-to-date knowledge and a constant striving for the next, most useful capabilities, not only as proof of skills and expertise, but with real benefits to individuals and companies.

Microsoft Certification helps you:

• Get recognized.

  Build confidence and be recognized as a leader, unlock new opportunities, and share your credentials with your professional network.

• Get ahead.

  Stay ahead of the curve, increase your productivity, and take your career to the next level.

• Get hired.

  Certified technical skills help you prepare for job opportunities by proving to employers you have the skills they want.

Microsoft Certification helps your organization:

• Increase performance.

  Certified employees are more productive, more efficient in their roles, and bring more creative solutions to complex technical problems.

• Increase value.

  Organization’s benefits include improved productivity, faster troubleshooting, and fewer skills gaps.

• Increase the talent pool.

  By simplifying talent identification and recruiting through certification you make your screening process easier.

This is just the start

Certification is a continual and rewarding journey. You might even be surprised by the opportunities certification has provided for individuals around the world.

Continue your education

Depending on your goals, you may choose to continue learning. Take a look at the Microsoft certification pages to learn more about the certifications that are available to you.