How to renew the MCT status
You are a Microsoft Certified Trainer and you are ready to renew your partecipation in the program, but you don’t know how to renew? Read this!
Requirements to renew your MCT status
- Possess a current Microsoft Certification or qualification eligible for the MCT program (see the list below).
- Meet the minimum instruction requirement of teaching at least one class, as validated by Metrics that Matter (MTM) OR any other survey tool.
Microsoft Certifications
Note: From December 31, 2021 if you teach legacy courses they will be not counted as valid classes toward renewing your MCT certification.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate (retired July 31, 2023)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (retired June 30, 2023)
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate (retiring December 31, 2023)
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate (retiring December 31, 2023)
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert (retired June 30, 2023)
- Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Power Automate RPA Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Journeys) Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Functional Consultant Associate (retired June 30, 2023)
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Commerce Functional Consultant Associate (retired June 30, 2023)
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Master (Office 2016), Master 2013, Excel Expert (Office 2016), Expert Excel 2013, Word Expert (Office 2016), Expert Word 2013, Word Associate (Office 2019), Excel Associate (Office 2019), PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019), Outlook Associate (Office 2019), Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019), Word Expert (Office 2019), Excel Expert (Office 2019), Access Expert (Office 2019) or Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019) **** Note: Only renewing MCTs will have access to the MOS certs. [Beginning April 1, 2022, the Microsoft Office Specialist certification is no longer accepted for new MCTs entering the program. The certification will be accepted for renewing MCTs who entered the program prior to March 31, 2022.]
Note Microsoft Certifications and qualifications eligible for the MCT program are subject to change. All new role-based certification will become eligible for the MCT Program once they are released. Certifications that are retired will be eligible for the MCT program up to 6 months following the retirement date. To learn more about retiring certifications, visit: Certification retirement.
Procedure to renew your annual MCT membership
Current MCT program members receive email messages before their one-year anniversary date as a
reminder to renew.
- Sign into the MCT enrollment tool directly with the Microsoft account associated with your
Certification profile, or navigate to it from the Certification Dashboard.
The Profile page appears, showing your anniversary date and membership status.
- Select Renew.
Your employer type and primary training audience will be pre-populated, based on your current
enrollment. If needed, you can change this information.
- Select Next to continue. The Requirements page appears.
- Verify your certifications and your training validation. To renew your MCT membership, you will
need to meet the following requirements:- a. Have a qualifying certification.
- b. Teach at least one class in the previous year as validated by Metrics That Matter
(MTM) or another survey tool. If you have used a survey tool other than MTM or your
MTM data is not correctly appearing, please select Upload File to submit a score
report or training summary to complete your renewal application. If you’re a
Microsoft employee (FTE) or a trainer employed by a Microsoft Imagine Academy,
government entity, or academic institution, you will be prompted to complete a
training waiver form (see step 5).
- Microsoft employees and trainers employed by a Microsoft Imagine Academy, government
entity, or academic institution will be prompted to complete a training waiver form.
- Select Next to continue.
- On the Terms page, read and accept the terms and conditions.
- Select Next to continue.
- Go to Confirmation Page and submit.
- Once all requirements and instructional skills are approved the user will need to go to the confirmation page and submit the application
Read more at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/mct-certification#requirements-to-renew-your-mct-status
If You are not yet a Microsoft Certified Trainer, read how to become MCT
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