Updated skilling for two Solutions Partner designations

We've updated skilling requirements for Solutions Partner designations for Modern Work and Digital & App Innovation.

Impacted audience

Partners who are currently enrolled in or are in the process of attaining a Modern Work or Digital & App Innovation Solutions Partner designation.

As part of ongoing alignment with modern market demands and customer needs, we made skilling updates for the Solutions Partner for Modern Work and Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation designations. These are effective April 30, 2026, and are live now in Partner Center.

• Solutions Partner for Modern Work: We added the Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals certification as an Intermediate skilling option, replacing the retiring Microsoft 365 Fundamentals certification, across both Enterprise and SMB tracks.
• Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation: We added GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, GitHub Advanced Security, and GitHub Copilot certifications as Advanced skilling options across both Enterprise and SMB tracks.

No action is required if you already attained the designation. Prepare to meet the new skilling requirement at renewal. If you’re working toward the designation, align to the updated skilling now.

By aligning skilling requirements to in‑demand capabilities, you can keep your Solutions Partner designations current, credible, and better matched to how customers evaluate technical expertise today, and stand out in market and differentiate your capabilities as a result.

Next steps

Visit the Solutions Partner designations dashboard in Partner Center to see how this change affected your progress toward attaining or renewing a designation today.