Learning journey

Frontier Transformation
Engineer

Become the engineer who helps build Frontier Firms

Earn your Frontier Transformation Engineer Badge through a structured learning path that helps partners scale AI delivery and become Frontier Firms.

11 courses ~86 hours 3 milestones

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How to obtain this badge

One badge. Three proven steps.

Complete certifications, demonstrate project readiness, and advance through the Frontier CoE to earn the Frontier Transformation Engineer badge.

Before you start

Complete all four steps to ensure your credentials and skilling activity are attributed to your partner organization and count towards Specialization.

Step 1

Create your Partner Skilling Hub account with your work email

Step 2

Use your personal-email MS Learn profile and link your work-email profile to it, so earned certifications stay with you

Step 3

Link your MS Learn profile to Partner Center

Complete the account linking in Partner Center so your MAICPP/Global/Partner admin can view your credentials and count them towards Specialization

Step 4

Link your Partner Skilling Hub profile to Partner Center

Complete the Partner Skilling Hub profile linking in Partner Center so your eligible LevelUp credentials including FTE badge can be associated with your partner organization and counted towards Specialization.

Certifications

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Build certification readiness through optional preparation courses. Finish your certification exam here.

Certification updates are not immediate. Please allow up to 2-3 weeks after your enrollment & exam pass date for your certification to be recognized in our system.

Preparation (Optional)

Certification Status (Required)

GH-300: GitHub Copilot

10 Hours

Credential Ready

Start

Pending

AI-103: Develop AI apps and agents on Azure

10 Hours

Credential Ready

Already hold an active AI-102 certification? It will be accepted in place of AI-103 for the FTE badge.

Start

Pending

AB-100: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect

10 Hours

Credential Ready

Start

Pending

Project Ready + Assessments

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Complete your Project Ready courses (optional) and pass the course assessments with minimum 80% score to mark completion of this milestone.

Preparation (Optional)

Assessment (Required)

Activate organizational intelligence with Microsoft IQ

1 Hour

Project Ready

Start

Build Frontier Firm productivity with Work IQ, Copilot, & agents

16 Hours

Project Ready with Labs

Start

Accelerate Agentic AI

15 Hours

Project Ready with Labs

Start

Microsoft Fabric IQ & Data Agents

8 Hours

Project Ready with Labs

Start

Implement Agent 365 to observe, govern, and secure Al apps, Copilot & Agents

12 Hours

Project Ready with Labs

Start

Frontier CoE & Hypervelocity Engineering

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Complete the Frontier CoE and Hypervelocity Engineering courses, and pass the Hypervelocity Engineering Framework assessment with minimum 80% score to mark completion of this milestone.

Preparation

Assessment

Create AI Center of Excellence Optional

2 Hours

Project Ready

Start (Optional)

Hypervelocity Engineering Framework Required

1.5 Hours

Project Ready

Start (Optional)

Start (Required)

Industry Expertise for building AI agents Optional

1 Hour

Project Ready

Start (Optional)

Frequently Asked Questions

The Frontier Transformation Engineer Learning Journey is a structured skilling program designed to help technical professionals build expertise in Agentic AI, Microsoft AI platforms, Microsoft IQ, Fabric IQ, Agent 365, and related AI transformation technologies. Successful completion leads to the Frontier Transformation Engineer Badge.

This journey is intended for:

Solution Engineers
AI Engineers
Cloud Engineers
Solution Architects
Technical Consultants
Technical professionals involved in designing, building, and deploying AI-powered solutions

The journey consists of three milestones:

Certifications
Project Ready + Assessments
Frontier CoE & Hypervelocity Engineering

The complete journey includes approximately 86 hours of learning. Actual completion time may vary depending on prior experience and certification readiness.

Yes. Learners can progress through the content at their own pace.

Partners may define completion targets for their organization. Unless otherwise communicated, learners can complete the journey at their own pace.

Access and funding eligibility may vary by partner program. Contact your Partner Administrator or Microsoft representative for details.

Eligible learners who complete all required components will receive the Frontier Transformation Engineer Badge.

Use the “I need Help” button in the bottom-left corner of the page, to open the support form. Fill it out, and we’ll get back to you.

To start your learning journey, follow the steps below:

Go to the Frontier Transformation Engineer Learning Journey.
Click "Enroll Now" and login on LevelUp using your credentials.
Begin with the first certification or assessments.

The journey includes three required certifications:

GH-300: GitHub Copilot
AI-103: Develop AI apps and agents on Azure (Already hold an active AI-102 certification? It will be accepted in place of AI-103 for the FTE badge.)
AB-100: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect

No. Certification preparation content is optional but strongly recommended to improve certification success rates.

Project Ready modules focus on real-world implementation scenarios and practical skills required to build and deliver AI-powered solutions.

Yes. To successfully complete an assessment, you must achieve a minimum passing score of 80%.

Yes. Learners can retake each assessment up to 10 times until they achieve the required passing score of 80%.

Where included, labs are recommended as part of the learning experience and may be required for specific modules.

While learners may access content flexibly, completing modules in the recommended sequence is encouraged.

The platform provides progress tracking showing completed, in-progress, and pending activities on the learning journey page. Login on LevelUp and click here to view your progress. Certification updates are not immediate. Please allow up to 2-3 weeks after your enrollment & exam pass date for your certification to be recognized in our system.

Industry Accelerators provide additional learning focused on Frontier CoE, Hypervelocity Engineering, and industry-specific AI transformation practices.

No. Only specific Industry Accelerator modules require an assessment for completion.

Yes. Authorized Partner Administrators can view learner progress and completion status within their organization. Click here to view the progress.

Use the “I need Help” button in the bottom-left corner of the page, to open the support form. Fill it out, and we’ll get back to you.

The badge is issued after all required certifications, assessments, and completion criteria have been successfully validated. Certification updates are not immediate. Please allow up to 2-3 weeks after your enrollment & exam pass date for your certification to be recognized in our system.

A Partner Administrator (Partner Admin) is a partner designated individual responsible for managing learner participation, monitoring progress, and tracking completion across their organization on the LevelUp platform.

Partner Admin access to LevelUp Frontier Transformation Engineer Reports follows a Microsoft Lead nomination process. For more details on the eligibility and access process, please refer to the Partner Admin Access Guide on LevelUp.

Yes. Authorized administrators can view learner enrollment, progress, assessment status, and completion information.

Yes. Certification completion evidence can be tracked through the admin portal. Certification updates are not immediate. Please allow up to 2-3 weeks after your enrollment & exam pass date for your certification to be recognized in our system.

Authorized administrators can view assessment completion and pass/fail status along with the scores achieved.

Admin reports help identify learners who have not started, are in progress, or are overdue. Click here to view the progress.

Yes. Reporting and export capabilities may be available depending on platform permissions and configuration.

The platform automatically tracks required activities and identifies whether completion criteria have been met.

Yes. Authorized administrators can track badge earners and overall completion rates in reports.

Yes. New learners can generally be added at any point unless program-specific restrictions apply.

Yes. Multiple authorized administrators (Up to 5) may be granted access based on organizational requirements.

Administrators can monitor progress, send reminders, and review completion reports to drive participation.

Yes. Dashboards provide visibility into enrollments, completions, certifications, assessments, and badge attainment. View your Organization progress here.

Learner data is only visible to authorized users within your organization and designated program administrators, based on platform permissions and access controls. Personally identifiable information (PII) is not available; however, aggregated partner insights and summary reporting are accessible to authorized internal Microsoft stakeholders.

No. Organizational hierarchy data is not available; reporting will not support team-level or business-unit-level views.

Frontier Transformation
Engineer

One badge. Three proven steps.

Certifications

GH-300: GitHub Copilot

AI-103: Develop AI apps and agents on Azure

AB-100: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect

Project Ready + Assessments

Activate organizational intelligence with Microsoft IQ

Build Frontier Firm productivity with Work IQ, Copilot, & agents

Accelerate Agentic AI

Microsoft Fabric IQ & Data Agents

Implement Agent 365 to observe, govern, and secure Al apps, Copilot & Agents

Frontier CoE & Hypervelocity Engineering

Create AI Center of Excellence Optional

Hypervelocity Engineering Framework Required

Industry Expertise for building AI agents Optional

Frequently Asked Questions

Built for engineers ready to operate at the frontier

End-to-end AI mastery

Production-ready skills

Recognized credentialing

Frontier Firm community

Register today to become a
Frontier Transformation Engineer

Frontier Transformation Engineer

Frontier Transformation Accelerator: Fastrack Support Series

One badge. Three proven steps.

Before you start — detailed steps

Certifications

GH-300: GitHub Copilot

AI-103: Develop AI apps and agents on Azure

AB-100: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect

Project Ready + Assessments

Activate organizational intelligence with Microsoft IQ

Build Frontier Firm productivity with Work IQ, Copilot, & agents

Accelerate Agentic AI

Microsoft Fabric IQ & Data Agents

Implement Agent 365 to observe, govern, and secure Al apps, Copilot & Agents

Frontier CoE & Hypervelocity Engineering

Create AI Center of Excellence Optional

Hypervelocity Engineering Framework Required

Industry Expertise for building AI agents Optional

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Frequently Asked Questions

Built for engineers ready to operate at the frontier

End-to-end AI mastery

Production-ready skills

Recognized credentialing

Frontier Firm community

Register today to become a Frontier Transformation Engineer

Frontier Transformation
Engineer

Register today to become a
Frontier Transformation Engineer