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Looking for training around Microsoft 365 Copilot? Your first step should be to download the Learning Pathway document which is a 3 page highly-hyperlinked guide to the available training & resources for people undertaking the adoption of Copilot for Microsoft 365:

• Learning Pathways: Copilot for Microsoft 365 (.PDF, 3 pages)
  https://learning-pathways.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Copilot-for-Microsoft-365-Learning-Pathway.pdf

The following are SELF-PACED LEARNING COURSES for Microsoft 365 Copilot:

• Optimize productivity with Copilot for Microsoft 365 (for business users)
  Course MS-4004—A: Optimize productivity with Copilot for Microsoft 365
• Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 (for business users)
  Course MS-4005—A: Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
• [COMING SOON] Copilot for Microsoft 365 for Administrators (for administrators)
  Course MS-4006—A: Copilot for Microsoft 365 for Administrators

The following are SELF-PACED LEARNING PATHS that contain multiple learning modules for Microsoft 365 Copilot:

• End Users
  • Get started with Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Introduction to Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Explore the possibilities with Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Optimize and extend Copilot for Microsoft 365
  • Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Summarize with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Create and draft with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Edit and transform content with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Ask questions and analyze content with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
• Administrators
  • Prepare for Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • MS-012 Prepare your organization for Copilot for Microsoft 365
      • Examine the Copilot for Microsoft 365 design
      • Implement Copilot for Microsoft 365
      • Examine data security and compliance in Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Prepare for Copilot for Microsoft 365: Part 1 – Design and prerequisites
      • Examine the Copilot for Microsoft 365 design
      • Implement Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Prepare for Copilot for Microsoft 365: Part 2 – Administrative roles and Tenant health
      • Configure administrative roles in Microsoft 365
      • Manage tenant health and services in Microsoft 365
    • Prepare for Copilot for Microsoft 365: Part 3 – Threat protection
      • Explore threat intelligence in Microsoft Defender XDR
      • Implement app protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
      • Implement endpoint protection by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
      • Implement threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
    • Prepare for Copilot for Microsoft 365: Part 4 – Protecting sensitive data
      • Implement data classification of sensitive information
      • Explore sensitivity labels
      • Implement sensitivity labels
      • Explore Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
      • Implement Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
  • Extend and manage Microsoft Copilot Studio copilots
    • Manage Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Set up a Microsoft Copilot Studio copilot for voice
    • Use Azure AI Services for Language in a Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Adoption
  • Discover how to successfully drive adoption of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 in your organization
    • Explore adoption methods and strategies for the adoption of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Envision a successful adoption of Copilot for Microsoft 365
    • Onboard and empower your employees to use Copilot for Microsoft 365 efficiently
  • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365 Use Cases
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: Executives Use Case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: Sales use case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: IT Use Case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: Marketing Use Case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: Finance Use Case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: HR Use Case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: Operations use case
    • Empower your workforce with Copilot for Microsoft 365: Challenge Use Case
• Development
  • Create copilots with Microsoft Copilot Studio – Online Workshop
    • Plan your first copilot – Online workshop
    • Create your first copilot in Microsoft Copilot Studio – Online workshop
    • Authoring 101: writing in unified authoring – Online workshop
    • Build Power Automate flows for your copilot – Online workshop
  • Create Copilots with Copilot Studio
    • Get started with Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Manage topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Work with entities and variables in Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Enhance Microsoft Copilot Studio bots
    • Build effective copilots with Microsoft Copilot Studio
  • Create Power Platform solutions with AI and Copilot
    • Build a Power Apps canvas app for a real estate solution with data from Excel
    • Build a canvas app for a real estate solution with Copilot in Power Apps
    • Build flows for a real estate solution using Copilot in Power Automate
    • Create copilots with Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Add intelligence with AI Builder and GPT
  • Integrate external content with Copilot for Microsoft 365 using Microsoft Graph connectors built with .NET

Tech Accelerator for Copilot for Microsoft 365
We recorded 2 days of insights, demos, and deep dives on Copilot for Microsoft 365 in this event called the “Tech Accelerator for Copilot for Microsoft 365”. We had breakout sessions and live Q&A with Microsoft experts—all so you can learn more about how Copilot works, how you can prepare your tenant, strategies to help skill your users and drive adoption, and how you can measure and maximize the impact of Copilot for your organization.

Watch all the recordings at http://aka.ms/AccelerateCopilot. Here are the individual sessions:

7:00 a.m. PT	Introduction to Copilot for Microsoft 365
7:30 a.m. PT	Prepare your organization for Copilot for Microsoft 365
8:00 a.m. PT	Deploy Copilot for Microsoft 365: setup, admin controls, and more
8:30 a.m. PT	How to drive Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage and satisfaction
9:00 a.m. PT	Tips and tricks for IT pros deploying Copilot for Microsoft 365
9:30 a.m. PT	Get your small business ready for Copilot for Microsoft 365
10:00 a.m. PT	Copilot for Microsoft 365 AMA: Tech Accelerator edition (Day 1)

Start time	Session title
7:00 a.m. PT	How Copilot for Microsoft 365 works: A deep dive
7:30 a.m. PT	Building user skills in the world of AI: Prompting fundamentals
8:00 a.m. PT	Measuring usage, adoption, and the impact of Microsoft Copilot
8:30 a.m. PT	Extending Copilot: Building with Copilot Studio
9:00 a.m. PT	Extending Copilot: Expanding knowledge with Graph connectors
9:30 a.m. PT	Copilot for Microsoft 365 AMA: Tech Accelerator edition (Day 2)

Unified Support
For folks with Unified Support contracts, there’s a lot of offerings available – each with different lengths & costs against your proactive credit allocation:

• Microsoft 365 Copilot Activation (3 day)
• Microsoft 365 Copilot Pilot (3 day)
• Microsoft 365 Copilot Optimization (3 day)
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Extensibility Activation (3-5 day)
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Extensibility Pilot (2-3 day)
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Extensibility Workshop (1-2 day)
• Microsoft 365 Copilot for Adoption Acceleration (3-5 day)
• Microsoft 365 Copilot Workshop (3 day)
• WorkshopPLUS – Power Platform – Copilot Studio (1 day)

Contact your Unified Support “Customer Success Account Manager” for more details.

Adopting Copilot for Microsoft 365
At a higher level, get all the details on Copilot for Microsoft 365, its functionality, and the Microsoft goal of implementing AI responsibly and ethically. Learn the purpose and functionalities of Copilot for Microsoft 365, the working principles behind it, and its core components.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/collections/0d6so53jrrgpq