Link your Microsoft Learn profile and Skilling Hub account to Partner Center

In this article, you learn how to link your Microsoft Learn profile and your Skilling Hub account to your Partner Center account. By linking these accounts, your organization gets credit for the trainings, certifications, and other learning credentials that you complete in Microsoft Learn, Skilling Hub, and Partner University. You can manage these processes through the Partner Center page for Learn profile linking.

Important

  • Partner University was retired on June 15, 2026. Assessments completed prior to this date will remain valid and will continue to count towards skilling scores for Solutions Partner Designations (SPD) and Specializations until June 15, 2027. For more details, see What is happening with Partner University (PU)?
  • Partner Center Skilling recently launched profile linking through Skilling** **Hub, enabling learners to connect learning profiles from external platforms such as LevelUp. Since September 28, 2026, learners can link their profiles once through Skilling Hub, allowing eligible learning achievements to flow seamlessly into the Partner Center skilling experience.

Important

Retired certifications: If an eligible certification is earned before its retirement date, the certified individual continues to receive credit for that certification for one year after the certification's retirement date. During this period, the certification continues to be counted toward the applicable skilling requirements for Solutions Partner designations and Specializations.

What you need to know

Before you start, consider the following information and requirements:

  • Microsoft Learn is an online learning platform that helps you gain skills and earn Microsoft verified credentials. It also contributes to your organization's skilling scores for membership programs, such as Specializations and Solutions Partner designations.

  • Skilling Hub brings together the credentials that you earn on other Microsoft skilling platforms. You link it in addition to your Microsoft Learn profile:

    • What it adds: Certifications, assessments, and trainings from other Microsoft skilling platforms count toward your organization's skilling scores.
    • What it doesn't replace: Microsoft Learn credentials don't come through Skilling Hub, so keep your Microsoft Learn profile linked too.
    • How to link: See Link your Skilling Hub account to Partner Center.

  • You need to have access to Partner Center to link your profiles. Your account admin can create a user for you in Partner Center with your official email ID. You don't need any specific role to link your profiles. The partner account that your user account belongs to must be enrolled in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program.

  • You need an active Microsoft Learn profile to link it to Partner Center. To learn more, see Manage your Microsoft Learn Profile settings.

  • We recommend that you complete at least one valid Microsoft Learn credential (for example, a certification) on Microsoft Learn before you link your profile to Partner Center. To check your certifications or other credentials on your Microsoft Learn profile page:

    1. Sign in to Microsoft Learn.
    2. Select your profile avatar, and then select Profile > Transcript.

  • You can link multiple Microsoft Learn profiles to Partner Center by following the flow directed in the next section, similar to linking first Microsoft Learn profile.

  • To view your completed Microsoft Learn certifications that count toward Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offers, select View learnings.

  • To view your Skilling Hub certifications, assessments, and trainings that count toward Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offers, select View learnings.

Follow these steps to link your Microsoft certifications to your Partner Center profile, so that your organization gets scores and is counted in skilling:

  1. Sign in to Microsoft Learn and complete at least one certification or a valid Microsoft Learn credential.

  2. Sign in to the Partner Center page for Learn profile linking.

  3. Select the Microsoft Learn tab under the overview section if it isn't already selected.

  4. Select Link Microsoft Learn Profile. Follow the process of linking when you're prompted, by using the same account credentials you use to log in into your Microsoft Learn Profile.

After you link your profile, your certifications and assessments appear in Partner Center within 10 days. Your organization also gets qualifying points for specializations or Solutions Partner designation offerings. Please note that newly earned certifications or credentials will also take up to 10 days to appear in your profile.

Before you link or unlink a profile, review the linking and unlinking rules.

  1. Sign in to the Partner Center page for Learn profile linking .

  2. Select the Microsoft Learn tab under the overview section if it isn't already selected.

  3. Select Unlink option corresponding to the account in the list of linked accounts Microsoft Learn profile.

When you unlink your profile, it stops your certifications from being credited to your organization. You can link your profile to another Partner Center account if you want.

Note

You can link or unlink your profile up to three times per year. After each link, you must wait 30 days before you can link again. For more information, see Linking and unlinking rules.

Skilling Hub brings together the certifications, assessments, and trainings that you complete on other platforms. When you link your Skilling Hub account, these credentials count toward your organization's skilling scores if they're relevant. You link Skilling Hub once; you don't need to link each platform separately.

Before you start, consider the following requirements:

  • You need to have access to Partner Center to link your account. Your account admin can create a user for you in Partner Center with your official email ID. You don't need any specific role to link your account. Your user account must belong to an organization with an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.

  • Microsoft Learn credentials don't come through Skilling Hub. Keep your Microsoft Learn profile linked as described in Link your Microsoft Learn profile to Partner Center.

To link your Skilling Hub account:

  1. Sign in to the Partner Center page for Learn profile linking.

  2. Select the Skilling Hub tab.

  3. Select Link Skilling Hub Profile.

  4. Review the privacy notice, and then select Accept. You can't link your account without accepting the notice. To learn more, see How Partner Center uses your Skilling Hub data.

  5. Sign in with the account that you use for Skilling Hub.

  1. Sign in to the Partner Center page for Learn profile linking.

  2. Select the Skilling Hub tab.

  3. Select Unlink next to the linked account.

When you unlink your account, your Skilling Hub credentials stop counting toward your organization.

Note

You can link or unlink your Skilling Hub account up to three times per year. After each link, you must wait 30 days before you can link again. For more information, see Linking and unlinking rules.

Linking and unlinking rules

These rules apply to both your Microsoft Learn profile and your Skilling Hub account.

Important

Frequent linking and unlinking affects how certifications, roles, and benefits eligibility are recognized in Partner Center. Keeping your profiles linked to the same organization prevents delays in validating Solutions Partner qualifications and avoids unnecessary blockers.

  • Yearly limit: You can link or unlink your profile from an organization up to three times per year.
  • Cooldown period: After you link your profile, you must wait 30 days before you can link it again.
  • Changing companies: Every link and unlink counts toward your yearly limit. For both Microsoft Learn and Skilling Hub, linking to a new company automatically unlinks you from the previous one.

These limits help maintain an accurate association of employment and certifications in Partner Center.

How Partner Center uses your Skilling Hub data

When you link your Skilling Hub account:

  • Partner Center shares your Partner Center user account and organization with Skilling Hub, so that your credentials are associated with the right organization.
  • Partner Center receives your certifications, assessments, and trainings from Skilling Hub daily.
  • Admins in your organization can see your linked credentials.
  • Partner Center uses your credentials to calculate your organization's skilling scores for Solutions Partner designations and specializations.
  • Partner Center keeps a record of when you link and unlink your account.

Frequently asked questions

Use these frequently asked questions to learn more about linking profiles in Partner Center.

What is a Microsoft account?

A Microsoft account is a personal account that's used to access Microsoft services and products, such as Outlook, OneDrive, Xbox, and Microsoft 365. It typically involves an email address and password that you use to sign in across Microsoft platforms for both personal and work-related activities. To learn more, see How to create a new Microsoft account.

Which Microsoft Learn account should I use for linking — personal or corporate?

Microsoft Learn and Partner Center profile linking supports both personal and corporate accounts. The key consideration is to use the Microsoft Learn account that contains the certifications or credentials you want to link.

No. Each user must sign in to Partner Center and link their own profile. This requirement helps protect your privacy and data.

What should I do if I have trouble linking my Microsoft Learn profile to Partner Center?

We recommend that you ensure that you complete at least one certification on Microsoft Learn and that you use the same Microsoft account for both platforms. If you still have problems, contact support.

Ensure you have an active Partner Skilling Hub account. If you do not already have one, create a profile and access LevelUp through Partner Skilling Hub. Learners with both LevelUp and Partner Skilling Hub accounts will be automatically redirected to sign in via Partner Skilling Hub.

To have course completions and learning journey badges counted toward specialization or other MAICPP offer requirements, learners must maintain an active Partner Skilling Hub account and use it to authenticate when accessing LevelUp.

How do I check if I completed at least one certification in my Microsoft Learn profile?

Sign in to Microsoft Learn. Select your profile avatar, and then select Profile from the dropdown menu. On the profile menu, select Transcript. Your transcript displays all successfully completed certifications.

How long does it take for my certifications to appear in Partner Center?

It usually takes around 10 days for your new credentials or credentials from a new linkage to be reflected in Partner Center specializations or Solutions Partner designation programs.

If you change your company, you can link your Microsoft account with the new company's Partner Center account. Linking to a new company automatically unlinks your Microsoft account from the previous company's account.

How do I get a list of users who linked their profiles in my organization?

Only the person with the role of Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program partner admin can download this report. To download the report, use these steps:

  1. Sign in to Partner Center.

  2. Select the Settings (gear) icon on the upper right, and then select Account settings.

  3. Select User management.

  4. Select the Export learning users link.

A spreadsheet is downloaded with a list of users who linked from your organization.

How do I get a list of trainings or certifications that users in my organization completed?

Only the person with the role Executive Report Viewer or MAICPP Admin | Report Viewer can download this report

  1. Sign in to Partner Center.

  2. On the Partner Center dashboard, select the Insights workspace.

  3. On the left pane, select Downloads Hub.

  4. Select Create new report.

  5. Select Select Membership program.

  6. Select Basic.

  7. In the list, select Trainings. Then select the columns that you want and the time range for the report.

  8. Enter a report name, and then select Download now.

A spreadsheet is downloaded with a list of users who completed various training and certification programs.

Note

This report is available under the Insights hub in Partner Center. To view this report, you should be assigned the role of Report viewer or Executive report viewer. Some sections of this report are only visible to users who are Executive Report Viewers or MAICPP admins. For more information about access control for the Insights reports, see PCI roles.

What should I do if I reach the limit of associations per year?

You can associate your Microsoft account with a Partner Center account up to three times per year, with a 30-day waiting period between each association. Check your profile for the date when you can start a new association.

There are two main reasons for a failure:

  • Before you link your Microsoft Learn profile to your Partner Center account, you must first complete at least one exam or certification in your Microsoft Learn profile.
  • Linking involves multiple systems across the Microsoft ecosystem working together. Occasionally, there might be temporary connection problems, which typically resolve themselves within a few minutes or hours. In such cases, we recommend trying again later.

Yes. Microsoft Learn certifications don't come through Skilling Hub. Link both so that all your credentials count toward your organization.

Why doesn't a Skilling Hub credential appear in Partner Center?

Partner Center syncs Skilling Hub credentials daily, so new credentials appear after the next sync. If a credential still doesn't appear, make sure that you linked the Skilling Hub account that holds it. If you still have problems, contact support.

What is happening with Partner University (PU)?

Partner University (PU) was retired on June 15, 2026. This change affects partners who want to enroll in Solutions Partner designations and their specializations. Here's what partners need to know:

  • Existing PU user linkings continue to be honored. Partners receive credit and skilling score for these linkings until June 2027.
  • After June 2027, all PU assessments will be fully retired and will no longer be used for reporting, skilling score calculation, or as a program requirement.
  • No new user linkings to PU are allowed after June 15, 2026.
  • The current PU user experience available through the Learn profile page in Membership will also be retired as part of this change.
  • Since April 2026, PU assessments are complemented by a new set of skilling requirements. These new requirements are added as an OR condition alongside the existing PU assessments during the transition period.

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