Certification retirement
Why certifications get retired
Technology and associated job roles change faster every year. To keep our certification program relevant, we continually review our exams and certifications to ensure they reflect the latest skills and Microsoft technologies and retire those that are no longer relevant. Our goal is to empower candidates to be on the leading edge of tech, in high demand cloud-based job roles, and we do this by providing certifications for critical job roles that help organizations with their digital transformations. For more details on this, visit: Updating Microsoft Certifications: How we keep them relevant – Microsoft Tech Community.
Certifications scheduled to retire
Certifications scheduled to be retired in the next 12 months are listed here. (This information is subject to change.)
| Certification | Retirement date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate | December 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate | December 31, 2023 |
Recently retired certifications
These certifications have been retired within the last year. When a certification has been retired for more than one year, it will be removed from this page. Once a certification has been retired, it will no longer be available in the Microsoft Learn course or certification offerings. If you earned or renewed a certification before it was retired, it will remain on your transcript in the Active certifications section until it expires. Once the certification expires, it will move the Historical certifications section of your transcript.
Role-based
| Certification | Retirement date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate | July 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty | July 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Support Engineer for Connectivity Specialty | July 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Exchange Online Support Engineer Specialty | July 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate | June 30, 2023 |
| Microsoft Certified: Teams Support Engineer Specialty | July 31, 2023 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert | June 30, 2023 |
| Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Functional Consultant Associate | June 30, 2023 |
| Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Commerce Functional Consultant Associate | June 30, 2023 |