Microsoft Copilot Fundamentals
Understand which Copilot you are using, what information it can access, and how to write effective prompts that work across Copilot experiences. View the workshop
Certification · Professionals & Knowledge Workers Using Microsoft Copilot
AIPTD Copilot Foundations Certification
The Copilot Foundations path completed end to end, closed with a certificate exam.
The Copilot Foundations path is AIPTD's entry-level credential for Microsoft Copilot. It begins with prompting fundamentals, progresses to applied practice in Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and concludes with the development of a first no-code Copilot agent. Participants complete the pathway by passing a final certification exam.
Each workshop in the path is also available on its own. When completed as part of the full certification pathway, they build the practical fluency assessed by the exam: a durable prompting method, deliberate use of grounding and reference materials, applied drafting and analysis across Microsoft 365, and the ability to build and test a functional Copilot agent
Participants who complete all five workshops and pass the certification exam receive the AIPTD Certificate of Proficiency in Copilot Foundations.
Issued by AIPTD. This is an independent professional credential. It is not issued, sponsored, or endorsed by Microsoft, and it is separate from Microsoft's own certifications.
Participants will learn to:
- Use Microsoft Copilot with working fluency: which Copilot you have, a durable prompt method, and deliberate grounding and reference
- Apply Copilot across Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel for real drafting, analysis, and data work
- Build, test, and share a working Copilot agent, and recognize when a task does not deserve one
The Path01 / Workshop 02 / Workshop 03 / Workshop 04 / Workshop 05 / Workshop 06 / Exam
Built From The Catalog
The certification is the Copilot Foundations path, five catalog workshops in sequence, plus the certificate exam.
Prompting & Grounding Microsoft Copilot
Give Copilot the context it needs, then build, save, and share prompts that produce reliable work across Microsoft 365. View the workshop
Copilot in Word & PowerPoint
Draft from your own sources, refine the work without losing your voice, and turn a finished document into a presentation that is ready to use. View the workshop
Copilot in Excel
Turn a messy spreadsheet into workable data, ask questions in plain language, and verify the findings before acting on them. View the workshop
Your First Copilot Agent
Build and share a working Copilot agent without writing code, grounded in trusted knowledge, guided by durable instructions, and tested against real questions. View the workshop
The Certificate Exam
An assessed evaluation covering all five workshops: account and prompt fluency, grounding and reference, applied drafting and analysis across Microsoft 365, and a working, tested Copilot agent. Complete all five workshops within 12 months, then request the exam (US$200); we will verify your completion and schedule your sitting. Passing the exam completes the certification.
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