Please complete your modules and practice assessment as soon as possible. Vouchers are limited.
Please complete your modules and practice assessment as soon as possible. Vouchers are limited.
Complete free Microsoft Learn courses, pass the practice exam, and qualify for a free certification voucher.
AI skills are no longer optional. Employers across industries expect digital and AI capability, even in non-technical roles. The YES x Microsoft AI Skills Initiative is giving thousands of South Africans access to globally recognised Microsoft certification, at no cost.
This initiative is for:
You do not need prior experience to get started.
Getting your FREE certification requires commitment. You must complete all your modules to qualify for the Free certification voucher.
Explore the 8 Microsoft certification pathways focusing on the skills employers need right now. Complete the modules, pass the practice exam, and work towards a recognised Microsoft certification.
Transform business workflows with generative AI, learners will discover how to apply generative AI to streamline daily tasks, enhance decision-making, and drive meaningful business outcomes. Learners will understand how to use Microsoft 365 Copilot and its functionalities to improve their productivity. The course focuses on real-world use cases, no coding required, making it ideal for those who want to confidently integrate AI into their work.
This course introduces fundamentals concepts related to artificial intelligence (AI), and the services in Microsoft Azure that can be used to create AI solutions. The course is not designed to teach students to become professional data scientists or software developers, but rather to build awareness of common AI workloads and the ability to identify Azure services to support them.
This course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Azure. You want to learn about our offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. This course primarily uses the Azure portal and command line interface to create resources and does not require scripting skills.
This course is targeted to you, if you’re looking to familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services. You should be familiar with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 and want to understand how Microsoft SCI solutions can span across these solution areas to provide a holistic and end-to-end solution.
In this course, students will gain foundational knowledge of core data concepts and related Microsoft Azure data services. Students will learn about core data concepts such as relational, non-relational, big data, and analytics, and build their foundational knowledge of cloud data services within Microsoft Azure. Explore Azure storage for non-relational data and the fundamentals of Azure Cosmos DB. Learn about large-scale data warehousing, real-time analytics, and data visualization.
AI-102: Develop AI solutions in Azure is intended for software developers wanting to build AI infused applications that leverage Azure AI Foundry and other Azure AI services. Topics in this course include developing generative AI apps, building AI agents, and solutions that implement computer vision and information extraction.
Learn how to operate machine learning solutions at cloud scale using Azure Machine Learning. This course teaches you to leverage your existing knowledge of Python and machine learning to manage data ingestion and preparation, model training and deployment, and machine learning solution monitoring with Azure Machine Learning and MLflow.
This course provides IT Security Professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities. This course includes security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications and security operations.
You’ve completed your modules and passed the practice assessment. Now submit your voucher claim to receive your certification exam voucher.
The Youth Employment Service (YES) is the highest impact private sector youth employment programme in South Africa. Together with our corporate partners, we have created over 212,059 quality work experiences for young South Africans, contributing R12.61+ billion to the economy.
This partnership is part of YES’s broader mission to:
We are dedicated to creating economic opportunities for youth, and that includes preparing you for the future of work.
If you’re unsure about your next step, having trouble accessing your modules, or experiencing an issue with your voucher claim, submit a support ticket and our team will assist you.
Yes. A Microsoft account is required to complete modules on Microsoft Learn.
No. Learning is free, and qualifying learners receive a free YES x Microsoft certification voucher.
You must complete all learning modules and pass the practice exam with 70% or more.
You can complete the course, online at your own pace but free certification vouchers are limited so, complete your modules and practice exam as soon as possible to qualify and grab yours!
All modules are completed on the Microsoft Learn platform.
