Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals

An IT administration exam on licensing, data protection and monitoring for Microsoft 365 Copilot.

What it signals

Practical assessment: Scenario-based multiple choice. Proctored knowledge exam.
Identity assurance: Proctored with identity verification. Proctored, scheduled through Pearson VUE (official). Online (OnVUE) or test-centre choice is referenced in official support pages about online proctored exams and third-party guides but was not confirmed per exam. Also schedulable through Certiport for students/educators. No Microsoft Learn access during fundamentals exams.
Depth: Foundational. Foundational level.
Experience expected: Under 6 months. Expects some exposure to M365 administration.
Portability: Mostly vendor-specific. Zero Trust and governance ideas transfer; tooling is Microsoft 365 specific.
Verifiability: Public badge or registry. Credential is shareable via a Microsoft Learn verification link/transcript carrying an 'Online Verifiable' tag that an employer can open (profile must be public).

For hiring managers

IT admin credential, not a developer credential: licences, Purview, oversharing, Copilot usage monitoring.
Low relevance for AI developer hiring; relevant for M365 admin and governance roles.

Verifying it

Candidate shares a link from their Microsoft Learn profile: either a per-credential Share link (credentials carry an 'Online Verifiable' tag) or a transcript share link / PDF. The Learn profile must be in public view for the shared credential to be verifiable. Retired credentials remain shareable and stay on the transcript.

What it covers

Published exam outline

Identify the core features and objects of Microsoft 365 services 30-35%
Understand data protection and governance tasks for Microsoft 365 and Copilot 35-40%
Perform basic administrative tasks for Copilot and agents 25-30%

By topic

GenAI apps: Not covered. No application-building content.
Agents: Touched on (under 10%). Agent content is administrative (access, approval, monitoring), under 10% as agent engineering.
Classical ML: Not covered. None.
Operations: Touched on (under 10%). Usage and agent lifecycle monitoring only.
Data: Not covered. None.
Responsible AI: Core focus (over 35%). Security principles plus data protection and governance for Copilot exceed half the blueprint.

Exam details

Who the provider says it is for. IT administrators supporting an AI-enabled Microsoft 365 environment. Role: Administrator.

Format: Microsoft does not publish per-exam formats. Official question types across the programme: multiple choice, drag and drop, build list, hot area, active screen, case studies, and (on some role-based exams) labs. Exam page states: 'This exam will be proctored. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam.'
Delivery: Proctored, scheduled through Pearson VUE (official). Online (OnVUE) or test-centre choice is referenced in official support pages about online proctored exams and third-party guides but was not confirmed per exam. Also schedulable through Certiport for students/educators. No Microsoft Learn access during fundamentals exams.
Code or hands-on work: No code. Administration knowledge only.
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: Familiarity with Microsoft 365 services, admin centres, security/identity, Purview, and Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents.
Renewal: None required (fundamentals certifications do not expire)
Price notes: USD figure is from third-party sources; Microsoft prices vary by country.

Preparing

Not confirmed

These details were not available from an official source at the time of research.

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exact question formats for this specific exam (Microsoft does not disclose)
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