Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader

A credential for business decision-makers leading AI adoption, covering generative AI concepts at a vocabulary level.

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.
Depth: Foundational. Foundational level.
Experience expected: Under 6 months. Expects some business change-leadership experience; no year count.
Portability: Mixed. Half generic generative-AI business concepts, half Microsoft product mapping.
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

Manager/leader credential. Useful signal for product owners or transformation leads, not for engineers.
Covers RAG, grounding, tokens/cost and model types at a conceptual vocabulary level.

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 business value of generative AI solutions 35-40%
Identify benefits, capabilities, and opportunities for Microsoft's AI apps and services 35-40%
Identify an implementation and adoption strategy for Microsoft's AI apps and services 20-25%

By topic

GenAI apps: Substantial (20 to 35%). Conceptual prompting, grounding, RAG, model choice and cost drivers make up most of a 35-40% domain, roughly 20-30%.
Agents: Touched on (under 10%). Copilot Studio capabilities and build/buy/extend decisions only.
Classical ML: Touched on (under 10%). Two bullets on when ML adds value and the ML lifecycle.
Operations: Not covered. None.
Data: Touched on (under 10%). One bullet on data quality and representativeness.
Responsible AI: Some (10 to 20%). Responsible AI policy and governance are half of a 20-25% domain plus security bullets, roughly 15%.

Exam details

Who the provider says it is for. 'Business decision-makers at all levels who are responsible for guiding transformation and innovation.' Role: Business Leader.

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.
Code or hands-on work: No code.
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: Experience leading adoption or change management in a business context; familiarity with Microsoft 365 services, Microsoft Foundry and general AI capabilities. 'Not expected to write any code.'
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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