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After you register to join the site you will see a red banner with a link which will take you to a Microsoft verification page which will allow you to provide student verification information.
There is no cost to you. The courses, the MeasureUp exam practice tests and the Microsoft Fundamentals certification exam are provided to you if you verify as a student.
Find one of our emails and you can use the 'Unsubscribe' option. However, this is the only way we have of contacting you. Therefore, if you do unsubscribe we will also have to cancel the registration for your course(s) and you will not be able to complete the course(s).
If you unsubscribed in error please send an email to support@cloudreadyskills.com letting us know that you wish to remain subscribed.
You will need to create a new Microsoft account to register with our platform. Go to this page and then select 'Create a Microsoft Account', type in a username (if the username is already taken you will need to choose another one), then enter a password, enter location and date of birth details, solve the puzzle and the account will be created.
Go to the home page of the site. Click on the 'Register' button, enter your Microsoft account email address and password, allow Cloud Ready Skills to access your profile. Next enter your place of education, select your country and confirm that you are eligible to enrol and consent to being emailed (we need to email course information to you and so we need your consent). Finally, you will need to verify your student status by following the verification instructions.
You will need to be able to identify yourself as a student to receive the 100% discounted exam voucher from Microsoft. Please follow the instructions on this page. If you are still not able to verify as a student, please visit Certification support and get help through the moderated certification support forums that Microsoft provide which you can find here.
You will need to be able to identify yourself as a student to receive the 100% discounted exam voucher from Microsoft. Please follow the instructions on this page. If you are still not able to verify as a student, please visit Certification support and get help through the moderated certification support forums that Microsoft provide which you can find here.
You will need to be able to identify yourself as a student to receive the 100% discounted exam voucher from Microsoft. Please follow the instructions on this page. If you are still not able to verify as a student, please visit Certification support and get help through the moderated certification support forums that Microsoft provide which you can find here.
As you will be signing-up with a personal email address (and not a educational email address) the certifications will stay with you after you finish studying.
Please use a personal email address for all of the course. That way your learning profile and Azure credit will be linked to you and not your College / Uni. Only use your student email address for the verification process.
Personal email address only. You will then be asked to verify your Education status, which you can do with your education email address.
There are about five different ways to verify, including using your College / University email address. Please use the guide on your personal learning page on how to verify.
Open a browser and navigate to Microsoft Learn.
On the right-hand side click 'Sign In' and use your educational email.
Set up your Learn profile using the menus on the left-hand navigation panel.
Select 'Settings' and in the 'Account Management' section, add an account using your personal email.
If your email is not a Microsoft account, follow the provided instructions to create one.
Yes. If you have a University email, you will be OK.
If you still have access to your student email then you can access these courses.
Yes. Cloud computing is very relevant to many areas, including science.
A Microsoft account is your login to Microsoft services (such as email). The Azure account can be the same - it is linked to Azure services.
Please raise a ticket with the Azure for Students Support team at Microsoft.
Use a personal Microsoft account so that the learning record and free Azure credit are linked to you personally and not to your College / University.
University location please.
Please only use a personal Microsoft account and not your College / University account. This is so that the learning record and free Azure credit is linked to you personally and not to your College / University.
Please follow these instructions to create your Microsoft Learn Profile:
Open a browser and navigate to Microsoft Learn.
On the right-hand side click 'Sign In' and use your personal Microsoft account email.
Set up your Learn profile using the menus on the left-hand navigation panel.
Select 'Settings' and in the 'Account Management' section, add an account using your educational email.
If your email is not a Microsoft account, follow the provided instructions to create one.
Please use a personal email, and not an educational email address. This should resolve the problem.
Yes, it is . Please still use a personal Microsoft account when you sign-up.
When you create an account with Microsoft Learn you will want to access your learning account after you leave University. Also, if you apply for the free Azure $100 credit with your University email it will not work (the credit will try to be applied to your University and not yourself). So, please use a personal account and then just verify your student status with your Uni account.
Yes. There are 8 courses available. You can find more details here and here.
There are 8 courses available. You can find more details here and here.
You need to join the Global Skilling Initiative with a personal Microsoft account. This can be linked to a University email. If you get stuck the Global Skilling initiative has full support to help you.
