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Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals (MS-900) Online Training

This entry-level Microsoft 365 Fundamentals training prepares learners to take the MS-900 exam, which is the one required exam to earn the Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900) certification. For IT managers, this Microsoft 365 Fundamentals training can be used for MS-900 exam prep, onboarding new systems administrators, or as part of a team training plan.

Updated November 2025

18Skills
109Videos
1Practice Exam
16h 50mTotal
109 videos1 exam16h 50m

Who This Course Is For

This Microsoft 365 Fundamentals training is considered associate-level Microsoft training, which means it was designed for systems administrators. This Microsoft 365 skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with desktop support and experienced systems administrators looking to validate their Microsoft skills.

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Introduction to Local and Cloud Concepts50m
  • Premium skill.Describe the Different Types of Cloud Services Available54m
  • Premium skill.Describe Productivity Solutions in Microsoft 36556m
  • Premium skill.Project and Management Applications49m
  • Premium skill.Describe Teams, SharePoint, Yammer, Stream, and Viva55m
  • Premium skill.Lists, Loop, Stream, and Whiteboard45m
  • Premium skill.Endpoint Modernization, Management, and Deployment Options in Microsoft 3651h 2m
  • Premium skill.Windows 365 and Cloud, Hybrid, and On-Premises Services1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat50m
  • Premium skill.Explore Secure Identity Implementations in Microsoft 3651h 11m
  • Premium skill.Explore Threat Defense Solutions in Microsoft 3651h 13m
  • Premium skill.Describe Data Security in Microsoft 36556m
  • Premium skill.Describe Advanced Security Solutions in Microsoft 36556m
  • Premium skill.Describe Account Management in Microsoft 3651h 1m
  • Premium skill.Power Apps, Automate, and Reports53m
  • Premium skill.2025 Update: Part One57m
  • Premium skill.2025 Update: Part Two47m
  • Premium skill.2025 Update: Part Three54m

For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Organizations standardizing on Microsoft 365 need IT teams that can explain the platform consistently, support adoption, and recognize where security, identity, endpoint, and data-protection decisions create operational risk. This MS-900 training gives IT Directors and Training Managers a structured way to build baseline Microsoft 365 fluency across help desk, desktop support, new systems administrators, and experienced admins validating fundamentals.

The course is a realistic assignment for onboarding or certification prep: the curriculum totals about 17 hours per learner and covers cloud concepts, Microsoft 365 productivity tools, Teams/SharePoint/Viva, endpoint modernization, Windows 365, Copilot, identity, threat defense, data security, account management, and Power Platform reporting. For change management, assign it before Microsoft 365 rollouts, Copilot enablement, or endpoint-management modernization so teams share the same vocabulary before implementation work begins.

CBT Nuggets Playlists can sequence this training by role, Practice Exams can support MS-900 readiness, and Team Reporting helps IT leaders track completion across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to move from ad hoc Microsoft 365 support to a shared operating baseline for modern workplace services. The curriculum maps to common organizational scenarios: evaluating cloud service models, supporting collaboration tools, understanding hybrid and cloud endpoint options, and communicating security responsibilities around identity, threats, and data.

  • Faster Microsoft 365 onboarding: New IT Practitioners build a baseline across productivity apps, collaboration services, account management, and reporting instead of learning each tool in isolation.
  • Better rollout conversations: Team Leads can align stakeholders on when Teams, SharePoint, Viva, Lists, Loop, Stream, Whiteboard, Project, and management apps fit business workflows.
  • Reduced security blind spots: Support teams learn the Microsoft 365 concepts behind secure identity, threat defense, data security, and advanced security solutions before escalating issues.
  • More informed modernization planning: IT teams gain vocabulary for endpoint modernization, deployment options, Windows 365, and cloud, hybrid, and on-premises service models.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • Core local, cloud, and Microsoft 365 service concepts, including cloud service types and deployment considerations.
  • Microsoft 365 productivity and collaboration workloads, including Teams, SharePoint, Viva, Stream, Lists, Loop, and Whiteboard.
  • Endpoint modernization concepts, Windows 365, and how cloud, hybrid, and on-premises services relate to Microsoft 365 operations.
  • Microsoft 365 security fundamentals across identity, threat defense, data security, and advanced security solutions.
  • Account management, Power Apps, Power Automate, reporting concepts, and current 2025 Microsoft 365 updates covered in the course.

Ability

  • Explain Microsoft 365 capabilities to internal stakeholders using consistent terminology.
  • Identify which Microsoft 365 tools support common productivity, collaboration, and management scenarios.
  • Discuss modernization options for endpoints and Windows 365 at a fundamentals level.
  • Recognize where identity, threat protection, and data-security controls affect operational risk.
  • Prepare for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals MS-900 exam with a structured review path.

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