Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory)

Identity is now a control plane for cloud and on-prem access, so inconsistent Microsoft Entra ID administration can create access delays, excess privilege, and avoidable security risk. IT Directors and Training Managers can assign this associate-level course to systems administrators, Team Leads, and IT Practitioners who support Azure AD/Entra ID users, devices, applications, authentication, governance, and privileged access.

The full curriculum is about 9.5 hours per learner, making it practical for onboarding or role validation without pulling admins away for multiple days. Because identity changes affect sign-in, licensing, and application access, teams should use this training to align procedures before making production changes. CBT Nuggets supports team rollout with Playlists for structured assignment and Team Reporting to track completion across administrators.

IT teams complete this Microsoft Entra ID training to standardize how administrators manage identity services across cloud and on-prem application environments. The course maps to common operational work: user and group administration, password management, device identity, enterprise application deployment, app registration, identity governance, and Privileged Identity Management.

• Reduce access friction: Admins can better manage users, groups, licenses, devices, and password-related workflows.
• Improve application rollout: Teams learn the Entra ID concepts behind deploying enterprise applications and registering applications.
• Strengthen identity risk controls: Training covers authentication capabilities, identity protection, governance, and PIM.
• Support audit readiness: Consistent administration of identity types, access, and privileged roles helps teams document and defend access practices.

Knowledge

• Core Microsoft Entra ID identity services and identity types
• How devices are represented and managed in Azure AD/Entra ID
• Password management concepts and authentication capabilities
• Identity protection and governance capabilities
• User, group, and license administration concepts
• Enterprise applications, application registration, management, and PIM concepts

Ability

• Administer common Entra ID user, group, and license tasks
• Support device identity and password management workflows
• Explain authentication options to stakeholders and team members
• Help deploy enterprise applications through Entra ID
• Work with application registration requirements
• Participate in privileged access workflows using Azure AD Privileged Identity Management