As always, the NEKK Seva Mandaara team hopes you are keeping well and staying safe in these difficult times. We love the ways how you found joy, hope, growth, resilience, and kindness amid a challenging year, and we hope 2021 remains full of positive potential. Our sincere thanks to the community members who responded, shared encouragement and feelings of gratitude by participating in our events. This action also brought cheers to many less fortunate lives.

Getting ahead is not magic, luck, or guesswork. You must plan for success, and you can do that by following a path to certification. Whichever certification level you choose—fundamental, associate, or expert—and whichever role you want to become certified in, by verifying your skills, you’ll unlock opportunities. When you pass a Microsoft Certification exam, you’ll earn a digital badge, which you can share online with your professional network. Based on the feedback from our previous sessions and survey results, the NEKK Seva Mandaara team is bringing an exam preparation workshop for Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies (AZ-303) certification. 

This AZ-303 exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: 

· Implement and monitor an Azure infrastructure (50-55%) 

· Implement management and security solutions (25-30%) 

· Implement solutions for apps (10-15%) 

· Implement and manage data platforms (10-15%)

At the end of this training session, you will be better positioned to prepare and take the exam. Register at https://aka.ms/SM-AZ303-Workshop to attend this workshop remotely on:

o March 20, 2021: 9 am to 5 pm

o March 26, 2021: 6 pm to 9 pm (if necessary, only to answer follow-up questions)

This workshop is delivered by the Microsoft Solution Architects who have deep technical experience and knowledge in this field.  

After the above registration, we highly recommend you enrolling at https://aka.ms/SM-AZ303-Challenge to start learning about this topic. 

If you are new to Azure and want to learn more about Azure Fundamentals while working on the above challenge, there is an additional opportunity. You can enroll in the free Azure Fundamentals class using any of the links below:

- 03/02/2021: https://aka.ms/az900trainingday1

- 03/11/2021: https://aka.ms/az900trainingday2  

We hope you take advantage of the above opportunities to complete the Microsoft AZ-303 certification and share it with others who may benefit from it.

For more details, refer to the FAQs at https://aka.ms/SM-AZ303-Workshop-FAQs. 

On a very positive note, all proceeds will go towards the Seva Mandaara charity activities.