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Building Career in LowCode Industry — FREE PL-100 Voucher
Can you believe this, It’s not yet Christmas and I already come bearing goodies 😆. Yes, I have FREE Power Platform App Maker Voucher for you. Make sure you read through the lines of this article not to miss out.
In my previous post, I shared my personal testimony. How learning Microsoft Power Platform in 2 years landed me a job at Microsoft. You can check it out below
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LowCode Techies — How I Got into Microsoft .✅
In this Issue, I will discuss and share all you need to start out a career in Microsoft Power Platform. We will cover the following:
- Why Power Platform
- Where Do I Start From?
- Testimonials
Just before I share why you should learn Microsoft Power Platform, I will take a few minutes to introduce you to Power Platform. check the video below in case you don’t understand what Power Platform is.
Microsoft Power Platform is made up of 5 Apps and Services
Power Apps
For Building Mobile Applications
Power Automate
For Automating Business Processes
Power BI
For Analysis and Visualization of Data
Power Virtual Agent
For Creating Intelligence Chatbot
Power Pages
For Building Business Websites
One common and central theme about all these tools is that they are all Low-Code/No-Code, meaning, You don’t need to be a programmer before you can use them. They are easy to learn and use. You can create some solutions without writing code (No-Code), and you can create some solutions with little code that is close to writing excel functions (Low-Code).
If you are a Professional developer, you can still learn Microsoft Power Platform and build solutions in record time.
See a Simple Demo Solution Here
Now, Over to WHY You Should Learn Power Platform
In this video, I mentioned over 8 reasons why you should learn Microsoft Power Apps/Platform.
Here is the summary
- Provide timely solutions to business problems
- Career Plan B
- Amazing Global Learning Community
- An alternative route to Tech Bro/Sis
- Projected Digital Job Growth
- Demand for more Applications to be built in the future
- Cheaper License makes it more affordable for SMEs
- Competitive Salary
Today, there are tons of resources on the web to learn virtually anything. It is also difficult to recommend a single resource that everyone should follow however, there are contents proven to help you gain significant knowledge of Power Platform in a progressive manner.
Before I share these resources, I will like you to keep the following at heart
1. Learn to Understand
I have studied the learning patterns and habits of a couple of people that I have mentored and coached in the past and I realized that majorities are eager to learn and complete a course without getting the expected knowledge from the course.
Could it be because the courses are not relatable and lack local context? Probably YES, however, you are responsible for doing all you can to get the best from the course. the time invested shouldn’t be a waste.
You can address this challenge by asking questions. while taking the course, reach out to the community with your questions. try to validate your understanding
2. Build to Master
Don’t just learn. practice and build something. no matter how small the Apps can be, make sure you build something. Imagine you take 5 Power Apps courses and from each course, you tried to build a 3-screen application each time. In the end, you have walked through the process of creating applications 5 times. You would have mastered the process and become confident in replicating it.
3. Share for Visibility
While everybody is not an extrovert, everyone wants to get a job. the simple question here is; How will you get a job without an interview? How will you get called for an interview without being noticed? How will you get noticed if you don’t put yourself out there? Even if you are not a social person, let your project do the talking for you. Share it!
4. Teach to Learn Twice
Make attempt to teach people what you know. You belong to a community, schedule a 1-hour event to tell them about a particular topic or to train them on how to do something you just learned.
When you teach, you learn twice!
Sometimes, the commitment to teach a topic to a group of people can help you learn so fast than you would have if you were learning without such commitment.
Learning Resources
Now that you understand the four (4) principles, apply them to the following resources. For a start, I will recommend these three (3) Learning resources.
1. Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900)
Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform — Training | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com
Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
2. Power Platform Course on Udacity
Microsoft Power Platform Course | Udacity Free Courses — www.udacity.com
Learn how to use Microsoft Power Platform for free and build a fully functional Android or iOS app with Power Apps. Learn online with Udacity!
3. Estimating Business Apps Requirement
Estimating Business Applications — customery.academy
Learn how to Estimate Dynamics 365 and Power Platform requirements and projects quickly, confidently, and accurately so that your projects and proposals get approved.
Testimonial — Samit Saini
Testimonial — Foyin Olajide-Bello
Power Apps Africa Challenge
Microsoft — Africa Transformation Office — PAAC — www.microsoft.com
Welcome to the Power Apps Africa Challenge (PAAC)! You’re about to embark on an exciting 3-week game specially designed to cultivate Microsoft Power Platform skills across Africa.
PAAC is full of opportunities to gain new skills, access exclusive training, unlock mentorship opportunities, and have a chance to win great prizes. Along the way, you’ll be exposed to the use cases, community, and career opportunities for Power Platform. You’ll complete your missions individually, but you’ll be able to chat with other players, ask questions, share knowledge, and communicate with expert “coaches.”
Microsoft Student Summit
The Microsoft Student Summit starts on October 7 — developer.microsoft.com
This one-day event offers higher education students like you the opportunity to engage with the Microsoft student developer community, connect with like-minded people in your area, and get inspired to invent and innovate.
DataFest Africa 2022
DataFestAfrica — A festival of data enthusiasts sharing knowledge and innovation. — datafestafrica.com
DataFestAfrica 2022 coming October 14–15 2022!
How to Get PL-100 FREE Voucher
I know you’ve been looking for this. Yes, if you participate in the Power Apps Africa Challenge, among several other things, you will get a FREE PL-100 Certification Voucher.
The Power Platform Apps Maker Certification is an Associate level certification that validates your knowledge of building Applications using Power Platform.
Follow the steps below to enter into the game and earn your FREE Voucher
- For students, take PL-100 Learning resources here https://aka.ms/SkillUpPAACStudent
- For Professionals, take PL-100 Learning resources here https://aka.ms/SkillUpPAAC
- Step 2: Register for the challenge here: https://aka.ms/PAAC. Registration opens September 19–26, 2022. At the point of registration, you will take a short assessment (this is why it is important to take the recommended learning resources above). only the first 2,000 candidates to pass the assessment will enter into the learning challenge
- Step 3: If you pass the qualification assessment, participate in the fun and gamified learning activities and the PL-100 Exam voucher will be automatically given to you.
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