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Applied Skills ValidationTrack: Microsoft Applied Skills credentialOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn
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Microsoft Applied Skills: Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK
To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to Microsoft Applied Skills: Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK. Candidates for this credential should have a solid understanding of working with Microsoft Foundry and language models. They must also have experience programming in Python or C#. This assessment lab requires coding experience. If you don’t have coding experience, you may want to try Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an AI Agent instead.
Duration
Applied skill assessment
Level
Intermediate
Format
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Language
English
Executive brief for stakeholdersDownload Program Brief (PDF)
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Microsoft
Applied SkillAI
Build a generative AI chat app
Microsoft Foundry
CHAT
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Ideal for
AI EngineerArtificial IntelligenceHands-On Skill ValidationTailored Team Delivery
How VNode delivers this
Who this is for, and how we run it
VNode ITeS delivers Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK as an MCT-led Microsoft program for Ai Engineer, Developer. Typical duration is Applied skill assessment (Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid). Labs follow production-shaped scenarios rather than slide-only walkthroughs. Applied Skills delivery aims at a working artifact your team can take back, not a quiz score. Private cohorts can shift emphasis by role mix, workspace or repo constraints, and rollout timing.
Audience Profile
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Built for Ai Engineer, Developer learners adopting Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK.
Overview
Executive overview
To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to Microsoft Applied Skills: Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK. Candidates for this credential should have a solid understanding of working with Microsoft Foundry and language models. They must also have experience programming in Python or C#. This assessment lab requires coding experience. If you don’t have coding experience, you may want to try Microsoft Applied Skills: Create an AI Agent instead.
Readiness
Prerequisites
- Hands-on familiarity with the relevant Microsoft workload area.
- Comfort with the underlying technical or business scenario the applied skill covers.
Program Outcomes
Capabilities your teams will gain
Strengthen capability in artificial intelligence scenarios
Strengthen capability in ai engineer scenarios
Strengthen capability in developer scenarios
Strengthen capability in microsoft foundry scenarios
Curriculum
Curriculum roadmap
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Artificial Intelligence
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Ai Engineer
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Developer
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Microsoft Foundry
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Artificial Intelligence
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Module 1
Artificial Intelligence
Cover artificial intelligence skills and implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK.
- Cover artificial intelligence skills
- implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK
2Module 2
Ai Engineer
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Module 2
Ai Engineer
Cover ai engineer skills and implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK.
- Cover ai engineer skills
- implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK
3Module 3
Developer
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Module 3
Developer
Cover developer skills and implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK.
- Cover developer skills
- implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK
4Module 4
Microsoft Foundry
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Module 4
Microsoft Foundry
Cover microsoft foundry skills and implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK.
- Cover microsoft foundry skills
- implementation practices aligned to Develop a Generative AI Chat App Using the Microsoft Foundry SDK
Delivery Models
Delivery models
Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend
Engagement Fit
Engagement fit
Applied skills validationImplementation-focused labsPrivate cohort deliveryIntermediate practitioner depth
Enterprise Customization
Enterprise customization
Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Gives delivery teams delivery capability to design and build chat-based generative AI applications that map directly to modern customer and employee assistant use cases.
- •Use your assistant use case and business workflow context
- •Add grounding and retrieval patterns for enterprise data
- •Extend into security, evaluation, and rollout planning
Credentials
Certification & official source
- •Microsoft Applied Skills credential
Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.
View Official Microsoft Learn PageResources
Program resources
Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.
Enterprise Proof
Trusted delivery outcomes
Retail & E-commerce
Representative Retail Analytics Team
Instead of treating reporting as a tooling issue alone, the work focused on consistency, governance, and shared delivery practices across analysts and engineering teams.
- Higher consistency in report design practices
- Improved collaboration between analysts and engineering teams
Healthcare
Representative Healthcare Product Team
The engagement helped product and engineering stakeholders move from interest in AI to clearer implementation choices, security expectations, and prototyping discipline.
- Stronger alignment between product and engineering teams
- Improved clarity on prototype-to-production requirements
Delivery Capability
Enterprise-grade instruction
MCT-led delivery
Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners
Enterprise program oversight
Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning
Global delivery
APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite
Implementation-focused
Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios