Go beyond low-code and develop sophisticated Power Platform solutions with custom logic, integrations, automation, and extensibility.

This Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate course equips experienced developers to extend Microsoft Power Platform when business requirements demand more than standard low-code capabilities.

Learn to work with Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, custom components, APIs, Azure integrations, and traditional development technologies to design, develop, test, and troubleshoot enterprise solutions.

  • Why get trained: Develop custom Power Platform solutions using Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, APIs, code, and integrations
  • Why it matters: Pro-code extensibility helps solve complex requirements that cannot be addressed effectively through low-code alone
  • Who should attend: Experienced software developers extending and customizing Microsoft Power Platform solutions

Turn Power Platform requirements into secure, scalable solutions that combine low-code speed with professional development capabilities. HRD Corp Claimable.

Overview

Gain the skills to simplify, automate, and transform business tasks and processes using Microsoft Power Platform Developer.

Microsoft Power Platform helps organizations optimize their operations by simplifying, automating and transforming business tasks and processes.

In this course, students will learn how to design, develop, test, and troubleshoot solution components that use the extension points of Microsoft Power Platform. You use traditional code to solve challenges not appropriate with low-code.

Skills Covered

  • Use advance techniques in canvas apps to perform custom updates and optimization
  • Automate a business process with expressions and Dataverse actions using Power Automate
  • Introduction to developing with Microsoft Power Platform
  • Extend the user experience with client scripting and command bar customization
  • Build basic code components with the Power Apps Component Framework
  • Extending Power Platform Dataverse
  • Integrate with Dataverse and Azure

Prerequisites

As a training attendee you must have previous software developer experience using code techniques with modern programming languages such as C# and JavaScript. You must also have a foundational understanding of Microsoft Power Platform and have hands-on experience with the following:

  • Developing a data model in Microsoft Dataverse
  • Creating tables, columns, and relationships in Microsoft Dataverse
  • Building Power Apps canvas apps
  • Building Power Apps model-driven apps
  • Building Power Automate cloud flows

If you are new to Power Platform, we’d recommend you to attend the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals course to familiarize yourself with the business value and product capabilities of Power Platform.

Target Audience

Candidates for this course design, develop, secure, and troubleshoot Power Platform solutions. Candidates implement components of a solution that include application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations.

Candidates will gain applied knowledge of Power Platform services, including in-depth understanding of capabilities, boundaries, and constraints. Candidates should have development experience that includes JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful Web Services, ASP.NET, and Power BI.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Use advance techniques in canvas apps to perform custom updates and optimization

Do you want to build custom canvas apps in a more advanced way? This learning path will help you use advanced techniques in customizing and optimizing the performance of your canvas apps.

  • Use imperative development techniques for canvas apps in Power Apps
  • Perform custom updates in a Power Apps canvas app
  • Use Dataverse choice columns with formulas
  • Reduce complexity in your data model with Dataverse table relationships
  • Work with relational data in a Power Apps canvas app
  • Work with data source limits (delegation limits) in a Power Apps canvas app
  • Complete testing and performance checks in a Power Apps canvas app
  • Optimize app load time
  • Use Monitor to troubleshoot Power Apps
  • Use Power Apps Instrumentation with Application Insights

Module 2: Automate a business process with expressions and Dataverse actions using Power Automate

This learning path introduces you to how to get started with Power Automate, build basic flows, write functions and use Dataverse triggers and actions.

  • Get started with Power Automate
  • Introduction to expressions in Power Automate
  • Use Dataverse triggers and actions in Power Automate

Module 3: Introduction to developing with Microsoft Power Platform

So, you want to be a Power Platform developer! This learning path is the first step in learning about platform, tools, and the ecosystem of Power Platform.

  • Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform developer resources
  • Use developer tools to extend Power Platform
  • Introduction to extending Power Platform

Module 4: Extend the user experience with client scripting and command bar customization

This learning path teaches you to how to create client scripting, perform common actions with client script, and how to customize the command bar.

  • Perform common actions with client script in Power Platform
  • Automate business process flows with client script
  • Customize the command bar

Module 4: Build basic code components with the Power Apps Component Framework

This learning path introduces you to Microsoft Power Apps component framework, teaches you how to build a custom component, create a solution package, and test and debug the component.

  • Get started with Power Apps component framework
  • Build a Power Apps component

Module 5: Extending Power Platform Dataverse

Getting started with extending Power Platform Dataverse can be overwhelming. This learning path looks at the tools and resources needed for extending Power Platform. We’ll start with looking at the SDKs, the extensibility model, and event framework. This learning path also covers when to use plug-ins. Configuration of plug-ins as well as registering and deploying plug-ins.

  • Introduction to Dataverse for developers
  • Extend plug-ins in Power Platform
  • Work with Dataverse Web API

Module 6: Integrate with Dataverse and Azure

This learning path provides an in-depth overview of Dataverse integration with Azure, including data and event handling. It also covers creating and deploying Azure Functions, along with exploring hosting options, bindings, and triggers.

  • Integrate Dataverse Azure solutions

Module 7: Get started with custom connectors for Microsoft Power Platform

This learning path explores custom connectors in Power Platform and explains how to configure and use them with apps and flows.

  • Get started with custom connectors in Microsoft Power Platform
  • Discover and use Web APIs with Power Apps
  • Configure custom connectors with authenticated APIs in Microsoft Power Platform
  • Configure policy templates for custom connectors in Microsoft Power Platform
  • Create Microsoft Power Platform OpenAPI custom connectors

Module 8: Basic application lifecycle management in Microsoft Power Platform

In this learning path, you’ll learn how to create and manage solutions, understand solution layering, and explore version control for solutions.

  • Manage solutions in Power Apps and Power Automate
  • Introduction to solutions for Microsoft Power Platform

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November 30, 2026 - December 4, 2026

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Trainocate exam and cert

Exam & Certification

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate.

If you’re a professional developer who would like to extend and further customize Microsoft Power Platform capabilities for your current or future employer, you can benefit from this training and certification. The comprehensive training can get you up to speed with the platform and its extensibility points, providing many examples of how it’s done properly.

Ready to discover your career path?

Career prospects for developers are looking good. You’ve probably heard that millions of apps will be created in the next few years. To set yourself apart and ensure that you’re ready to be part of this tech intensity, remember that certifications validate your technical skills and experience. They’re a sign to employers that you’re ready to build for the future.

Training & Certification Guide

If you have a passion for designing, developing, securing, and extending Microsoft Power Platform solutions, this certification could be for you. To earn this certification, you must be able to create solution components, including application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. You need a strong applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services and a basic understanding of DevOps practices for Microsoft Power Platform. Plus, your background should include development experience using JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Power BI.

Candidates for this certification typically work with app makers, functional consultants, solution architects, and IT administrators. You have varied responsibilities, including:

  • Creating technical designs and Power Apps.
  • Configuring Dataverse, Power Apps, and business process automation.
  • Extending the platform and the user experience.
  • Developing integrations.

Candidates for this exam design, develop, secure, and troubleshoot Power Platform solutions. Candidates implement components of a solution, including application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations.

Candidates must have strong applied knowledge of Power Platform services, including in-depth understanding of capabilities, boundaries, and constraints. Candidates should have a basic understanding of DevOps practices for Power Platform.

Candidates should have development experience that includes Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Power BI.

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: create a technical design; configure Common Data Service; create and configure Power Apps; configure business process automation; extend the user experience; extend the platform; and develop integrations.

  • Create a technical design (10–15%)
  • Build Power Platform solutions (10–15%)
  • Implement Power Apps improvements (10–15%)
  • Extend the user experience (10–15%)
  • Extend the platform (30–35%)
  • Develop integrations (10–15%)

When you earn a certification or learn a new skill, celebrate your accomplishment with your network. It often takes less than a minute to update your LinkedIn profile and share your achievements, highlight your skills, and help boost your career potential. Here’s how:

  • If you’ve earned a certification already, follow the instructions in the congratulations email you received. Or find your badge on your Certification Dashboard, and follow the instructions there to share it. (You’ll be transferred to the Acclaim website.)
  • For more information on badges, check out the Certification Badges FAQ.
  • To add specific skills to your LinkedIn profile, go to your profile page and update the Skills and endorsements section. Tip: We recommend that you choose skills listed in the skills outline guide for your certification.

When your Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate certification expires, we’ve got good news. You can renew your current certifications by passing a free renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn—anytime within six months before your certification expires. For more details, read our blog post, Stay current with in-demand skills through free certification renewals.

 

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In this blog post we reveal the 5 reasons why role-based tech training & certification is the secret to business success.

Microsoft Certifications 2022: 10 Things to Look for in an IT Program for Your Employees

We live in a rapidly changing world of technology, where every day brings innovation. How can you keep pace in this era of digital transformation? Microsoft technologies, offers a comprehensive collection of training options and a wide array of role-based certifications to help you pick up new skills or brush up on old ones.

Microsoft Certification 2022: 10 Reasons to Earn a MSFT Certification

Why get certified?

There’s a high demand today for IT professionals with skills in security, networking, and the cloud—and, according to the 2018 Pearson VUE report on the value of IT certification, those are the top three fields people sought certification in last year. There’s also a rapidly growing demand for people with AI skills—in every field, including business apps.

But it’s not only developers, cloud solution architects, and cybersecurity experts, however, who need to demonstrate their skills. More and more industry roles require proficiency in specialized skills. As the business world continues its digital transformation, the need for people with skills using the latest technologies increases, which means that sales managers, marketers, brand developers, data analysts, and business apps solution developers and architects can also benefit from certification.

From Beginner to Expert: Your Guide to Microsoft Power Platform Certifications

Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a beginner, the Power Platform’s low-code and no-code tools make it easy to build custom apps, automate tasks, analyze data, and create chatbots with ease and efficiency.

Ready to take your business to the next level? Learn how Power Platform can help solve your most pressing business problems.

Top 7 IT Skills to Survive in 2025: Master One Today

In today’s digital age, IT skills have become the backbone of nearly every industry. From cybersecurity to artificial intelligence, staying ahead of the curve is no longer an option — it’s a necessity.

Whether you’re a fresh graduate exploring the tech landscape or a seasoned professional looking to upskill, this guide is your roadmap to success. In this blog, we will unveil the top 7 IT skills that are set to dominate in 2025. These skills have been carefully curated based on industry trends, market demands, and the potential they hold for shaping the future.

Frequently Asked Questions

Depending on your development skills and what you want to do with them, investigate the different Microsoft Power Platform certifications available to you. A Microsoft Certification signals that you have the skills that organizations are looking for when they hire and advance employees. Certification, combined with your drive and abilities, can help open career doors for you.

Those with experience creating application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, and custom visualizations with Microsoft Power Platform might consider earning a Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate certification. This and your Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate certification can help set you up for later success with a Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification.

Earning a Microsoft Power Platform certification is globally recognized and industry-endorsed evidence of mastering real world skills. It shows you demonstrate proficiency in keeping pace with technology. It’s a career move that yields many positive results.

Getting a Microsoft Certification is also a great way to break into the tech industry. A Microsoft Certification immediately confers a level of authority and expertise, especially helpful for someone new to the industry.

The number of questions on a certification exam is subject to change as Microsoft make updates to ensure it aligns with current changes in the technology and job role. Most Microsoft Certification exams typically contain between 40-60 questions; and around 60-140 minutes.

Starting June 30 2021, all newly earned role-based and specialty certifications will be valid for one year from the date the certification was earned.

To stay up to date, IT pros are constantly learning and adding skills. The IDC study concluded that Microsoft Learning Partners such as Trainocate Malaysia which was recently awarded 2021 Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year 2021 are well positioned to help organizations achieve their business and learning goals. The IT leaders who were surveyed found the most value from a Learning Partner that provides:

  • An end-to-end solution which starts with identifying skill gaps, simplifies the learning experience, and finishes by evaluating how well the Learning Partner met the organization goals.
  • Scale, flexibility, and speed to train teams of any size, in any location, amid changing circumstances.
  • Value-added services, such as hands-on labs, classroom training, and custom content that help the skills development program succeed.
  • High-quality content and delivery, meaning accurate, relevant courseware, top-notch instructors, and a path to certification, if needed.

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