{"id":8863,"date":"2026-10-01T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/copilot\/blog\/copilot-studio\/?p=8863"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:22:41","slug":"4-ways-to-learn-how-to-build-with-microsoft-copilot-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/copilot\/blog\/copilot-studio\/4-ways-to-learn-how-to-build-with-microsoft-copilot-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"4 ways to learn how to build with Microsoft Copilot Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With Copilot Studio, you can create agents, build apps<\/a> (preview), and design workflows to transform end-to-end business processes. With the latest innovations, a lot of people are asking the same practical questions: where do I start, and what should I learn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re opening Copilot Studio<\/a> for the first time or looking to go beyond the basics, there are several ways to learn. You can follow a guided course, get hands-on with a project, earn a credential, watch a demonstration, or join a workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question is where to start. This guide brings those opportunities together into a learning journey: explore what’s possible, learn by doing, develop and validate career-ready skills, and choose where to go next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Develop your AI skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Join us on October 8, 2026, to learn where to start with Copilot Studio and how Agent Academy can help you build practical AI skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your path from learning to building<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No matter what you want to learn, start where you are. If you’re new to Copilot Studio: an overview can help you find your direction. If you already know the basics: you can jump into a project or explore more advanced training.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Note that these four ways to learn are flexible starting points, not required steps. You can build upon each of these with other parts of the learning journey path: Explore, learn by doing, advance, and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Explore: See what you can build with Copilot Studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Join our skilling webinar<\/a> for a guided overview of what’s new in Copilot Studio, what to learn first, and how to get started building. You’ll also discover how Agent Academy can help you develop practical experience through hands-on training. You’ll also see how Microsoft Official Curriculum can help you build and validate career-ready skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Learn by doing: Get hands-on with Agent Academy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Agent Academy<\/a> is a free, open-source training program for anyone who wants to build with Copilot Studio. Follow a guided project, put concepts into practice, and see how the different capabilities work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New to Copilot Studio? Start with Recruit NextGen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recruit NextGen is the recommended starting point for learners who want to build with the GitHub Copilot harness<\/a>. It\u2019s beginner-friendly and hands-on, using a familiar IT support scenario so you can focus on how instructions, tools, knowledge, and workflows work together.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You\u2019ll finish having published an agent to Microsoft Teams<\/a> and Microsoft Copilot<\/a>, taking your learning beyond the course and into an experience people can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ready to go further? Continue with Operative NextGen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Agent Academy Operative NextGen<\/a> intensive training takes you beyond basic agent creation into advanced agents with autonomous capabilities using the GitHub Copilot harness. New training includes agent instructions, multi-agent readiness, triggers, model selection, AI safety, Microsoft Dataverse<\/a> grounding, and model context protocol (MCP) server integration.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Across 12 hands-on missions, you\u2019ll build and operationalize a sophisticated multi-agent system. More importantly, you\u2019ll understand how to combine the latest Copilot Studio capabilities<\/a> to create agents and workflows that can act, collaborate, and operate safely in a real business scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you want structured, skills-based training and credentials to validate your skills, continue with Microsoft Official Curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Advance: Build and validate career-ready skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

AI Skills Navigator<\/a> is an AI-powered learning platform where you can build career-relevant skills through curated learning experiences. There, you can access Microsoft Official Curriculum: guided learner journeys built around the skills each role needs, with credentials you can earn along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These courses are hands-on by design. Learn at your own pace with videos and hands-on labs, or join an instructor-led class through a Microsoft Learning Partner.<\/p>\n\n\n

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