>> [MUSIC] Hi. I'm Alisha with
the Business Applications Academic Community,
or as we call it the BAAC.
We proudly support higher education worldwide.
Educators, students, and
Microsoft partners all benefit
and succeed through our program.
It all begins with an educator.
>> Hello, I'm Muhammad Razi,
a professor at Western Michigan University.
>> Hi everyone. I'm Dr.
Jennifer Page Nightingale Associate Professor at
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
and a longtime member of the BAAC.
>> The BAAC program has been
providing me with free access to
cutting-edge Microsoft technology training and
curriculum resources for almost 20 years.
Through them my students receive
hands-on lab experience with
Microsoft products to prepare
them for the job market while connecting me with
many other educators and
IT practitioners from around the world.
>> Few of my students really have
had wonderful success stories.
One young woman went to work for a partner, MCA connect.
Because she had a class that
introduced her to Microsoft Dynamics,
she was more than prepared to
go and work for one of the partners.
I had another student who actually went
to work for a partner in Tampa
and he was a finance major and he took
my class on Microsoft Dynamics and he was hired.
The reason they were hired is because they were
considered subject matter experts.
It's exciting to see that we have
so many partners that have so many opportunities,
not just in the United States
but from all over the world.
>> Hello, my name is Kim.
Through the BAAC Program,
I was able to learn how to use Microsoft products
in the classroom through the Microsoft Learn modules
that were integrated into our curriculum and now I'm
certified in the latest technologies
used in the market, such as CRM.
The partner ecosystem is so large,
it is growing and their
opportunities that you may not be aware of.
I know I wasn't until I discovered this nestled in
this special BAAC for career portal as seen here.
It is super important to fill out
every entry in your profile so
that the partners can find you.
Optimize your profile by linking
your Microsoft Learn achievement page.
Now let's connect with the partner.
>> My name's Rob Triggs and I'm the VP of
sales marketing for a company called CRM Dynamics.
We are a Dynamics customer engagement partner
that's located in Canada.
We're focused on delivering
the Dynamics CRM components to customers.
One of the challenges that most of
the Microsoft Partner could have right
now is being able to staff,
to keep up with the demand that we're
experiencing with implementing dynamics,
whether it be dynamic CE,
the Customer Engagement platform,
or even the Business Central or one of the ERP platforms.
We've turned to this process so that we
could hire people right
out of university or out of school,
and then teach them all the things that they need to
know it to be successful Dynamics consultants.
It's one of the strategies that we've
deployed several years ago.
The good news is one of our recent graduates of
our organization has gone on
to have a very senior role at Microsoft.
We're very happy to hire new grads from school,
give them the training and experience that they need,
and make sure that we can deliver
our projects with very certified people on the team.
That's how we use the system today.
>> Creating a profile on the BAAC was
extremely easy and I love that I can see all
of the Dynamics 365 certifications
that each new student and new grad have teamed.
This makes it so easy to find and hire
students who were eager to join the Microsoft network.
We're keeping up to date on the technology
being used in today's market.
>> Here we are, we've come full circle.
Microsoft partners are looking to
hire in every area of study,
students head over to
Microsoft Learn and earn those certifications.
Then during the career portal to
get jump-started on your own career path.
Whether you're an educator
looking for access to Microsoft products,
a student looking for a job,
or a partner looking for qualified hires,
we're here for you. Contact us today.
>> Together we can shape the future [MUSIC].