Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Learn
Last updated October 6, 2026
Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot is a free Microsoft Learn path that teaches Copilot through the work of ten business functions: Executives, Sales, IT, Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, Communications, Customer Service and Legal. Each function has its own module of hands-on exercises in which learners use Copilot across Microsoft 365 apps, and nine of the ten modules also use agents. Taken whole, it runs to more than 48 hours. The exercises are done in your own Microsoft 365 environment. Some tasks need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and which agent features are available depends on the licenses and admin settings in place. You also need Microsoft OneDrive to store and share the exercise files.
What you'll learn
- Ten role modules: Executives, Sales, IT, Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, Communications, Customer Service and Legal
- Hands-on exercises in each module, followed by a module assessment
- Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Loop, OneNote, Whiteboard, Forms, Planner and Viva Engage, applied to each function's own tasks
- Microsoft's ready-made agents, including Researcher, Analyst, Idea Coach and Writing Coach
- Building agents with Agent Builder, such as an RFP response agent, an HR self-service agent and a Regulatory Inquiry Assistant
Frequently asked questions about Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot
Who is Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot for?
Trainers, adoption leads and managers who work in Microsoft 365 and want role-based practice material for several business functions at once.
Is Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot free?
Yes — Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot is free to take. Some tasks need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, which is sold separately.
What are the prerequisites for Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot?
Basic familiarity with Microsoft 365 apps and services, a basic understanding of Copilot, and access to Microsoft Copilot, the Microsoft 365 apps used in the exercises and Microsoft OneDrive, where the exercise files are stored and shared. No coding required.
Why we suggest this course
The complete path makes most sense for someone responsible for Copilot across several teams, such as a trainer, an adoption lead or the manager of a mixed department. Taken together, the modules show how differently one tool is used from function to function: Finance never uses an agent, Marketing builds one and uses three more, and Legal builds an assistant for regulatory questions. That comparison helps in deciding where to start a rollout and what to ask each team to practice. Someone learning for their own role can take just the module for their function, where there is one.