Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate

Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer Associate: PL-400 Certification Preparation Course

Invest in the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate (PL-400) programme to empower your technical team to build, secure, and troubleshoot complex business solutions. This certification validates the ability to bridge the gap between low-code agility and high-pro-code extensibility, ensuring your organisation can handle increasingly sophisticated digital transformation requirements.

The structured programme focuses on six critical pillars:

  • Technical Design: Employees learn to design solution architecture, determine when to use custom code versus out-of-the-box functionality, and define authentication strategies.
  • Power Platform Solutions: Your team gains mastery over environment management, security roles, and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) to ensure professional deployment standards.
  • App Improvements: Developers learn to implement advanced Power Fx formulas and optimize the performance of both canvas and model-driven applications.
  • User Experience Extensibility: Employees learn to apply client-side scripting with JavaScript and build reusable UI components using the Power Apps Component Framework (PCF).
  • Platform Extension: This pillar focuses on developing server-side logic via Dataverse plug-ins, custom APIs, and custom connectors to expand core platform capabilities.
  • Integration Development: Your workforce learns to process workloads using Azure Functions and synchronize data between Dataverse and external systems.

By achieving this certification, your team gains the pro-code skills necessary to deliver high-value, bespoke automation and integration projects, providing a strategic advantage in the modern cloud landscape.

  • Creating a technical design for enterprise solutions
  • Configuring and securing Microsoft Dataverse
  • Advanced Power Apps development and troubleshooting
  • Business process automation with complex Power Automate logic
  • Extending the user experience with Client API and PCF
  • Extending the platform with Plug-ins and Web APIs
  • Developing integrations with Azure and external data sources

This associate-level certification is essential for developers seeking to master the extension points of the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem.

It is ideal for:

  • Software Engineers & Developers: Professionals with experience in C#, JavaScript, and .NET looking to apply their skills to low-code environments.
  • Technical Leads: Individuals responsible for designing the technical architecture and security of business applications.
  • Automation Specialists: Those who need to build complex integrations and server-side logic that goes beyond standard platform features.
  • DevOps Engineers: Professionals focused on implementing ALM and managing development environments within the Power Platform.

While there are no formal prerequisites, candidates should have strong development experience in JavaScript, JSON, C#, and RESTful Web APIs. Familiarity with the fundamental capabilities of Power Platform (PL-900 level) is highly recommended.

Delivery Model

  • 3 full days of tuition to the Microsoft PL-400 Exam Syllabus
  • Practice Tests
  • Courseware and official Microsoft Curriculum
  • One 1:1 with a Certified Tutor
  • Pearson Pass Pledge (free resit)

Qualification

  • Microsoft Certified Power Platform Development Associate (PL-400)

The Power Platform Developer Associate (PL-400) certification serves as the essential technical foundation for advancing into high-level architecture roles.

Upon completion, your employees will possess the technical depth to transition into expert-level certifications, including:

  • Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600): For those moving into senior roles focused on enterprise-wide solution design and governance.
  • Dynamics 365 Specialist Roles: For employees looking to apply developer skills to specific business applications like Sales, Service, or Finance.

This programme is your business’s strategic investment in high-end technical capability, ensuring your team can deliver the custom, high-performance solutions required by modern enterprises.

The Microsoft Certified Power Platform Development Associate Preparation Course is £1,495 inclusive of VAT. This includes 3 full days or 6 evenings tuition, access to practice papers, Courseware, Labs, and one tutor 1:1s.

This course is protected by the Pearson Pass Pledge.

Examination fees are £185 inclusive of VAT. Examinations can be taken at our Authorised Pearson Vue Test Centre in Cardiff or by remote invigilation.

Funding may be available through PLA and ReAct Plus for eligible applicants. Please note, the contents of the course package may vary depending on the funding stream so please check before applying. See funding for further information.

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