Microsoft Certified Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate

L3 Level 3
Part Time
19 May 2025 — 23 May 2025
Online
PLA: This course is free for employed adults eligible for a Personal Learning Account (PLA). To see if you could be eligible for a PLA go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding - For a full list of PLA courses go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PLA

About this course

A ‘Functional Consultant' is responsible for creating and configuring apps, automations, and solutions with Microsoft’s Power Platform. They act as the liaison between business users and the technical teams. This course will teach all aspects of the Functional Consultant role, including engaging with subject matter experts and stakeholders, capturing requirements and mapping requirements to features. To get the most out of this course, students should be familiar with the following features:

  • Microsoft Dataverse

  • Microsoft Power Apps

  • Microsoft Power Automate cloud flows

  • Microsoft Power Pages

  • Microsoft Power Platform environments

This FREE course is only available to adults that are eligible for a Personal Learning Account (PLA). Personal Learning Accounts, funded by the Welsh Government, are available to employed adults living in Wales that wish to develop skills to progress or change career. 
Find out if you're eligible today.

What you will study

This course will allow students to practice Functional Consultant skills by creating an end-to-end solution to solve a problem for a fictitious company. The solution will include a Microsoft Dataverse database, Power Apps canvas app, and Power Automate flows. To get the most from this course, ideally students should be familiar with using the following Microsoft Power Platform components:

  • Configure Microsoft Dataverse.

  • Create apps by using Microsoft Power Apps.

  • Create and manage logic and process automation.

  • Managing Power Platform environments.

Entry requirements

To enroll in the Microsoft Certified - Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200) course, there are no strict entry requirements. However, it is recommended that candidates have: Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform components such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and Microsoft Dataverse. Experience in data modeling, user experience design and requirements analysis. Basic familiarity with application lifecycle management (ALM) practices and quality assurance.

Important points

  • The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
  • Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  • Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
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  • Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
  • Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
Key information

Start date

19 May 2025

End date

23 May 2025

Time of day

Day Time

Part Time

35 hours per week

Location

Online
Maps & directions
PLA: This course is free for employed adults eligible for a Personal Learning Account (PLA). To see if you could be eligible for a PLA go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding - For a full list of PLA courses go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PLA

Course code

PLASTAP01
L3

Qualification

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PLD)

Career prospects & further study

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