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Microsoft Copilot Academy

Microsoft Copilot Academy helps learners develop skills associated with Microsoft 365 Copilot. This experience provides structured educational content within Viva Learning to help users learn about, discover, and use Copilot effectively.

Copilot Academy can be accessed here: https://aka.ms/copilot-academy

Screenshot of Copilot Academy Homepage in Viva Learning.

Prerequisites

All Microsoft 365 users can access Copilot Academy through Viva Learning. However, Knowledge administrators have the ability to restrict access to Copilot Academy only to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

To duplicate Copilot Academy, users must have a Viva Suite or Viva Learning license.

Important

Users with Viva Learning Seeded or Viva Learning service plan assigned can access Copilot Academy.

  • Viva Learning Seeded service plan is available as a part of Microsoft 365, Business and Office 365 products.
  • Viva Learning service plan is available as a part of Viva Suite or standalone Viva Learning product.

Configure Copilot Academy

Copilot Academy is enabled by default and discoverable on the Academies menu for all Microsoft 365 users.

Tenant Knowledge Administrators can manage Copilot Academy from the Admin tab in Viva Learning, under the Manage academies section.Screenshot of the Manage academies page in the admin tab.

Knowledge Administrators can manage access to Copilot Academy by selecting 'Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users' under the 'Manage Permission' options in the Copilot Academy settings. To make Copilot Academy available to all users, administrators can choose the 'Everyone' option.

Screenshot of options in Copilot Academy Manage Permission modal.

Note

  1. Only users with Knowledge Administrator or Knowledge Manager roles, or those with delegated access through Manage Feature-level access, can update the status of Copilot Academy.
  2. Please ensure that users with access to Copilot Academy also have access to 'AI and Copilot Resources', 'Microsoft 365 Training', and 'Microsoft Learn' providers.

Notifications

Only Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will receive monthly personalized notifications about Copilot Academy in Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot of Copilot Academy Teams notification for new users. Screenshot of Copilot Academy Teams notification for existing users.

Language support

Copilot Academy is currently available in eight languages:

  • English (United States)

  • Français (France)

  • Deutsch (Deutschland)

  • Italiano (Italia)

  • 日本語 (日本)

  • Português (Brasil)

  • Español (España)

  • 中文(中国)

The language you see in Copilot Academy is based on the Viva Learning language. If the language you're using in Viva Learning isn't available for Copilot Academy, Copilot Academy falls back to a related language following the Microsoft corporate, external, and legal affairs guidelines.

Create your own custom academy using Copilot Academy

You can duplicate and customize Copilot Academy to fit your organization’s unique industry, culture, and strategic needs. To use this feature, users must have a license for Microsoft Viva Suite or for Viva Learning.

Copilot Academy remains enabled by default unless explicitly disabled.

Duplicate academies include Microsoft-curated learning paths and featured sets unless an admin replaces them with tenant-created learning paths and featured sets.

As an admin, you can edit a duplicated academy by:

  • Adding or removing a featured set
  • Adding or removing a learning path
  • Updating the duplicated academy's title and description
  • Publishing the duplicated academy to the users (or a group of users) in the organization

You can duplicate Copilot Academy and featured sets in eight languages and use them in a duplicated Copilot Academy or in existing academies.

Learning paths in Copilot Academy are powered by the new AI and Copilot Resources provider.

For more information on managing content permissions, see AI and Copilot Resources Manage Permissions.

Note

When publishing a duplicated academy, ensure that the assigned group has permissions to access AI and Copilot Resources content.

Upcoming releases

  • Access to Microsoft Copilot Academy to specific user groups.
  • Content updates to Microsoft Copilot Academy.
  • Increased Language Support in Microsoft Copilot Academy.
  • Personalized notifications for Microsoft Copilot Academy users to enhance their learning experience.