MIE is a Microsoft Learning Partner. It was named Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year for 2023 and offers the complete suite of authorised Microsoft training and certification curriculum.
Learning Partner of the Year, 2023
On 28 June 2023 MIE announced that it had won the Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year Award for 2023, chosen from a global field of Microsoft partners. Morne Hugo, then Executive: Microsoft Training, said: "Winning the Microsoft Partner of the Year Award is an incredible honor and a testament to our team's hard work and dedication."
The award recognises MIE for outstanding solutions and services in South Africa. MIE also points to its Workforce of the Future and #SheCanDoIT programmes. In April 2023 it announced that it had achieved all six Microsoft designations.
Read the announcement · All six designations
The courses
MIE says it offers over 100 Microsoft courses across cloud, IoT, security, architecture and DevOps. The September 2026 to February 2027 schedule lists 106 Microsoft technical courses, from one-day Applied Skills and Copilot sessions to four-day role-based courses, with prices and dates.
Partner Skills Academy
The Partner Skills Academy is an integrated technical skilling programme for people who show their skills on the job every day and are ready to validate them with a Microsoft role-based certification. It is co-invested by Microsoft and delivered through Learning Partners for selected top partners.
It combines online training, instructor-led courses and workshops, exam preparation and certification. MIE takes 2 or 20 people from one organisation, on a six-month rolling schedule.
To start: register on the PSA learning platform with your company's MPN ID. If the MPN ID errors, email psa@mecerintered.co.za or call (+27) 10 730 0873.
Partner Skills Academy packages
As printed on MIE's PSA page. The team confirms which are current.
| Package | What it includes | Valued at | Selling at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | PSA learning platform access, an official instructor-led course, official courseware (DMOC), hosted online lab access, exam preparation support, a Q&A support session, an MCP exam voucher, a Pearson VUE practice test and student Azure access. | R 13,990.00 | R 4,500.00 |
| Platinum | PSA learning platform access, official courseware (DMOC), hosted online lab access, exam preparation support, a Q&A support session, an MCP exam voucher, a Pearson VUE practice test and student Azure access. | R 7,990.00 | R 2,150.00 |
| Gold | PSA learning platform access, official courseware (DMOC), hosted online lab access, exam preparation support, a Q&A support session, an MCP exam voucher and student Azure access. | R 6,500.00 | R 1,000.00 |
| Silver | PSA learning platform access. | Not stated | No cost |