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How to use AI without cheating on certifications

Microsoft wants to make AI a learning coach. For Certiport candidates, the challenge is clear: prove their skills, not copy. Imagine a teacher asking their students to prepare a project budget on Excel. They can use AI (artificial intelligence), but on one condition: explain their formulas, their choice of graphs, and the limitations of the result. In an administration, the same…

Imagine an instructor asks their students to prepare a project budget in Excel. They can use AI, but with one condition: explain their formulas, their chart choices, and the limitations of the results.

In an administration, the same issue arises in a different way. The human resources department wants to train its agents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the help of AI. How can genuine certifiable expertise be distinguished from simple copy-pasting produced by a tool? This is the question that comes up in Certiport training.

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What is it, concretely?

Microsoft wants to frame the use of AI in education with tools like Study and Learn Agent, presented as a study coach, and Copilot Notebooks, designed as a workbook based on course materials. The mechanism is simple: the tool can help understand a concept, organize notes, suggest practice exercises, or create review questions. But teachers can also specify the allowed level of use for an assignment. The main challenge, therefore, is not speed, but proof of learning. For Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), Adobe Certified Professional, or IT Specialist certifications, this remains reassuring: AI assists, but competence must be demonstrated.

Concrete case: what to do and what not to do

Questions to Ask Before Acting

  • Is the data used personal, sensitive, or confidential?
  • Can the student clearly state what the AI produced and what they did themselves?
  • Have the formulas, charts, or visuals been manually verified?
  • For this task, is the use of AI allowed, limited, or forbidden?
  • Does the result show real skill in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, or IT?
  • Does the organization keep important versions, sources, and fixes?
  • Does the training prepare for real professional use, not just passing a test?

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Sources

  1. Microsoft Education Blog, AI in Education is Changing Fast
  2. Microsoft Source, New AI in Education Report
  3. Pearson, Certiport 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champions
  4. NADPA-RAPDP, Gabon National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data

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