At this time, you won’t need to meet competency requirements to renew your current competencies.

To take advantage of this, you’ll need to take action in the Membership Offers section of Partner Center and pay the renewal fee within your renewal window. Upon completion, you’ll see that your requirements have been met, and you’ll have access to resources and benefits associated with your competency.

Microsoft are continually working to make sure their partner programs can best serve and support you and your communities, employees, and businesses during this time. To this end, they have recently shared information on their partner blog highlighting plans for the first half of 2021 to provide your organization with more flexibility. You’ll find information specific to your competency or competencies and partner program information in this communication.