NetCom Learning® Named Finalist for 2025 Microsoft Training Services Partner of the Year Award
NetCom Learning Recognized as the Finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Training Services Partner of the Year
“By 2035, we aim to educate and certify 1 billion learners worldwide, helping create an inclusive global workforce that drives sustainable growth and innovation.”
NEW YORK, NY, November 14, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ — NetCom Learning®, part of the Sarder® Inc. family of companies—which includes N+®, Adoptify AI®, AI Labs 365®, Sarder Foundation®, Sarder TV®, and the AI CERTs® credentialing ecosystem—today announced it has been recognized as a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Training Services Partner of the Year Award. NetCom Learning® stood out among thousands of global partners for its leadership in AI-driven skilling, customer outcomes, and impactful implementation of Microsoft Cloud technologies.
Selected from more than 4,600 nominations across 100+ countries, NetCom Learning® was honored for delivering exceptional worldwide training solutions that accelerate AI readiness and advance Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.
A Shared Commitment to Building an AI-Ready World
“Being named a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards is a powerful affirmation of our shared mission with Microsoft to build a truly AI-ready world. We are deeply grateful for this partnership, which continues to expand access to transformative skilling and unlock pathways of opportunity for learners everywhere.
Across NetCom Learning®—and the broader Sarder® Inc. AI ecosystem—we remain committed to empowering individuals, organizations, and communities with the knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-powered future. By 2035, we aim to educate and certify 1 billion learners worldwide, helping create an inclusive global workforce that drives sustainable growth and innovation.”
— Russell Sarder, CEO, NetCom Learning® & Sarder®
Driving AI Readiness at Global Scale
NetCom Learning® is being recognized for its ability to make AI learning inclusive, accessible, and transformational across industries and geographies. Through visionary programs—most notably Agent X, an AI readiness movement spanning emerging and enterprise markets—the company equipped more than 74,000 learners across 4,000+ organizations in 2024–2025.
From gamified Microsoft Copilot training for 100,000+ learners to large-scale enterprise AI adoption initiatives that shift organizational culture, NetCom Learning® has accelerated Microsoft’s North Star learner goals and helped customers transform AI from concept to productivity reality.
Celebrating Excellence Across the Microsoft Ecosystem
“Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards,” said Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. “This year, our partners harnessed the transformative power of Microsoft Cloud and AI platforms to deliver groundbreaking solutions that push the boundaries of innovation. The ambition and creativity across our partner ecosystem continue to inspire us. The 2025 honorees represent what’s possible when technology and purpose unite to empower customers around the world.”
About the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
The annual awards recognize partners who deliver exceptional applications, services, and AI innovation on the Microsoft Cloud. Winners and finalists will be celebrated at Microsoft Ignite, held November 18–21 in San Francisco.
Additional award details are available on the Microsoft Partner blog, with the full list of winners and finalists published online.
NetCom Learning helps build innovative learning organizations in the workplace by structuring a smarter workforce, supporting changes, and driving growth. With more than 27 years of experience, NetCom Learning has been empowering innovative learning organizations to adapt and drive growth in this fast-paced world by closing critical skill gaps and ensuring smooth deployment, implementation, and consumption through authorized training delivered by Certified Trainers on vendors such as Microsoft, AI CERTs, AWS, Cisco, Google Cloud, and more.
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