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MC1250272 - Introducing awards and certifications section in M365 profile card
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Updated March 24, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're launching a user experience (UX) update that displays existing Awards and Certifications properties from Microsoft 365 profile schema on users' profile cards.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2026 and expect to complete by early April 2026.
How this affects your organization:
Who is affected:
All users whose organizations populate the Awards and Certifications properties in the M365 profile.
What will happen:
- A new Awards and Certifications section will be introduced on the profile card in the overview and contacts tab below the skills section.
- Each entry in this section will show the title and issuer by default. Selecting a badge reveals additional details such as the description and date awarded.
- The profile card will also feature highlights for recently earned awards or certificates (issued within the last 30 days) to improve discoverability.
- If these properties are not in use today, there will be no change — the new section will not appear on profile cards.
What you can do to prepare:
- Review your profile data: Check whether your organization is currently populating the Awards and Certifications properties in M365 user profiles. If so, inform users that these values will now be visible on their profile cards.
- Key points to note:
- If your organization does not use Awards and Certifications fields in M365 profile schema today, no action is required.
- The profile card experience is read-only—it displays data from the profile but does not provide any in-service editing or management of awards and certifications.
- Review the following support article: View awards and certification badges on your profile card
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.
Compliance considerations:
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Snapshot from Mar 12, 2026
We're launching a user experience (UX) update that displays existing Awards and Certifications properties from Microsoft 365 profile schema on users' profile cards.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2026 and expect to complete by early April 2026.
How this affects your organization:
Who is affected:
All users whose organizations populate the Awards and Certifications properties in the M365 profile.
What will happen:
- A new Awards and Certifications section will be introduced on the profile card in the overview and contacts tab below the skills section.
- Each entry in this section will show the title and issuer by default. Selecting a badge reveals additional details such as the description and date awarded.
- The profile card will also feature highlights for recently earned awards or certificates (issued within the last 30 days) to improve discoverability.
- If these properties are not in use today, there will be no change — the new section will not appear on profile cards.
What you can do to prepare:
- Review your profile data: Check whether your organization is currently populating the Awards and Certifications properties in M365 user profiles. If so, inform users that these values will now be visible on their profile cards.
- Key points to note:
- If your organization does not use Awards and Certifications fields in M365 profile schema today, no action is required.
- The profile card experience is read-only—it displays data from the profile but does not provide any in-service editing or management of awards and certifications.
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.
Compliance considerations:
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.