2023 Spring Cohort Schedule | Techfluent Academy

Week 1

Monday, March 13

9 am - 10 am CT

Program Kick- off

10:10 am - 12 pm CT

Learner & Trainer Meet and Greet

1 pm - 4 pm CT

Day-In-A-Life Session

Wednesday, March 15

9 am – 12 pm CT

Intro to Tech

1 pm – 4 pm CT

Intro to Consulting Concepts

Friday, March 17

9 am - 12 pm CT

How to get the most out of this program: Working with your mentors & trainers

Week 2

Monday, March 20

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to M365 core apps (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Wednesday, March 22

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to Communication & Business Writing

Friday, March 24

9 am - 12 pm CT

Critical Thinking/Design Thinking Workshop

Week 3

Monday, March 27

9 am – 4 pm CT

Personal Development Assessment & Mental Health

Wednesday, March 29

9 am – 4 pm CT

Time Management/Organizational
Skills & SMART Goal Setting

Friday, March 31

9 am - 12 pm CT

Power Platform Primer

Week 4

Monday, April 3

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to the Power Platform, D365, & Use Cases

Wednesday, April 5

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to D365 Sales & Customer Insights

Friday, April 7

9 am - 12 pm CT

Intro to D365 Marketing

Week 5

Monday, April 10

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to D365 Customer Service, Project Ops & Field Service

Wednesday, April 12

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to Dataverse, Relational Databases & Solutions

Friday, April 14

9 am - 12 pm CT

Project Management Workshop

Week 6

Monday, April 17

9 am – 4 pm CT

Overview of Microsoft ERP

Wednesday, April 19

9 am – 4 pm CT

Model-Driven Apps

Friday, April 21

*** NO CLASS ***

Ramadan Holiday

Week 7

Monday, April 24

9 am – 4 pm CT

Canvas Apps

Wednesday, April 26

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to Power Automate Day 1

Friday, April 28

9 am - 12 pm CT

Intro to Power Automate Day 2

2 pm - 5 pm CT

Change Management Part 1 - Understanding People's Behaviors & Motivations

Week 8

Monday, May 1

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to Power BI Day 1

Wednesday, May 3

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to Power BI Day 2

Friday, May 5

9 am - 12 pm CT

Change Management Workshop

Week 9

Monday, May 8

9 am – 4 pm CT

D365 CE Deep Dive (Solutions/Security/BPF/Workflows)

Wednesday, May 10

9 am – 4 pm CT

Intro to Power Virtual Agent Day 1

Friday, May 12

9 am - 12 pm CT

Intro to Power Virtual Agent Day 2

Week 10

Monday, May 15

9 am - 12 pm CT

Intro to Consulting Documents & Overview of ADO

1 pm – 4 pm CT

Business Analyst Workshop

Wednesday, May 17

9 am - 12 pm CT

How to conduct yourself in corporate America & working with your industry coach

1 pm – 4 pm CT

Resume Workshop

Friday, May 19

9 am - 12 pm CT

LinkedIn Workshop & Job Search Workshop

Week 11

Monday, May 22

9 am – 4 pm CT

Interview Prep, Salary Structure, Expectations & Negotiations

Wednesday, May 24

9 am - 12 pm CT

Resume working time, final resumes due today & industry coach follow up

1 pm – 4 pm CT

Cert Prep

Friday, May 26

9 am - 12 pm CT

Functional Consultant Success

Project & Certification Weeks

Monday, May 22

9 am - 12 pm CT

Kickoff Projects

Wednesday, May 24

1 pm - 2:30 pm CT

Project Office Hours

Friday, May 26

9 am - 12 pm CT

Functional Consultant Success

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours (Optional)

Monday, May 29

*** NO CLASS ***

Memorial Day Holiday

Wednesday, May 31

1 pm - 3 pm CT

Certification Prep

Thursday, June 1

10:30 am - 11:30 am CT

Power Automate Office Hours / Q&A

Friday, June 2

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, June 9

9 am - 12 pm CT

Individual Project Presentations

Friday, June 16

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, June 23

9 am - 12 pm CT

Team Project Presentations

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours (Optional)

Monday, June 26

10 am - 12 pm CT

Project Feedback, Questions & Next Steps

Friday, June 30

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, July 7

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Thursday, July 13

9 am - 4 pm CT

Interview Prep, Salary Structure, Expectations & Negotiations

Friday, July 14

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, July 21

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, July 28

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, August 4

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

Friday, August 11

12 pm - 12:30 pm CT

Office Hours

*** Due Date - 5 pm CT ***

Completion of 1 Microsoft Certification Due

Graduation Week

Friday, August 25

11 am - 12:30 pm

Graduation Ceremony