LEARNING PATHS

Choose a Path for the Role You Want

Follow a clear Business Central progression for functional consulting, development or confident day-to-day system use.

3 ROLE-BASED PATHS

Start with Your Career or Work Goal

Business Central is used differently by consultants, developers and business users. The right learning sequence should reflect the work you want to perform.

PATH 01

Functional Consultant Path

For learners who want to understand business processes, configure Business Central, support implementations and communicate with finance and operational users.

  • Start with Functional Lite if you are new to Business Central
  • Progress to Functional Advanced for configuration and implementation depth
  • Use assignments, implementation scenarios and MB-800 preparation to strengthen consultant readiness
  • Continue building project experience after training
1Foundation

Navigation, master data and core transactions.

2Consultant Skills

Configuration, finance, operations and implementation.

3Certification Preparation

Use structured MB-800 preparation alongside hands-on learning.

4Project Experience

Continue applying the skills in support or implementation work.

1Understand the Application

Learn the Business Central processes your extensions will support.

2Learn AL Development

Work with tables, pages, codeunits, events and reports.

3Build Integrations

Practice APIs, web services, permissions and debugging.

4Build Real Projects

Continue into advanced AL, testing, performance and production work.

PATH 02

Business Central Developer Path

For developers and technical learners who want to extend Business Central using AL and understand the application behind the code.

  • Previous AL experience is not required
  • Basic programming logic is helpful
  • Practice through six development exercises
  • Complete a final Customer Credit Approval extension project

Business Central End User Path

For finance, sales, purchasing, inventory and other business users who need confidence in the transactions and reports they use every day. Functional Lite is the natural starting point, while corporate training can be tailored around a team’s actual role and process requirements.

DECISION GUIDE

Choose Your Next Step in 30 Seconds

I am completely new

Begin with Functional Lite to understand Business Central and complete a practical end-to-end trading cycle.

I know the basics and want consulting

Move to Functional Advanced for configuration, implementation scenarios, assignments and MB-800 preparation.

I want to code and customize

Choose Business Central Technical for practical AL development and extension-building skills.

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