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New Service Plan: People Skills - Foundation

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MC1060845
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Microsoft 365 suite
Microsoft Viva

Summary

A new service plan, People Skills - Foundation, will be added to Microsoft 365 licenses, enabling AI-powered skills-based experiences. It helps identify skill gaps and promotes upskilling. The rollout begins in late May 2025, and organizations can launch it starting late June. Ensure the service plan is enabled.

Details

You will soon see a new service plan associated with your Microsoft 365 Copilot or Viva license: People Skills - Foundation (PEOPLE_SKILLS_FOUNDATION). A new service plan, People Skills - Foundation, will be added to your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 license. This service plan enables you to set up People Skills, an AI-powered service that delivers personalized skills-based experiences across Microsoft 365. Using advanced inferencing, it helps organizations identify skill gaps and promote upskilling. With People Skills, individuals can easily share a current view of their skills and more easily connect with others. People Skills data enriches people-based experiences in Microsoft 365 Copilot and in the Microsoft 365 profile card and editor. Review MC1060842 to learn more about People Skills in our General Availability announcement.

When this will happen:

We will begin rolling late May 2025.

How this will affect your organization:

Starting in late June, you can launch People Skills for your organization. Learn more about how to set up People Skills.

What you need to do to prepare:

Ensure the Service plan is enabled as appropriate for your organization.

Timeline

Published
Apr 23, 2025
Message published to Message Center
Updated
Apr 28, 2025
Message content updated
End Date
Aug 4, 2025
Message timeline ends

Tags

#User impact#Admin impact

Category

Plan for Change

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