Course · 4 chapters
Copilot Foundations
Understand what Microsoft Copilot can and cannot do at your org: your license tier, the Graph and Semantic Index that ground its answers, and the labels that gate it. ~74 min.
What you'll be able to do
- Decode your Microsoft Copilot license
- Ground Copilot answers in tenant data
- Diagnose why Copilot misses information
- Read sensitivity labels with confidence
- Predict how labels shape Copilot output
- Brief IT with a seven-question checklist
What's inside
- 1Copilot Foundations: Start Here
A 12-minute orientation across the three-rung Copilot Foundations skill path — License (what you have) → Graph (what it sees) → Labels (what it's allowed to use). The mental model that explains every Copilot answer you'll ever read
- 2Understanding Your Copilot License
Your org just turned Copilot on. Figure out which one you have, what it can actually do for you, and what to ask IT to fix the gap between 'I have a license' and 'it works for my job'
- 3The Microsoft Graph & Semantic Index
How Copilot actually grounds its answers in your org's data — what it sees, what it can't see, and why answers sometimes miss. The same physics as ChatGPT Enterprise's knowledge feature or Claude Projects, but private to your tenant
- 4Sensitivity Labels & Permission Inheritance
Of everything in your Graph, what is Copilot actually allowed to use? Sensitivity labels, the EXTRACT usage right, label inheritance into generated content, and the seven-question checklist for your compliance team
Frequently asked questions
- What will I learn in this Microsoft Copilot course?
- You'll learn how Microsoft Copilot works inside an organization: which license tier you have and what it unlocks, how the Microsoft Graph and Semantic Index ground its answers in your data, and how sensitivity labels and permissions decide what it can see and say. The path has 4 chapters totaling about 74 minutes.
- Does Microsoft Copilot see all my files, and is my data safe?
- Copilot only reaches content you already have permission to open. It grounds answers through the Microsoft Graph and Semantic Index, which respect your existing access rights, and sensitivity labels can block content from being used even when you can read it. This path explains exactly how Graph grounding and labels keep your data inside your tenant's permission boundaries.
- Do I need technical experience or coding to take it?
- No. The course is non-technical and requires no coding. It explains license tiers, the Microsoft Graph, the Semantic Index, and sensitivity labels in plain language for a business audience.
- How long is the course and is there a certificate?
- The path is 4 chapters and runs about 74 minutes total, starting with a short orientation chapter. When you complete an AI Academy path you earn a shareable certificate of completion.
- Is this course free?
- No. Copilot Foundations is part of the paid AI Academy by Anthropos, so access requires an AI Academy subscription.
Earn a certificate
Complete all chapters to receive your certificate of completion.