1. Attain a solutions partner designation: Meet the necessary requirements as soon as possible after Oct. 1 and immediately become eligible for incentives. 2. Purchase a legacy benefits package: If your legacy competencies have been renewed prior to September 30, 2022, you can keep earning legacy incentives until your renewal date in 2023, up to October 1 when legacy incentives will officially expire. At that time, only partners with solutions partner designations will qualify for incentives. Is your competency renewal date after September 30, 2022? Although you can’t renew your legacy competency before your anniversary date, you still have options. If you meet the requirements as of October 3, 2022, you will immediately attain a solutions partner designation and new customer-facing badging. You’ll keep your legacy benefits, however, until your next anniversary date. Then you will have the option to maintain your solutions partner designation benefits OR retain your legacy Silver/Gold competency benefits (and pay the corresponding annual fees for either option). If you don’t meet the requirements, your legacy competencies and badges will no longer be valid after September 30, 2022. You’ll keep your legacy benefits until your next anniversary date. Upon renewal, you’ll have the option to purchase legacy benefits aligned with legacy Silver and Gold fees). Sept. 30, 2022: Last chance to earn/renew legacy competencies and continue to receive legacy benefits until your next anniversary date Oct. 3, 2022: Solutions partner designation and new badges available, if you meet requirements Legacy competencies, badges no longer valid Anniversary date after Oct. 3, 2022: Solutions partner designation Choose updated benefits or retain legacy benefits and pay fee No solutions partner designation, renewed competency by Sept. 30, 2022: Pay fee to retain legacy benefits
