# reelance IAM consultant transitioning to SailPoint ISC — how to get hands-on practice/tenant access as an individual (not customer/partner)?

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/reelance-iam-consultant-transitioning-to-sailpoint-isc-how-to-get-hands-on-practice-tenant-access-as-an-individual-not-customer-partner/221513>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** sailpoint-identity-security\
**Created:** [September 5, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/reelance-iam-consultant-transitioning-to-sailpoint-isc-how-to-get-hands-on-practice-tenant-access-as-an-individual-not-customer-partner/221513 "2026-09-05T02:14:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![othmanebenmoussa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc79bd/32.png) [@othmanebenmoussa](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/othmanebenmoussa)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/reelance-iam-consultant-transitioning-to-sailpoint-isc-how-to-get-hands-on-practice-tenant-access-as-an-individual-not-customer-partner/221513/1 "2026-09-05T02:14:13Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m a freelance IAM consultant (France) with solid hands-on experience on Entra ID (SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, Access Packages, CIAM/External ID) and strong REST/SCIM API skills. I’m working through the Identity Security Administrator/Engineer paths on Identity University to expand into SailPoint ISC over the next 2-3 months.

I’m stuck on getting hands-on tenant practice: paid training with labs seems reserved to SailPoint customers/partners, and the Ambassador Program now requires 6 months of community history (unless the sponsorship exception applies?).

For an independent freelancer with no customer/partner org behind them, what’s the most realistic path to get some hands-on ISC practice? Any pointers appreciated — happy to contribute back to the community as I learn.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![chaithu979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@chaithu979](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/chaithu979)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/reelance-iam-consultant-transitioning-to-sailpoint-isc-how-to-get-hands-on-practice-tenant-access-as-an-individual-not-customer-partner/221513/2 "2026-09-09T03:33:48Z")

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1. Complete the free Identity University learning paths and certifications to build product knowledge.
2. Join the SailPoint Developer Community and actively participate in discussions.
3. Focus on learning SailPoint APIs, SCIM integrations, workflows, transforms, and connector concepts through documentation and community examples while pursuing