CNCF Kubernetes Administrator certification Firebrand Training

Overview

The accelerated Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification is a program that allows users to demonstrate their competence in a hands-on, command-line environment.

The purpose of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) program is to provide assurance that CKAs have the skills, knowledge, and competency to perform the responsibilities of Kubernetes administrators.

Upon completion of the course the certified K8s administrator will have demonstrated the ability to do basic installation as well as configuring and managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters. They will have an understanding of key concepts such as Kubernetes networking, storage, security, maintenance, logging and monitoring, application lifecycle, troubleshooting, API object primitives and the ability to establish basic use-cases for end users.

At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

Kubernetes administrators, cloud administrators and other IT professionals who manage Kubernetes instances.

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Benefits

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

* For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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Curriculum

Module 1: 25% - Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration

Manage role based access control (RBAC)
Use Kubeadm to install a basic cluster
Manage a highly-available Kubernetes cluster
Provision underlying infrastructure to deploy a Kubernetes cluster
Perform a version upgrade on a Kubernetes cluster using Kubead
Implement backup and restore

Module 2: 15% - Workloads & Scheduling

Understand deployments and how to perform rolling update and rollbacks
Use ConfigMaps and Secrets to configure applications
Know how to scale applications
Understand the primitives used to create robust, self-healing, application deployments
Understand how resource limits can affect Pod scheduling
Awareness of manifest management and common templating tools

Module 3: 20% - Services & Networking

Understand host networking configuration on the cluster nodes
Understand connectivity between Pods
Understand ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer service types and endpoints
Know how to use Ingress controllers and Ingress resources
Know how to configure and use CoreDNS
Choose an appropriate container network interface plugin

Module 4: 10% - Storage

Understand storage classes, persistent volumes
Understand volume mode, access modes and reclaim policies for volumes
Understand persistent volume claims primitive
Know how to configure applications with persistent storage

Module 5: 30% - Troubleshooting

Evaluate cluster and node logging
Understand how to monitor applications
Manage container standout & stderr logs
Troubleshoot application failure
Troubleshoot cluster component failure
Troubleshoot networking

Exam Track

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam

The Certification focuses on the skills required to be a successful Kubernetes Administrator in industry today. This includes these general domains and their weights on the exam:

Duration: 2 hours
Format: The exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that requires solving multiple tasks from a command line running Kubernetes.
Number of questions: 20
Passing score: 67/100
Domains:
- Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration 25%
- Workloads & Scheduling 15%
- Services & Networking 20%
- Storage 10%
- Troubleshooting 30%

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

Accommodation *
Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
On-site exams **
Exam vouchers **
Practice tests **
Certification Guarantee ***
Courseware
Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
24-hour lab access
Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this accelerated course.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

Reviews

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"I had a great time. The instructor is very knowledgeable and his training is on point. Two exams in 2 days is a lot. But he makes it doable."
Juan van Gom, Ministry of Defense Netherlands. (19/1/2024 (Friday) to 21/1/2024 (Sunday))

"Had a great time meeting and networking with other people. A great teacher."
Pritpal Hundel, Computacenter. (8/1/2024 (Monday) to 11/1/2024 (Thursday))

"Our instructor was very knowledgeable and delivered the online course well. The labs are great for getting hands-on experience."
Anonymous. (8/1/2024 (Monday) to 11/1/2024 (Thursday))

"Great 4 days of in-person training. The trainer was knowledgeable and brought a wealth of real world examples to what would have been otherwise a very theoretical training course."
Ian Smith, DWP. (8/1/2024 (Monday) to 11/1/2024 (Thursday))

"I attended the CND course which was online-led. This course was delivered very well allowing me to develop my knowledge in the related topics. Despite being online, I felt involved and felt as if I could ask any questions at any time."
Molly Macuras, Electricity North West Limited. (8/1/2024 (Monday) to 11/1/2024 (Thursday))

Course Dates

Start	Finish	Status	Location
19/2/2024 (Monday)	23/2/2024 (Friday)	Finished - Leave feedback	-
24/6/2024 (Monday)	28/6/2024 (Friday)	Wait list	Nationwide
5/8/2024 (Monday)	9/8/2024 (Friday)	Limited availability	Nationwide
16/9/2024 (Monday)	20/9/2024 (Friday)	Open	Nationwide
28/10/2024 (Monday)	1/11/2024 (Friday)	Open	Nationwide
9/12/2024 (Monday)	13/12/2024 (Friday)	Open	Nationwide

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