Blockchain Council™ Certified Polkadot Expert™

This accelerated Blockchain Council Certified Polkadot Expert certification focuses on helping you study and comprehend the Polkadot ecosystem, making sure that you grasp a stronger insight into how Polkadot works, how you can use it effectively to build great applications, and much more. The certification further helps in understanding how Polkadot simplifies cross-chain communication and offers interoperability by bringing multiple blockchains into one network.

This is an exam-based certification, which will provide you with the much-needed skill-set required to build and excel in the world of Polkadot. In addition, this certification extensively covers the working mechanism of Polkadot along with its architecture and staking process in detail, which becomes a perfect choice for anyone who wants to gradually increase their knowledge from a basic understanding to a more advanced one, as a result benefitting their career prospects and jobs reachability.

In just 1 day, you’ll:

• Learn how Polkadot works
• Know what it means to be a Polkadot expert
• Understand Polkadot architecture and staking process
• Learn how to participate in Polkadot and how to buy DOT
• Grasp an in-depth understanding of the Polkadot ecosystem
• Learn how to participate in Polkadot
• Know how to buy DOT
• Prove your skills & understanding within the Polkadot ecosystem

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the Blockchain Council exam, and achieve your Blockchain Council Certified Polkadot Expert 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:

• Blockchain Developer
• Blockchain Architect
• Interoperability Expert

• Module 1: Introduction to Certified Polkadot Expert

• Module 2: Understanding Blockchain
• Blockchain Overview
• Blockchain Functional layers
• Fundamentals of Consensus Algorithm
• Various Consensus in Blockchain
• Types of Blockchains and Popular Blockchain Technologies

• Module 3: Polkadot Overview
• Introduction to Polkadot

• Module 4: Polkadot Working Mechanism
• Components of Polkadot
• Staking in Polkadot
• Substrate Overview

• Module 5: Polkadot in Detail
• Polkadot Host
• Slashing
• Treasury
• Proxy Account and Proxy Types

• Module 6: Using Polkadot
• DOT Overview
• Major Functions of DOT
• Participation in Polkadot
• How to Buy Polkadot?
• How To Choose a Polkadot Wallet?
• Polkadot Wallets to Store Your DOT Coins
• Polkadot ATMs

• Module 7: Top Polkadot Projects
• Acala
• Phala Network
• Moonbeam
• Darwinia Network
• PolkaFoundry

• Module 8: Polkadot Comparison with Other Blockchains
• Polkadot vs Eth 2.0
• Polkadot vs Kusama
• Additional Information: Kusama Auctions
• Polkadot vs Cosmos
• Other Comparisons: Eth 1.x and Binance Smart Chain
• Polkadot Vs Other Blockchain Protocols

Module 9: Polkadot Governance

• Thorchain
• IDEX
• bXZ

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

Blockchain Council Certified Polkadot Expert exam

After completing this certification, you will be able to master the core concepts of the Polkadot network along with a greater understanding of how it works, and you will be able to participate in the Polkadot ecosystem.

• Passing score: 60+ marks to clear the exam

There are no prerequisites for this accelerated course.

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.

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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