Certified Developer for Apache Kafka

Overview

On this accelerated Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka course, you’ll learn the general knowledge of Kafka features and architecture, designing, monitoring, and troubleshooting in the context of Kafka, and development of custom applications that use Kafka’s APIs.

In just 2 days, you’ll learn client troubleshooting/debugging, serialisation/deserialisation and topic co-partitioning. You’ll also build knowledge on:

Kafka Streams
Advanced Application Design Concepts
Working with Kafka in Java

At the end of this course, you’ll sit your Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka exam and achieve your certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for individuals who want to validate their Apache Kafka® knowledge

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Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 2-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Benefits

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Curriculum

Module 1: Getting started
Module 2: Building a Practice Cluster
Module 3: Kafka Architecture Basics
Module 4: Kafka and Java
Module 5: Kafka Streams
Module 6: Advanced Application Design Concepts
Module 7: Working with Kafka in Java
Module 8: Working with the Confluence Kafka REST APIs
Module 9: Confluence Schema Registry
Module 10: Kafka Connect
Module 11: Kafka Security
Module 12: Testing
Module 13: Working with Clients
Module 14: Confluent KSQL
Module 15: Final Steps
Module 16: Final Exam

Exam Track

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

Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification exam

Number of questions: 60
Type of question: Multiple-choice
Duration: 90 minutes

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

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:

Knowledge of Linux/Unix
An understanding of network technologies
Fluency in at least 1 modern programming language (e.g., Java, C#, Python, Go)
Knowledge of the principles of distributed systems technology, fault tolerance and high availability
Experience with stream processing, using technology like Kafka Streams, Java Streams, Spark Streaming, etc.

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call (0)8 52 50 01 66 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

Reviews

We've currently trained 134.561 students in 12 years. We asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently,
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"Course and material very good for remote learning, Plenty of labs and info to get you through the course. Instructor was very thorough and assisted with any issues."
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"Thank you for getting me through."
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"Our instructor was friendly, helpful, and demonstrated good knowledge of the subjects"
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"Training was precise and swift!"
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Course Dates

Start	Finish	Status	Location
21/8/2023 (Monday)	22/8/2023 (Tuesday)	Finished - Leave feedback	-

5/2/2024 (Monday)	6/2/2024 (Tuesday)	Limited availability	Nationwide
18/3/2024 (Monday)	19/3/2024 (Tuesday)	Open	Nationwide
29/4/2024 (Monday)	30/4/2024 (Tuesday)	Open	Nationwide
10/6/2024 (Monday)	11/6/2024 (Tuesday)	Open	Nationwide

Confluent - Certified Developer for Apache Kafka