Course Details
Course Details
What You'll Learn
This course prepares you for the CKAD certification exam, covering all official exam domains and their approximate weightings:
Domain 1 Application Design and Build (20%)
- Define, build and modify container images
- Choose and structure the appropriate Pod design (multi-container patterns: sidecar, init, ambassador, adapter)
- Utilize persistent and ephemeral volumes
- Understand multi-container Pod design patterns (e.g. sidecar, init and others)
- Utilize Jobs and CronJobs
Domain 2 Application Deployment (20%)
- Use Kubernetes primitives to implement common deployment strategies (e.g. blue/green or canary)
- Understand Deployments and how to perform rolling updates
- Use the Helm package manager to deploy existing packages
- Kustomize
Domain 3 Application Observability and Maintenance (15%)
- Understand API deprecations
- Implement probes and health checks (liveness, readiness, startup)
- Use built-in CLI tools to monitor Kubernetes applications
- Utilize container logs
- Debugging in Kubernetes
Domain 4 Application Environment, Configuration and Security (25%)
- Discover and use resources that extend Kubernetes (CRD, Operators)
- Understand authentication, authorization and admission control
- Understand requests, limits, quotas
- Understand ConfigMaps
- Define resource requirements
- Create & consume Secrets
- Understand ServiceAccounts
- Understand Application Security (SecurityContexts, Capabilities, etc.)
Domain 5 Services and Networking (20%)
- Demonstrate basic understanding of NetworkPolicies
- Provide and troubleshoot access to applications via services
- Use Ingress rules to expose applications
Course Info
SWDA (formerly SSG) Training Grant
SWDA TG is $15 per pax. Net fee after SWDA TG is $303.86. Absentee Payroll is not eligible.
Prerequisite
This is a beginner course. No programming or electronics knowledge is assumed:
Software Requirement
Please install the following software prior to the class
Job Roles
Job Roles
- Kubernetes Administrator
- Cloud Architect
- DevOps Engineer
- Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
- Cloud Solutions Engineer
- Platform Engineer
- Infrastructure Architect
- Cloud Operations Specialist
- Software Engineer (Cloud-Native)
- IT Systems Engineer
- Multi-Cloud Specialist
- Enterprise Architect
- IT Consultant (Kubernetes)
- Containerization Specialist
- Application Reliability Engineer
- Cloud Systems Analyst
- Kubernetes Trainer/Instructor
- Hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect
- Technical Lead (Cloud-Native)
- Automation Engineer
Trainers
Trainers
Saeid is co-founder of Skymics Sdn Bhd. He has 8 years of experience in the field of IoT (Internet of Things) and Information Technology. He is a certified IBM IoT Practitioner and instructor, and a Certified Citizen Data Scientist Train-The-Trainer. He has been co-inventor of 3 inventions during the last 4 years.
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Excellent delivery and good balance between theory and practice. Learned a lot in a short time. (Posted on 23/06/2026)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Good course materials Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Great course materials and well-paced lessons. The exercises really helped me understand the topic. (Posted on 10/05/2026)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Very informative Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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The trainer is an expert in the subject and shared many practical insights from real projects. (Posted on 14/04/2026)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Clear and easy to follow Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Excellent delivery and good balance between theory and practice. Learned a lot in a short time. (Posted on 28/09/2025)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Engaging trainer Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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The training was very practical and hands-on. I could apply what I learned to my work immediately. (Posted on 16/01/2025)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
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