Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Training

Topic 1 Application Design and Build

• Define, build and modify container images
• Choose and use the right workload resource (Deployment, DaemonSet, CronJob, etc.)
• Understand multi-container Pod design patterns (e.g. sidecar, init and others)
• Utilize persistent and ephemeral volumes

Topic 2 Application Deployment 

• 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

Topic 3 Application Observability and Maintenance

• Understand API deprecations
• Implement probes and health checks
• Use built-in CLI tools to monitor Kubernetes applications
• Utilize container logs
• Debugging in Kubernetes

Topic 4 Application Environment, Configuration and Security 

• 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.)

Topic 5 Services and Networking 

• Demonstrate basic understanding of NetworkPolicies
• Provide and troubleshoot access to applications via services

SSG Training Grant

SSG TG is $15 per pax. Net fee after SSG 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

• RealVNC Viewer

• 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

Man Guo Chang: Man Guo Chang graduated from Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, major in Computer Engineering.

He has more than 25 years of working experience in the Semiconductor field, specialized in IC Testing, Inline Electrical Testing, Product & Yield Engineering, Data Analysis, System Engineering, and Software Development. He is also an ACTA certified trainer, currently providing STEM training to adult learners in the area of Computer Vision, Internet of Things, Embedded Electronics, and Python Programming.

Ken Yuen: Ken Yuen is a ACTA certified trainer. He has more than 10 years of experience working as an instructor, Application Development Engineer, Technical Consultant and Project Manager. He is an MOE-Registered Instructor teaching STEM programs for past 3 years such as Arduino, Micro:bits and robotics to schools and libraries based on the smart nation initiative roadmap.

He completed his Diploma in Electronic Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic and graduated with Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and certified PMP (Project Management Professional).