Software used in the training. AEC teaches the course and is not affiliated with these companies.Twelve weeks of practical, live online training for the IT and systems staff you already have. Core cloud skills, networking, identity, security, monitoring and automation, on Microsoft Azure or on AWS, all while your team keeps working.
Cloud Upskilling builds on the skills your staff use every day.
Nine modules over 12 weeks, in this order. For hours, cost and topics of every module, see the full course outline for Azure or AWS.
Explain cloud models, shared responsibility, availability and cost, and choose where a workload fits.
Read and plan IP addressing, DNS and secure connectivity so cloud networks work with on-premises ones.
Navigate the cloud platform portal, describe core services, and read pricing, SLAs and governance tools.
Deploy and manage virtual machines, storage accounts and virtual networks on your chosen platform.
Set up users, groups, roles and multifactor sign-in so only the right people reach cloud resources.
Apply core security controls and shared-responsibility practices to a cloud environment.
Monitor cloud services, protect data with backup and recovery, and control spend.
Automate repeatable cloud platform tasks with command-line tools and templates.
Plan, deploy, secure, monitor and document a complete small cloud environment for a realistic business scenario.
Weeks 3 to 10 are taught on the platform your organization uses.
Same plan, same hours, same cost. Taught by AEC instructors in practice cloud environments with practice data only.
Real teaching, built around a working team.
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Staff who already work at an Alberta employer in IT support, systems, network or office technology roles. It isn't an entry-level program for career changers.
No. Staff receive a completion record from Alberta Educational Centre. The program is upskilling for current staff. It is not a certificate or a diploma and gives no credit toward either.
About 12 instructional hours a week with a qualified instructor, through live online classes and instructor-guided labs, plus about 1 to 2 hours of homework and quizzes.
You choose. Both versions follow the same plan, hours and cost and are taught by AEC instructors in practice cloud environments. AEC is not affiliated with Microsoft or Amazon Web Services.
No. No external certification exam is included. The program builds skills used in cloud administration.
No. One staff member is fine, and several can train together.
Eligible Alberta employers can apply for the Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant. For approved applications, it may reimburse up to 75% of eligible costs, up to $5,000 per staff member per fiscal year (April to March), if approved. Your organization's share may be about $1,670. The employer applies before training starts, and the Government of Alberta decides every application. We walk you through it.
Never. All labs use practice data in practice cloud environments.
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