Software used in the training. AEC teaches the course and is not affiliated with these companies.The complete outline of Cloud Upskilling, the 12-week online bootcamp for current Alberta IT and systems staff. Weeks 3 to 10 are taught on Microsoft Azure. Everything your organization needs for a grant application is on one page: the program details, all nine modules with hours and cost, and what each one covers.
The facts a grant application asks for.
| Program | Cloud Upskilling with Azure |
|---|---|
| Provider | Alberta Educational Centre (AEC), a private career college in Calgary. Phone +1 403 441 2059, contact@myaec.live. 5980 Centre Street S, Calgary, AB |
| Who it's for | Current employees of Alberta employers (IT support, systems, network and office technology staff) who want to build cloud skills for the work they do now. Not an entry-level or career-change program. |
| Length | 12 weeks, 144 instructional hours (12 hours a week) |
| Delivery | Online and instructor-led, with a qualified instructor throughout. Weeks 1 to 10: 6 hours of live online classes and 6 hours of instructor-guided labs each week. Weeks 11 and 12: four live sessions of 3 hours each week. |
| Not counted in the 144 hours | Homework, quizzes and self-study, about 1 to 2 hours a week |
| Lab environment | All labs run in practice cloud environments with practice data. No real company or customer data is used. |
| Assessment | A lab each week, checked by the instructor; a 10-question quiz each week (70% to pass); a final applied lab (80% to pass) |
| To complete | Attend at least 80% of instructional hours (attendance is recorded), submit at least 80% of labs, pass at least 10 of 12 quizzes, and pass the final lab. One retake of the final lab is allowed. |
| Instructors | Every trainee has access to a qualified instructor throughout. Each has education credentials and experience directly related to the module, intended to meet the CAPG definition of a qualified instructor. Names are listed on the quote for each intake. |
| Credential | Completion record from AEC. Not a certificate or a diploma, and no credit toward either. No external certification exam is included. The program builds skills used in cloud administration. |
| Dates | Set for each intake and written on the employer's quote. Training starts only after the grant application is received and finishes within 52 weeks. |
| Cost | $6,670 per trainee, all-in (tuition, course materials and practice lab access). Paid once, on the start date. Cancellation, refund and replacement terms are written on the quote. |
| Skill categories | Suggested CAPG category per module. The employer selects the category and CAPG decides. |
| Independence | Taught by AEC instructors. Not delivered by, or affiliated with, Microsoft. |
Nine modules over 12 weeks, in this order.
| Code | Module | Weeks | Hours | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLU-101 | Cloud Concepts and Business Value | Week 1 | 12 | $555 |
| CLU-102 | Networking for Cloud Administrators | Week 2 | 12 | $555 |
| CLU-103 | Azure Fundamentals: Core Services, Pricing and Governance | Weeks 3 and 4 | 24 | $1,110 |
| CLU-104 | Azure Compute, Storage and Virtual Networking | Weeks 5 and 6 | 24 | $1,110 |
| CLU-105 | Identity and Access in Azure | Week 7 | 12 | $555 |
| CLU-106 | Cloud Security and Compliance | Week 8 | 12 | $555 |
| CLU-107 | Monitoring, Backup, Recovery and Cost Control | Week 9 | 12 | $555 |
| CLU-108 | Automation: Command Line and Infrastructure as Code | Week 10 | 12 | $555 |
| CLU-109 | Applied Cloud Administration Lab | Weeks 11 and 12 | 24 | $1,120 |
| Total, full program | 12 weeks | 144 | $6,670 |
Modules are offered only as the full 12-week program. Each module is listed with its own hours and cost so the employer can enter it in the grant application.
What each module covers, how it is assessed, and who teaches it.
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $555 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Explain cloud models, shared responsibility, availability and cost, and choose where a workload fits.
Lab and assessment: Lab: cloud fit assessment for one workload at the trainee's own organization. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $555 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Read and plan IP addressing, DNS and secure connectivity so cloud networks work with on-premises ones.
Lab and assessment: Lab: design and test a small virtual network plan. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $1,110 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Navigate the Azure portal, describe core Azure services, and read pricing, SLAs and governance tools.
Lab and assessment: Labs: set up a subscription structure; deploy and tag resources; cost estimate. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $1,110 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Deploy and manage virtual machines, storage accounts and virtual networks in Azure.
Lab and assessment: Labs: build a two-tier test environment; secure it with network rules. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $555 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Set up users, groups, roles and multifactor sign-in so only the right people reach cloud resources.
Lab and assessment: Lab: role and access design for a small team. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $555 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Apply core security controls and shared-responsibility practices to a cloud environment.
Lab and assessment: Lab: security review of a sample environment with a remediation list. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Business processes and operations management · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $555 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Monitor cloud services, protect data with backup and recovery, and control spend.
Lab and assessment: Lab: monitoring and backup plan with a cost report. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $555 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Automate repeatable Azure tasks with command-line tools and templates.
Lab and assessment: Lab: scripted deployment of the Week 5-6 environment. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
Suggested skill category: Digital and technological skills · Delivery: online, live classes and instructor-guided labs · Cost per trainee: $1,120 tuition (includes course materials and practice lab access; no external exams; no other fees)
By the end, trainees can: Plan, deploy, secure, monitor and document a complete small Azure environment for a realistic business scenario.
Lab and assessment: Final lab (80% to pass). Applied lab, not a capstone project. Weekly quiz (not counted in hours).
Instructor: a Microsoft Azure certification (e.g. at associate level or higher) or an IT diploma/degree, plus at least 4 years in the last 10 working with cloud systems (or 2 years with a degree or college diploma).
The same program is offered with AWS in weeks 3 to 10. Same plan, same hours, same cost.
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