The "Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)" course prepares the students to know Kubernetes in depth. It Also prepares the participants to become ready for the CKA certification Exam.

This course begins with the CKA exam overview and the Kubernetes architecture. Then,  Core concepts of Kubernetes followed by configuration and secret management, workloads and scheduling, services and networking, security, cluster maintenance and troubleshooting, observability and monitoring, autoscaling and resource management, storage, GitOps and CI/CD with ArgoCD and multiple projects

The assignments and tests are prepared in such a way that it prepares the students to work in production environment, succeed in the interviews and pass the CKA certification exam.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Certification Training Syllabus

(Based on Latest 2025 CNCF Syllabus)

Trainer:

• Sanjiv R. Karn
• CKA, DevOps, Ansible, RHCI, RHCE, OpenStack, VCP, OCP
• 20+ Years of Training Experience
• Trained 400+ Corporate Batches
• Trained IT Professionals from Renowned Govt Org, Banks, Telecoms, Software Companies
• Provided Consultancy to Many Organizations

Course Objectives:

• Proficiency in Kubernetes cluster setup, maintenance, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of security, networking, and storage management in Kubernetes.
• Experience with Helm, multi-cluster management, and CI/CD integration for Kubernetes.
• Prepare for the CKA Exam

Targeted Audience:

• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• Platform Engineers
• System Administrators
• Software Engineers/Developers
• Solution Architects
• IT Professionals

Prerequisite Knowledge:

• Basic understanding of Linux/Unix commands and system administration.
• Familiarity with containers

Training Duration:

• 48 Hours

Training Mode:

• Online

MODULE 1: Introduction to Kubernetes and the CKA Exam

• What is Kubernetes?
• Kubernetes Use Cases in Production
• CNCF and Kubernetes Ecosystem
• CKA Certification Overview (2025 Changes)
• Practice: Lab Setup using Minikube & kubeadm

 MODULE 2: Core Concepts

• Kubernetes Architecture (Control Plane, Nodes)
• Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments
• Labels, Selectors & Namespaces
• YAML Manifest Structure
• Real-World Scenario: Deploy NGINX app with labels and scaling

 MODULE 3: Configuration and Secrets Management

• ConfigMaps & Secrets
• Environment Variables & Volume Mounts
• Secure environment configuration
• Real-World Scenario: Injecting DB credentials using Secrets

 MODULE 4: Workloads and Scheduling

• Manual Scheduling with nodeName
• Labels, Taints, Tolerations, and Affinity Rules
• Deployments, StatefulSets, and DaemonSets
• Init Containers, Lifecycle Management
• Real-World Scenario: Deploy Redis as StatefulSet with init container

 MODULE 5: Services & Networking

• Cluster Networking Overview (CNI, kube-proxy)
• ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer
• DNS, Network Policies
• Ingress & Gateway API (2025 Focus)
• TLS Termination with Ingress
• Real-World Scenario: Host and path-based routing via Gateway API

 MODULE 6: Security

• Kubernetes Authentication & Authorization
• Service Accounts
• RBAC: Roles, RoleBindings, ClusterRoles, ClusterRoleBindings
• Network Policies
• Image Security & Admission Controllers (OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno)
• Real-World Scenario: Restrict access using RBAC and policies

 MODULE 7: Cluster Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Upgrading Kubernetes
• Backup & Restore (ETCD Snapshot)
• Certificate Management
• Logs, Events, Debugging Pods & Nodes
• Common Production Issues & Resolutions
• Tools: kubectl debug, logs, describe, etc.
• Real-World Scenario: ETCD restore and certificate renewal

 MODULE 8: Observability & Monitoring

• Liveness & Readiness Probes
• Metrics Server
• Real-World Scenario: Create alerts on CPU and memory usage

 MODULE 9: Autoscaling and Resource Management

• Resource Requests & Limits
• HPA (Horizontal Pod Autoscaler)
• VPA (Vertical Pod Autoscaler)
• Cluster Autoscaler (theory)
• Real-World Scenario: Deploy app with HPA/VPA for load scenarios

 MODULE 10: Storage

• Volumes, EmptyDir, HostPath
• Persistent Volumes (PV) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)
• StorageClasses & Dynamic Provisioning
• StatefulSets with PVC
• Real-World Scenario: MySQL with persistent storage

 MODULE 11: Helm & Kustomize (Latest Additions - 2025 Focus)

• Helm Basics: Chart, Values, Repositories
• Creating and Deploying Helm Charts
• Kustomize for layered configuration
• Real-World Scenario: Package and deploy a full-stack app via Helm

 MODULE 12: GitOps and CI/CD with ArgoCD (Bonus Module)

• Introduction to GitOps
• ArgoCD Setup and Usage
• Automating Deployments via Git Push
• Real-World Scenario: GitOps pipeline with Helm & ArgoCD

 Final Project & Exam Preparation

• Real-World Project: Deploy E-commerce Platform on Kubernetes
• CKA Practice Labs & Mock Exams
• Time-saving Tips for Exam
• Troubleshooting Checklist
• Interview Preparation for Kubernetes Admin Roles

 Training Format

• Live Online (Google Meet)
• Hands-On Lab Assignments (Real-Time Scenarios)
• Quizzes and Mock Exams
• Session Recordings
• Certificate of Course Completion & CKA Exam Readiness

Who should take this course?

DevOps Engineers who want to get CKA Certification or want to learn Kubernetes in depth.

What are the prerequisites for taking up this course?

Knowledge of Linux, Docker Container & CI/CD Pipeline

What is special about training from Professional IT Solution?

Our main strength is our long training experience and quality of our training. We have been producing skilled IT man power over a decade. Our trainer has more than 2 decade of training experience. Another major advantage is the quality of our training. We assure you that you’ll enjoy our training sessions.

How do you make participants ready for cracking interview and get jobs?

We engage our students with assignments that asks them to implement real time tasks which will make them confident to reply to the interviewers and handle their production servers when get selected.

Do you prepare students for taking up certification exams?

Yes, we take special exam preparations classes.

Do you also help your students in finding jobs?

Yes, of course! As large number of companies contact us for providing our skilled students for their job vacancies. So, we forward our students’ resume to the companies based on their skill match. But they have to crack interview to get selected. As during the training session we prepare our students with the possible questions/scenarios during interview, most of them crack interview successfully.

Do you Provide certificate after course completion?

Yes, we provide certificate of course completion. There should be at least 70% attendance in the class and should obtain at least 70% marks in the comprehensive test to obtain certificate of attendance.

What is success rate of your students in the Exam?

Almost 100% students (who appeared the exam)  have passed their exam with excellent score. 

What is the placement status of your students?

Almost 100% students have got placement.

What types of companies have you served?

Many renowned banks, telecoms, software companies and government organizations.

This course prepares for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certification