DevOps Upskilling

Elevate your career in tech with advanced DevOps practices and cutting-edge methodologies.
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DevOps Upskilling

Elevate your career in tech with advanced DevOps practices and cutting-edge methodologies.
Part of our
courses.

Key info

Level 4 Apprenticeship
DevOps Engineer
Fully funded by the Levy.

Duration

11 months delivery, plus 3 months assessment

Entry requirements

  • Right to work in the UK
  • Lived in the UK or EEA continuously for the past 3 years
  • Not previously studied the course content
  • Not undertaking any other qualification during apprenticeship
  • Able to apply learning to role
Fully-funded
Eligible for full Levy funding
Price £13400. Read our UK Apprenticeship Levy FAQ.

Course overview

Equip your team to implement efficient DevOps practices, enhance collaboration between development and operations, and drive innovation in your organisation.

Skills gained

Build robust and secure CICD pipelines
Test, deploy and maintain products in the cloud
Enhance collaboration with a DevOps mindset
Automate infrastructure and development processes
Effectively containerise deployments using Docker and Kubernetes

Business outcomes

Reduce ramp up time

enabling team members to streamline workflows and contribute to continuous delivery from day one.

Deliver features faster

leveraging up-to-date DevOps best practices to deliver product improvements quickly and safely.

Enhance security and compliance

by instilling robust automation, monitoring, and security practices across the technical team.

Turbocharge productivity

by highlighting responsible, secure and effective use of AI-driven DevOps tooling.

Curriculum

Phase 1: DevOps Fundamentals (22 weeks)

Module 1

Cloud fundamentals (8 weeks)

Get hands-on with AWS or Azure, understanding cloud computing essentials.

Module 2

Collaboration in tech teams (4 weeks)

Develop crucial soft skills for working in DevOps environments.

Module 3

Minimising security risk (4 weeks)

Learn the basics of secure coding and risk management.

Module 4

The testing mindset (4 weeks)

Understand the importance of testing in the DevOps lifecycle.

Phase 2: Secure Continuous Integration and Deployment (14 weeks)

Module 5

Continuous integration and deployment (8 weeks)

Learn to set up and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins.

Module 6

Immutable Architecture (6 weeks)

Explore containerization with Docker and introduction to Kubernetes.

Phase 3: Creating and Maintaining Enterprise Systems (8 weeks)

Module 7

Monitoring and maintenance (4 weeks)

Learn to monitor system performance and maintain applications effectively.

Module 8

Advanced deployment strategies (4 weeks)

Understand different deployment strategies and their use cases.

Phase 4: End-point-assessment (EPA) preparation (2 weeks)

Module 9

End-point-assessment (EPA) preparation (2 weeks)

Organise your portfolio and practice demonstrating your new skills.

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Weekly delivery model

Structured learning

~ 2-3 hours

40%

Asynchronous learning

Online, self-paced content that sets the foundation of skills for the module

Live workshops

Instructor-led, interactive workshops that dives deeper and reinforces the asynchronous content

Applying learning in role

~ 3-4 hours

60%

Coach support

Includes tutoring, progress reviews, and other support

Group coaching

Structured coach and peer support on project deliverables

Project & applied learning

Structured and unstructured application of learning to apprentices’ roles

Approx

5-7

hours per week

Why our approach works

Measurable Impact

Track quantifiable return on learning investment through business efficiencies, productivity and cost-savings.

Applied learning

We deliver project-based learning in a real-world context, personalised to each learner, to drive deep skill retention.

Guided by experts

Learners receive 1-to-1 coaching from industry experts, regular group coaching and community collaboration.

Transform careers

Everyone in your team has future-focused potential and deserves equitable access to economic opportunity.

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