Data Center Training Programs

Uptime Education's data center education programs are your key to obtaining the essential practical knowledge needed to own and operate today’s modern data centers.

Investing in data center training from Uptime helps increase the knowledge base of your team, improve operational efficiency, and reduce business risk by ensuring that operations follow best practices.

Participants will emerge from our training programs as experts in the field who understand how to align data center design, operations, management and sustainability with the needs of the organization. 

Each of our data center training programs are designed to allow students to start with the essential knowledge they need to do their current jobs and grow in their ability to meet more demanding challenges over time.

Uptime Education teaches hundreds of courses per year, both online and in-person in multiple languages and timezones. View our calendar to view upcoming courses.

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Data Center Education Programs

Uptime offers data center education and training programs along multiple tracks. Learn more about each of our courses below.

Accredited Operations Specialist (AOS)

Gain the knowledge and expertise to create and manage business critical data center operations to reduce risk and achieve uptime, performance, and efficiency.

Accredited Sustainability Advisor (ASA)

Amid the growing global focus on digital infrastructure sustainability requirements, now is the time to become an Accredited Sustainability Advisor (ASA).

Accredited Tier Designer (ATD)

Gain the knowledge and expertise to design and engineer data center facilities and systems to meet Tier Standards for uptime and performance. Armed with the Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) knowledge and skillset, you’ll be equipped to design the premier facilities of the future.

Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS)

Gain the knowledge and authority to communicate data center needs to upper management and positively influence spending decisions. Armed with the Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS) skillset, you will be more effective at maintaining and improving site performance, reliability, and efficiency, and delivering business value.

Accredited Operations Professional (AOP)

As an Accredited Operations Professional (AOP), you will be better equipped to design and operate world-class data center operations than most of your peers.

Accredited Tier Professional (ATP)

Expand your knowledge and expertise to create innovative mechanical & electrical solutions for your data center that meet Tier Standards.

Certified Data Center Audit Professional (CDCAP®)

Plan and implement a strategic data center audit process. Analyze audit data to verify and baseline the status of the data center and create an action plan to reduce risk and improve the operational capability to support business continuity.

Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP®)

Create a comprehensive data center design that supports the critical needs of the business, examining in-depth the key constraints of data center functionality to deliver a balanced, efficient and sustainable solution.

Certified Data Center Energy Professional (CDCEP®)

Become an expert in data center energy management. Learn how to create an energy efficiency plan for your data center.

Certified Data Center Management Professional (CDCMP®)

Gain unparalleled knowledge, skills and competency to manage the complex technical environments of a data center facility and the ability to optimize its effectiveness by driving efficiencies.

Certified Data Center Project Management (CDCPM®)

Establish a robust project baseline and a comprehensive plan for a complex, high value data center expansion project that demonstrates an accurate interpretation of the project scope and focuses on delivering project success in support of business strategy.

Certified Data Center Sustainability Professional (CDCSP®)

Create a sustainability strategy and business implementation plan for transformation towards a credible sustainability lifecycle, that demonstrates innovation and challenges business ethos while being sensitive to business risk and continuity.

Certified Data Center Technician Professional (CDCTP®)

Excel in a highly skilled and efficient technical team charged with optimizing the operational capability and productivity of the data center to meet the evolving demands of the business.

Competency & Confidence Assessment Modelling (CCAM®)

The World’s First Competency & Confidence Assessment Modelling (CCAM) Tool for the Digital Infrastructure Industry

Data Center Fundamentals (DCF®)

De-mystify the complex world of data centers. Gain a structured overview of the data center environments, the role of a data center and key operational aspects.

Masters Degree in Data Center Leadership and Management

Data centers need highly capable leaders and managers - individuals who are capable of dealing with business complexity and technological change with the knowledge and skills to ensure their teams deliver against consistently challenging objectives.

Network Infrastructure Programs

Network Infrastructure Fundamentals (NIF®)

Gain detailed knowledge in the field of telecommunications network infrastructure.

Certified Network Cable Installer (CNCI®)

Demonstrate the highest levels of knowledge, skills and competency in network cable infrastructure. Undertake copper and fiber cabling installation, termination and testing to the highest quality while complying to industry best practice and standards to ensure a right first-time approach.

CNCI® Copper Cabling

Demonstrate the highest levels of knowledge, skills and competency in network cable infrastructure. Undertake copper cabling installation, termination and testing to the highest quality while complying to industry best practice and standards to ensure a right first-time approach.

CNCI® Fiber Optic Cabling

Demonstrate the highest levels of knowledge, skills and competency in network cable infrastructure. Undertake fiber optic cabling installation, termination and testing to the highest quality while complying to industry best practice and standards to ensure a right first-time approach.

Certified Integrated Infrastructure Technician (CIIT®)

Develop a ʻsmart handsʼ approach to infrastructure delivery and gain comprehensive knowledge of a range of intelligent devices that support smart building technical architecture.

Certified Network Infrastructure Technician (CNIT®)

Take your existing network infrastructure skills to new levels allowing you to successfully control and deliver major infrastructure projects.

Certified Wireless Infrastructure Technician (CWIT®)

Learn how to plan and install a wireless network to facilitate high speed access for smart mobile devices. Using the latest wireless technologies, ensure all users have comprehensive access at all times to benefit from a seamless roaming experience.

Certified Outside Plant Technician (COPT®)

Learn how to construct high capacity, high quality external fiber optic networks to meet the demand of smart technologies of the future, and the importance of Fiber To The Everything (FTTx).

Certified Network Infrastructure Design Professional (CNIDP®)

Learn how to complete a detailed campus network design project and deliver this to the market via an effective tender response.

Certified Telecommunications Project Management (CTPM®)

Develop the knowledge and skills to define, initiate, deliver and close a complex telecommunications project, in time, on budget, and to the highest quality specifications.

Join the World's Largest Alumni Network of Data Center Professionals

JOIN AN ALUMNI NETWORK COMPRISED OF THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES FROM THE WORLD'S TOP FIRMS

Over ninety thousand graduates from countries around the world have looked to Uptime Education to help them grow their business and advance their careers.