DevOps Foundation Certification

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Course overview

This DevOps Foundation certification training course introduces the principles, culture and practices that support effective DevOps adoption. Based on the DevOps Institute syllabus, it prepares you for the DevOps Foundation Certificate exam while developing your understanding of collaboration, automation and workflow improvement. You’ll learn how DevOps can help development, operations and service management teams work together more effectively.

Essential DevOps knowledge for IT professionals

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals working in development, operations, service management or Agile delivery environments. You’ll explore the core principles of DevOps, including culture, automation, continuous integration and continuous delivery. The course also explains how DevOps works alongside Agile, Lean and IT service management, helping you build knowledge that supports stronger collaboration, faster delivery and more consistent service outcomes.

Learning objectives

Understand core DevOps principles
Explain DevOps culture and roles
Explore continuous integration and delivery
Identify automation approaches
Understand Agile, Lean and ITSM alignment
Recognise organisational impact of DevOps

What you'll learn

You’ll build a clear, practical understanding of DevOps, focusing on how communication, collaboration, integration and automation improve the flow of work between development and IT operations. The course explores both the cultural and technical aspects of DevOps, helping you apply these principles to support more agile, efficient and reliable service delivery in your organisation.

DevOps foundations and value

Explore why DevOps matters from both a business and IT perspective, including how it improves workflow efficiency and supports more agile delivery of software and services. This includes understanding DevOps goals, its added value and the measurable impact it can have on performance and customer outcomes.

Core principles and frameworks

Learn the key DevOps principles, including the ‘Three Ways’, and how DevOps aligns with frameworks such as Agile, Lean and IT Service Management. This helps you understand how DevOps fits into existing ways of working and supports continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle.

Culture, roles and organisation

The course examines the characteristics of a DevOps culture, including collaboration, shared responsibility and transparency. You’ll explore roles, team structures and stakeholder involvement, helping you understand how organisational design influences successful DevOps adoption.

DevOps practices

Gain insight into core DevOps practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery and continuous deployment, alongside techniques including value stream mapping, Kanban, Theory of Constraints, Improvement Kata and Deming’s quality circle. These approaches support more efficient workflows and help teams deliver high-quality outputs consistently.

Automation and tooling

Explore the role of automation in DevOps and the types of tools used to support delivery, deployment and feedback. This helps you understand how teams reduce manual effort, improve consistency and create more reliable ways of moving work from development into live service.

Implementation and measurement

Explore how to transition to a DevOps culture, including common challenges, risks and critical success factors. The course also covers how to measure DevOps success, helping you understand how to demonstrate value and drive continuous improvement in your organisation.

What's included

Two-days of instructor-led training
DevOps Foundation Certificate exam
Sample exam
Exam preparation tips
Course materials aligned to the DevOps Institute syllabus
Practical, expert-led learning experience grounded in real-world application

Key facts

Certification

This course prepares you for the DevOps Institute DevOps Foundation Certificate, achieved by passing the official exam.

Who it’s for

This course is suitable for IT development, operations and service management professionals and anyone seeking a clear understanding of DevOps principles and culture.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge of DevOps is required to attend this course.

Exam information

The closed book exam is taken at the end of day two, consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions with a 60-minute duration and a 65% pass mark.

Optional extras

This course includes exam preparation support and a sample exam to help reinforce learning.

Pre-course

No pre-course work is required before attending this training.

FAQs

This course introduces the principles, culture, methods and practices behind DevOps. It is designed to help IT professionals understand how DevOps supports collaboration, automation and improved delivery, while preparing for the DevOps Foundation Certificate exam.

Who should attend this course?

This course is designed for IT professionals in development, operations and service management roles. It is also suitable for individuals working in Agile environments or those looking to understand the cultural and organisational impact of DevOps.

Do I need prior DevOps experience?

No prior experience is required. The course is designed as an introduction to DevOps, making it suitable for those new to the subject as well as professionals looking to formalise their understanding.

How is the exam structured?

The exam is completed at the end of the second day. It consists of 40 multiple-choice questions, lasts 60 minutes and requires a score of 65% to pass. It’s a closed-book exam that can be taken as a paper-based or web-based exam.

How will this course help in my role?

The course helps you understand how DevOps improves communication, collaboration, integration and automation between development and IT operations. This can support more effective ways of working across software and service delivery teams.

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