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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam certifies that candidates can design, build and deploy cloud-native applications for Kubernetes.

Who Is It For

This certification is for Kubernetes engineers, cloud engineers and other IT professionals responsible for building, deploying, and configuring cloud native

About This Certification

CKAD has been developed by The Prime Technologies and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), to help expand the Kubernetes ecosystem through

What It Demonstrates

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) can design, build and deploy cloud-native applications for Kubernetes.

Exam Details & Resources

  • This exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that consists of a set of performance-based tasks (problems) to be solved in a command line.
  • Candidates have 2 hours to complete the tasks.
  • Candidates who register for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam will have 2 attempts (per exam registration) to an exam simulator.
  • The exam is based on Kubernetes v1.24.
  • The CKAD exam environment will be aligned with the most recent K8s minor version within approximately 4 to 8 weeks of the K8s release date