VMware Certification Tracks

Advanced Submit and

Associate Training Course Professional Deployment/ Design Expert
Training Course VCA Gain vSphere Elective Course Elective Training Course Professional Successfully
Certification Tracks Certification (For 1st VCP, 1 Certification Design Certification
(Recommended) Exam Experience Foundations (Recommended) Exam (Recommended) Certification Defend an
(VCA) Training Required) (VCP) Exam (VCDX)
Exam (VCAP) Original Design

VMware VMware
vSphere: vSphere:
Optimize and Optimize
VCAP-DCV VCAP-DCV
Data Center Scale and Scale
(Deployment) (Deploy)
Virtualization
(DCV) Track
VMware vSphere® VMware vSphere: Foundations vSphere VCP-DCV VMware VCDX-DCV
Install, Configure, Exam Professional vSphere: Certification
Manage Design
Workshop
VCAP-DCV VCAP-DCV
(Design) (Design)

VMware
VMware vRealize Cloud™
Automation™: Automation:
Install, Configure, Design and
VCAP-CMA VCAP-CMA
Manage Deploy
Cloud Management (Deployment) (Deploy)
and Automation
(CMA) Track vSphere and vRealize VMware
VMware vSphere: Foundations VCP-CMA VCDX-CMA
VMware vRealize® Install, Configure, Exam Automation Cloud Certification
Manage Professional Automation:
Design and
Deploy VCAP-CMA VCAP-CMA
(Design) (Design)

VCA-DBT VCA-DBT VCA-DBT VMware

Training Horizon:
VMware Horizon: Troubleshooting
Install, Configure, and Performance
Optimization VCAP-DTM VCAP-DTM
Manage
Desktop and (Deployment) (Deploy)
Mobility (DTM) Track
vSphere and VMware vSphere: Foundations Horizon VCP-DTM VMware VCDX-DTM
VMware Horizon® Install, Configure, Exam Professional Horizon 7: Certification
Manage Design
Workshop
VCAP-DTM VCAP-DTM
(Design) (Design)

VMware
VMware NSX-T™: NSX:
Install, Configure, Troubleshooting
and Operations VCAP-NV VCAP-NV
Manage
Network
Network (Deployment) (Deploy)
Virtualization
Virtualization
(NV) Track
(NV) Track VMware NSX® NSX-T VMware
VCP-NV VCDX-NV
Professional NSX-T Certification
Data Center:
Design
VCAP-NV VCAP-NV
(Design) (Design)

Digital Workspace
(DW) Track
VMware VMware Workspace ONE VCP-DW
Workspace ONE® Workspace ONE: Professional
and Digital Deploy and
Workspace Manage
Solutions

Certification Timeline 2 Weeks 6 Months 12+ Months 24+ Months

For complete details on certification requirements and exam objectives, please visit vmware.com/certification
https://www.vmware.com/education-services/certification.htmlor contact your local VMware Education Services representative. Required Training Recommended Training
Time to completion of any certification will vary based on many factors—including, but not limited to, product experience, course completions and time/effort.
Certification Exam (Required)/
Application and Defense

February 2020