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Certification Tracks

Last Updated: October 2021

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VMware Certification Path
Data Center Virtualization (DCV) Track

Recommended Course:
Center for Advanced Learning (CAL)
Architects VCDX-DCV Application: Acceptance of design
Exam: Panel Defense

Recommended Course:
Recommended Course:
VMware Advanced Skills for
Administrators, VCAP-DCV VCAP-DCV VMware Advanced Design
vSphere Professionals
Architects and Design Deploy Exam:
Exam:
Engineers VMware Advanced Design
vSphere Advanced Deploy

One course required; second course recommended:

VMware vSphere Install, Configure, Manage
Administrators VCP-DCV and/or VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
and Engineers Exam: Professional VMware vSphere

Recommended Course:
VCTA-DCV VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills
Operators VCTA designation is not a requirement for
VCP, VCAP, or VCDX levels Exam: VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills

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Cloud Management and Automation (CMA) Track

Recommended Course:
Center for Advanced Learning (CAL)
Architects VCDX-CMA Application: Acceptance of design
Exam: Panel Defense

Recommended Course: Recommended Course:

VMware Cloud Automation: VMware Cloud Automation:
Administrators, VCAP-CMA VCAP-CMA Design and Deploy Design and Deploy
Architects and Design Deploy Exam: Exam:
Engineers vRealize Automation Advanced vRealize Automation Advanced
Design Deploy

One course required:

Administrators VCP-CMA Course: VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage

and Engineers
Exam: Professional vRealize Automation

Recommended Course:
VCTA-CMA VMware Cloud Management & Automation: Core Technical Skills
Operators VCTA designation is not a requirement for
VCP, VCAP, or VCDX levels Exam: Associate Cloud Management & Automation

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Security (SEC) Track

One course required; other courses recommended:

VMware Carbon Black Portfolio: Configure and Manage
and/or VMware NSX-T: Install, Configure, Manage
Administrators VCP-SEC and/or Workspace One: Deploy and Manage
and Engineers
Exam: Professional VMware Security

Recommended Courses:
VMware Virtual Cloud Network – Core Technical Skills
VCTA-SEC and Digital Workspace, combination of VMware
Operators VCTA designation is not a requirement for
VCP, VCAP, or VCDX levels
Carbon Black Cloud
Exam: Associate VMware Security

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Network Virtualization (NV) Track

Recommended Course:
Center for Advanced Learning (CAL)
Architects VCDX-NV Application: Acceptance of design
Exam: Panel Defense

Recommended Course: Recommended Course:

VMware NSX-T Data Center: VMware NSX: Troubleshooting
Administrators, VCAP-NV VCAP-NV Design and Operations
Architects and Design Deploy Exam: Exam:
Engineers VMware Advanced Design Advanced Network
NSX-T Data Center Virtualization Deploy

Required Course:
Administrators VCP-NV VMware NSX-T: Install, Configure, Manage
and Engineers Exam: Professional VMware NSX-T Data Center

Recommended Course:
VCTA-NV VMware Network Virtualization: Core Technical Skills
Operators VCTA designation is not a requirement for
VCP, VCAP, or VCDX levels Exam: Associate Network Virtualization

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End-User Computing (EUC) Track
(Formerly DW Track)
Recommended Course:
Center for Advanced Learning (CAL)
Architects VCDX-EUC Application: Acceptance of design
Exam: Panel Defense

(Coming Soon) (Coming Soon) Recommended Recommended Recommended

Course: Course: Course:
Administrators, VCAP-EUC VCAP-DW VCAP-DTM TBD TBD VMware Horizon:
Troubleshooting and
Architects and Exam: Exam: Performance Optimization
Engineers Design Deploy Deploy TBD TBD Exam:
Advanced Deploy Horizon

Required Course: Required Course:

VMware Horizon: Deploy and VMware Workspace
Manage One: Deploy and Manage
Administrators VCP-DTM VCP-DW
and Engineers Exam: Professional VMware Exam:
Horizon Professional Workspace One

Recommended Course:
VCTA-EUC VMware Digital Workspace: Core Technical Skills
Operators VCTA designation is not a requirement for
VCP, VCAP, or VCDX levels Exam: Associate Digital Workspace

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Application Modernization (AM) Track

Recommended Course: Recommended Course:

VCAP-Certified VMware Tanzu PAL for Application VMware Tanzu PAL for
Administrators, VCAP-Certified Architects Development
Architects and Application Exam: Exam:
Engineers Architect Developer VMware Certified Application VMware Certified Developer
Architect (Java) (Java)
One required; second recommended:
Courses: VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Required Course: Spring:
Grid: Install, Configure, Manage and/ Core Training
Administrators VCP-AM VCP-Spring or VMware Tanzu Mission Control:
Exam:
and Engineers Management & Operations
VMware Spring Certified
Exam: Professional Application Professional
Modernization

Recommended Courses:
VCTA-AM Kubernetes Academy
Operators VCTA designation is not a requirement for and Intro to Tanzu
VCP, VCAP, or VCDX levels
Exam: Associate Application Modernization

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