Cloud Management and Security Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment strategies to align with business requirements.
• Implement identity and access management (IAM) controls to secure cloud resources.
• Evaluate cloud security risks and apply appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Design and enforce data protection policies including encryption and backup procedures.
• Demonstrate compliance with relevant legal, regulatory, and organisational security standards.
• Monitor cloud environments and respond to security incidents effectively.

Target Audience

IT managers, system administrators, cybersecurity analysts, and professionals responsible for cloud infrastructure and security in corporate environments.

Prerequisites

A foundational understanding of IT networking and operating systems is recommended, but not mandatory.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on labs using cloud provider consoles (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to implement security controls. Learners will configure IAM, encrypt data, set up network security, and respond to simulated incidents, reinforcing theoretical concepts with practical application.

Practical Activities

• IAM Policy Configuration — Learners create and attach IAM policies, set up MFA, and test role-based access in a cloud sandbox. (4h)
• Data Encryption with KMS — Learners encrypt S3 buckets and EBS volumes, manage keys, and verify encryption at rest and in transit. (4h)
• Network Security Group Configuration — Learners design VPCs, configure security groups and NACLs, and test firewall rules with traffic simulations. (4h)
• Incident Response Simulation — Learners respond to a simulated security breach: detect, analyze, contain, and document the incident using cloud SIEM tools. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.