School of Technology · Certificate · 3 Months · Online
Cloud and DevOps Engineering
AWS, Azure, GCP, and infrastructure design for the growing African tech economy. Configure and deploy a complete cloud infrastructure environment. Graduates work with global tech teams from day one.
Duration
3 Months
Workload
6–8 hrs/week
Mode
100% Online
Credential
Certificate
Intake
Monthly
The Graduation DeliverableA complete cloud infrastructure environment configured from scratch, including at least one deployed application, an automated CI/CD pipeline, a monitoring dashboard, and a technical documentation report submitted as your graduation portfolio. No deployed infrastructure, no certificate.
What You Will Learn
- The fundamentals of cloud computing, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and cloud pricing models.
- How to set up, configure, and manage infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Containerisation with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines that automate moving code from development to production.
- Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform.
- Monitoring, logging, and responding to system failures in a live production environment.
Programme Modules
| # | Module | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Computing Foundations: Concepts, Pricing, and Providers | 1–2 |
| 2 | AWS/Azure/GCP: Setting Up and Managing Infrastructure | 3–4 |
| 3 | Containerisation with Docker | 5–6 |
| 4 | Kubernetes: Orchestration at Scale | 7 |
| 5 | CI/CD: Automated Deployment Pipelines | 8–9 |
| 6 | Infrastructure as Code with Terraform | 10 |
| 7 | Monitoring, Logging, and Production Reliability | 11 |
| 8 | Final Project: Complete Cloud Infrastructure Environment | 12 |
Weekly checkpoints feed into your final graduation deliverable.
Entry Requirements
Route A: Five WASCE/O-Level passes including English and Mathematics.
Route B: Demonstrable experience with servers or networking. Assessment required.
Route C: Any recognised certificate/diploma. Entry assessment required.
Basic command-line (Linux) experience recommended. Completion of the Backend Engineering programme is advantageous.
Accreditation
Accreditation, regulatory status and certification-partner details for this programme are subject to confirmation by the Institute.
Start Here First
Recommended: Start with the Spark Certificate in Cloud Fundamentals before enrolling in this programme. The Spark builds the foundational vocabulary for cloud platforms, pricing, and infrastructure concepts you will use from Week 1.
Assessment Framework
Lab submissions (Ã-6): 30%
Cloud practitioner quiz: 20%
Peer infrastructure review: 10%
Final Cloud Infrastructure Project: 40%
Pass mark: 50%. Live infra required.
Programme Quick Facts
Duration: 3 Months (12 Weeks)
Workload: 6–8 hrs/week
Platforms: AWS · Azure · GCP
Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Terraform
Intake: Monthly
School: School of Technology