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GitLab Training for DevOps and Platform Teams

Two GitLab courses take a team from shared Git branching and CI/CD workflows to self-hosted GitLab, HashiCorp Vault secrets, and Ansible automation, with GitLab Certified Git Associate exam prep.

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169
Videos
26h
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Frequently asked questions about Gitlab training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Gitlab training for their team.

Which roles and experience levels do these GitLab courses serve?

GitLab Certified Git Associate is a beginner-level course for junior DevOps admins and IT professionals with about a year of Git experience. Advanced GitLab and DevOps Training is built for DevOps engineers and platform or infrastructure professionals who already know GitLab, though motivated junior staff facing complex GitLab problems can also take it.

Which certification do the GitLab courses prepare a team for?

GitLab Certified Git Associate prepares learners for the GitLab Certified Git Associate exam. GitLab issues the certification; CBT Nuggets prepares the learner for it. The advanced course focuses on operational skills rather than a specific exam.

How should a Training Manager sequence GitLab training for a team?

Assign GitLab Certified Git Associate first so everyone shares the same Git fundamentals, branching strategy, team workflows, and CI/CD habits. Then move DevOps engineers into Advanced GitLab and DevOps Training for self-hosting, Cloudflare Tunnels, HashiCorp Vault, Ansible, and API automation. Experienced engineers can skip the early Git skills in the associate course.

What business problems does this GitLab training address?

The associate course reduces merge conflicts, inconsistent branching, unreviewed changes, and pipelines only one person understands. The advanced course covers self-hosting GitLab on private infrastructure, publishing it securely, and moving CI/CD credentials into HashiCorp Vault, which supports risk reduction and audit conversations.

What practical skills will engineers apply on the job?

Learners work through tasks such as deploying virtual machines and configuring DNS for self-hosted GitLab, querying project details with the GraphQL API, managing infrastructure as code projects with Ansible and GitLab, and invoking GitLab REST APIs with PowerShell, alongside branching and merging locally and remotely.

How can an IT Director track team progress for onboarding or compliance?

Team reporting shows per-learner progress and completion, cohort and group views, and completion exports for audit evidence. That gives leaders visibility into who has finished the GitLab baseline and who has moved on to advanced work.

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