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Illumio Core Specialist: On-premises

This certification level introduces you to Illumio Core. You will be a specialist in labeling workloads, policy writing, visualizing traffic using various tools, role-based access control, and the Illumio API. You will also learn how to administer the On-Premise PCE and the VENs.

This certification level is ideal for users in App Owner roles.

You must have completed 4 instructor-led courses below before scheduling a certification exam. Contact training@illumio.com to schedule an examination session.

Course Type Description
Self-Paced The self-paced option contains slides and quizzes allowing you to prepare for the certification exam at your own convenience.
Instructor-Led The instructor-led option provides a virtual session where users walk through different concepts with the help of an instructor. A lab environment is also provided where users will have temporary access to sandbox PCE instances allowing the skills learned in the virtual session to be tested.

101 Intro to Illumio ZTS

This introductory course provides an overview of the Illumio platform, designed for those with basic network knowledge. You’ll learn about the company, understand segmentation and how it functions in the platform, and explore how Illumio protects your systems. The course also introduces the main components of the platform and their roles, giving you a foundational understanding of how the Illumio solution works.       

110 Labels & Policy Objects

This course covers a detailed introduction to labels and policy objects within the Illumio platform, building on the "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course. You’ll learn the importance of labels in workload identification and policy rules, and how to define and use both standard and flexible labels. Additionally, the course covers IP Lists, Label Groups, and Services, providing a comprehensive understanding of their role in enforcing security policies.  Previously: 110 Workloads ​&​ Labeling      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 07, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 13, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 14, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 05, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 12, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
May 18, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 02, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 09, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 15, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 30, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 07, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 13, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 04, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 11, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 17, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

120 Workloads

This intermediate course helps you understand managed and unmanaged workloads within the Illumio Platform, with a focus on managing and troubleshooting Virtual Enforcement Nodes (VENs). Building on the "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course, it covers the basics of workloads, VEN architecture, how to pair VENs, and the steps to troubleshoot common VEN issues.  Previously: 120 VEN Administration      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 07, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 13, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 14, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 05, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
May 18, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 02, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 09, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 15, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 30, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 07, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 13, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 04, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 11, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 17, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

130 Policy Management I

This intermediate course teaches the fundamentals of policy management within the Illumio platform, requiring completion of the "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course. You’ll explore how policies work, including various options and types, and learn to create and apply rules. The course also covers the use of Illumio’s visualization tools for evaluating network flows.      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 08, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 14, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 15, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 06, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 13, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
May 19, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 03, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 10, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 15, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jul 01, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 08, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 14, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 05, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 12, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 18, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

150 Policy Management II and Endpoint

This course builds on your knowledge of policy management in the Illumio platform, following the completion of "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" and "Illumio Policy Management Level 1." You’ll learn advanced policy concepts, how to write scopeless and scoped rules, apply segmentation strategies, and manage policy changes. The course also introduces Endpoint policies and covers how to implement and troubleshoot them.      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 08, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 14, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 15, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 15, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 06, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 13, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
May 19, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 03, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 10, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 16, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jul 01, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 08, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 08, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 14, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 05, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 18, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

160 User Administration

Focused on User Administration within the Illumio platform, this intermediate course requires prior completion of "Introduction to Illumio ZTS." The course covers essential user management tasks, including the difference between local and external users, adding and removing users from the PCE, applying access restrictions, adding service accounts, and troubleshooting basic user permission issues.  Previously: 160 RBAC      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 09, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 15, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 16, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 07, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 14, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
May 20, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 04, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 11, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 17, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jul 02, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 09, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 15, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 06, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 13, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 19, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

201 PCE Administration I

This course introduces the administration of the Policy Compute Engine (PCE) for those who have completed "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course. You’ll learn how to use PCE commands, handle database operations and certificates, and perform basic troubleshooting, providing a solid foundation for managing the PCE.      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 10, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 16, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 17, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 08, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 15, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
May 22, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 05, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 12, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 18, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jul 03, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 10, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 17, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 07, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 14, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 20, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

202 PCE Administration II

This course offers a deep dive into the architecture and setup of the Policy Compute Engine (PCE), requiring completion of "Introduction to Illumio" course and "PCE Administration I." You’ll explore PCE types, installation and deployment options, health monitoring, report generation, and upgrade procedures.      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 10, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 16, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 17, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 08, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 15, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
May 21, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 05, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 18, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jul 03, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 10, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 16, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 07, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 14, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 20, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

210 API

This intermediate course focuses on the functions of the Illumio API, requiring prior completion of "Introduction to Illumio" course. You’ll learn about the core API functions (POST, GET, PUT, DELETE) and various authentication methods. The course also introduces the basics of using an Illumio API tool, such as the Workloader command-line tool.      

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PDT (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Apr 09, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Apr 15, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 16, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 07, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
May 14, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
May 20, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jun 04, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jun 11, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jun 17, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jul 02, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jul 09, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Jul 15, 2025 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania
Aug 06, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PDT Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Aug 13, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PDT Americas
Aug 19, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PDT Asia Pacific and Oceania

Illumio Core Specialist: On-premises Certification Exam

Once you feel prepared, contact training@illumio.com to schedule an examination session.