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Illumio Product Certification

Take your knowledge of the Illumio platform to the next level and get certified with our Product Certification Program, where you can choose a track that fits your requirements and goals.

The Illumio Product Certification Program provides opportunities for our customers and partners to expand their knowledge of the Illumio Segmentation platform, product features and overall functionality through courses designed by our in-house subject matter experts. There are multiple tracks to choose from that allow participants to customize the experience based on unique interests, needs, and deployment type.

SaaS/On-prem On-prem
Associate Specialist Expert PCE Administration
Illumio Associate Illumio Specialist Illumio Expert Illumio On-Prem PCE Administrator

Being "Illumio Product Certified" means you have demonstrated your Illumio product knowledge and passed the necessary exams. The knowledge gained through this process will not only empower you as an Illumio user, but you will also become part of an elite group of associates, specialists, and experts whose proficiency with the platform goes well beyond just the basics.

These new skills will help you use the Illumio platform to its fullest potential and expand its use at your company.

Once you are Specialist and Expert certified, you will receive an exclusive piece of Illumio swag.

Overview

Certification What You'll Learn Self-Paced Learning Path Additional Pre-requisites Written Exam Practical Exam
Illumio Associate
  • Workloads
  • Labels and policy objects
  • Rule writing
5.5 hours N/A Multiple-choice online exam, non-proctored Not Required
Illumio Specialist
  • Manage policy changes
  • User administration
  • API scripting
9-10 hours
  • Associate certified
  • Customers must have attended a private class or at least 3 instructor-led public classes in the learning path.
1.5 hours,
proctored
2 hours,
proctored
Illumio Expert
  • Advanced policy management
  • Container overview
11-12 hours
  • Associate and Specialist certified
  • Customers must have attended a private class or at least 5 instructor-led public classes in the learning path.
1.5 hours,
proctored
2 hours,
proctored
Illumio
On-prem PCE Administrator
  • PCE architecture
  • PCE install
  • Troubleshooting
10 hours
  • Associate certified
  • Customers must have attended a private class or at least 2 instructor-led public classes in the learning path.
1.5 hours,
proctored
2.5 hours,
proctored

How Do I Get Certified?

Recommeneded Certification Process

Learning Path

Course # Course Illumio Associate Illumio Specialist Illumio Expert Illumio On-Prem PCE Admin Self-paced Option Instructor-led Option
101 Intro to Illumio yes no
110 Labels and Policy Objects yes yes
120 Workloads yes yes
130 Policy Management I yes yes
150 Policy Management II
and Endpoint
    yes yes
160 User Administration     yes yes
210 API     yes yes
301 Policy Management III       yes yes
330 Containers       yes yes
201 PCE Administration I       yes yes
202 PCE Administration II       yes yes
311 PCE Troubleshooting       yes yes

Additional Courses

Outside of the Product Certification Program, we also offer a number of additional courses on other topics, including options for other Illumio products.

Topics Self-Paced Option Instructor-led Option
430 FlowLink Yes No
440 Network Enforcement Node Yes No
450 Vulnerability Maps Yes No
510 Illumio CloudSecure Yes No

We will continuously update our course offerings with new topics as they become available.

How Do I Get Started?

For more information, please reach out to your Illumio Customer Success Advisor or email training@illumio.com.

Illumio Core Product Certification Program Recommeneded Certification Process