Duration
First Class Run Date
CXD-252-1I
Moving to the XenApp and
XenDesktop Service on Citrix
Cloud and Microsoft Azure
Released in General Availability on September 18
This foundational administration course covers the major aspects of installing, configuring and managing a highly available XenApp and
XenDesktop 7.1x environment. Gain an understanding of the solution architecture and communications, and the factors that contribute to a successful deployment. This five-day course will teach you how to deploy and deliver apps and desktops; install and configure StoreFront and Citrix Receiver; set up profile management; and configure policies, printing and basic security features. You’ll also learn how to monitor and troubleshoot the environment with Citrix Director. This training will help you prepare for the Citrix Certified Associate in Virtualization
(CCA-V) exam.
Please note that effective October 9, all of the already scheduled
CXD-210 classes will automatically run as the 3I version. There are no additional changes necessary for the classes to run as the updated version.
CXD-210-3I
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
Administration 7.1x
Releasing in General Availability on October 9
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available to schedule on TCC
Duration
First Class Run Date October 9
5 Days
October 6
Available Now
Associated Exam
Associated
Certification
1Y0-203
CCA-V
WHAT’S NEW? 4 WHAT’S NEW? 5
Learn to deploy and manage your XenApp and XenDesktop apps and desktops in Microsoft Azure. Gain the skills to plan your machine catalog and virtual machine design based in Microsoft’s public cloud and get hands-on practice deploying those machines using
Machine Creation Services. You will also learn about additional Azure considerations including maintenance and power management which are critical in a cloud environment. For remote access, you will learn to configure Citrix StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway on the Azure platform. This course focuses on Microsoft Azure as a Citrix Cloud resource location however concepts are relevant to both Citrix Cloud and fully managed XenApp and XenDesktop sites.
CXD-251-1I
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
Service on Microsoft Azure
Released in General Availability on September 18
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available to schedule on TCC
Duration
First Class Run Date September 18
2 Days
Available Now
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced
Topics - Secure Web
Applications
Releasing in General Availability on October 16
First Class Run Date October 16
Duration 3 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available Now
NetsScaler AppFirewall protects web apps and sites from known and unknown attacks. This three-day course will teach you how to address application services security requirements with
AppFirewall. After studying AppFirewall, you’ll learn about many different types of web attacks and vulnerabilities, such as
SQL injection and cookie tampering, and how to protect against them. The course also covers policies, profiles and expressions; monitoring, management and reporting; and troubleshooting techniques. Highlighted features include the Adaptive
Learning Engine and NetScaler Secure Insight. This advanced course is designed for IT professionals with previous
NetScaler experience.
CNS-318-2I
Master the deployment and usage of the NetScaler Management and
Analytics System (MAS) with this two-day management and optimization course. You’ll gain the skills needed to automate and manage network services for scaleout of application architectures, and to optimize NetScaler-managed application delivery traffic. The curriculum focuses on centrally managing multiple NetScaler platforms, orchestrating configuration changes, reporting on transactions, visualizing infrastructure and planning infrastructure expansion. You will also learn how to implement NetScaler features, including caching, front-end optimization, NetScaler web logging and TCP/HTTP optimization, to optimize traffic managed by your
NetScaler environment.
CNS-319-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced
Topics - Management and
Optimization
Releasing in General Availabilty on October 16
First Class Run Date
Duration
Available to schedule on TCC
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
October 16
2 Days
Available Now
Learn how to configure your NetScaler environment to address application services security requirements with AppFirewall; automate and manage network services for scale-out of application architectures with the Management and Analytics
System (MAS); and optimize NetScaler-managed application delivery traffic.
This five-day course for experienced NetScaler architects, engineers and administrators will teach you to deploy and manage AppFirewall to protect web applications against different types of attacks. It will also give you a practical understanding of MAS capabilities for centralized management of multiple NetScaler platforms, orchestration of changes, transaction reporting, infrastructure visualization and planning.
CNS-320-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced
Topics - Security, Management, and Optimization
Duration
Available to schedule on TCC
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
5 Days
Available Now
First Class Run Date
Associated Exam
Associated
Certification
1Y0-351
CCP-N
October 16
Releasing in General Availability on October 16
1Y0-203
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
7.15 Administration Exam
Releasing in General Availability on November 13
This exam will replace the 1Y0-202 exam, which is currently scheduled to discontinue in Q1 of 2018. The 1Y0-203 exam is broken into the following sections:
Architecture Overview
Initial Requirements
Installing and Configuring a XenApp and XenDesktop Site
Provisioning and Delivering App and Desktop Resources
Providing Access with StoreFront and Receiver
Understanding and Configuring Citrix Policies
Application Presentation and Management
Printing with XenApp and XenDesktop
Citrix Profile Management
Managing the XenApp and XenDesktop Site
XenApp and XenDesktop Site Redundancy Considerations
XenApp and XenDesktop Basic Security Considerations
Monitoring the XenApp and XenDesktop Site
Supporting and Troubleshooting XenApp and XenDesktop
1Y0-340
Citrix NetScaler 12.x
Advanced Topics – Security,
Management, and Optimization
Exam
Releasing in General Availability on October 20
This exam will replace the 1Y0-351 exam, which is currently scheduled to discontinue in Q1 of 2018. The 1Y0-340 exam is broken into the following sections:
Application Firewall Overview
Application Firewall Profiles and Policies
Regular Expression
Attacks and Protections
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Security and Filtering
NetScaler MAS: Introduction and Configuration
Managing and Monitoring NetScaler Instances
Managing NetScaler Configurations
NetScaler Web Logging
Integrated Caching
Front-End Optimization
Tuning and Optimizations
Associated
Certification
CCA-V
Associated
Course
CXD-210-3I
Associated
Certification
CCP-V
Associated
Course
CNS-220 or CNS222 + CNS-219
WHAT’S NEW? 6 WHAT’S NEW? 7
Upcoming
Discontinuations
Please be aware of the discontinuation below.
As of October 5, the following exam will be discontinued:
1Y0-301: Deploying Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Solutions
This exam will be replaced by: 1Y0-311: Citrix XenApp and
XenDesktop 7.15 Advanced Administration
Current CCP-V certificants will not have to complete and pass the 311 exam until their CCP-V expires.
Citrix Education Testimonials
We are excited to announce that our 2017 Citrix Education TechValidate Survey has provided a collection of impactful claims and testimonials from 663 respondents in regards to the benefits of Citrix Education and training. These claims were obtained by TechValidate and are fully approved for all CALCs and CCIs to use in marketing materials, campaigns, social media, and web content. The research findings from the survey includes named customer testimonials that can be used for case studies or customer videos, as well as Education marketing statistics.
You asked, we listened - these testimonials have been made available for our CALC Partners and CCIs to leverage to assist in selling more Citrix training. We highly encourage each of our CALCs and CCIs to use these statistics and customer quotes in their messaging materials. To view more testiomonials, please click here.
WHAT’S NEW? 8 WHAT’S NEW? 9
The recently launched Recertification Program has expanded to include all expired certifications, meaning all partners and customers with expired certifications may get recertified by attending the appropriate Instructor-led training course, and will not be required to take and pass the exam. All partners and customers with expired certifications must sit the associated Instructor-led training course by December 31, 2017 to get recertified.
For a complete list of the certifications an individual may recertify with by attending the associated certification.
As a reminder, please note that the recertification process is currently not automated. It may take up to 7-10 days after the class has ended for the individual’s certification to link to their account. If you become aware of a recertification not occurring within this time frame, please escalate to training.
citrix.com/support.
Updated Recertification Program
Requirements
Expired Certification Required Course New Certification
Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization (CCA – V)
Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator for Citrix
XenApp 6 (CCAA)
Complete 1:
CXD-210
CMB-300
CMB-310
CCA – V
Citrix Certified Professional – Virtualization (CCP – V)
Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer (CCEE)
Complete 1:
CXD-310
CMB-310 + CXD-303
CCP – V
Citrix Certified Expert – Virtualization (CCE – V)
Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA)
CXD-400 CCE – V
Citrix Certified Associate – Networking (CCA – N)
Complete 1:
CNS-220
CNS-222
CCA – N
Citrix Certified Professional – Networking (CCP – N) •CNS-320 CCP – N
Citrix Certified Professional – Mobility (CCP – M) •CXM-303 CCP – M
New Citrix Education
Course Descriptions Now
Available on SalesIQ!
As previously communicated, we have transitioned the course descriptions to a new layout, design, and format. These new documents combine the course description and sales card into one marketing piece, which is the go-to reference point for each course. You will notice the new design and layout clearly and concisely focuses on the target audience, core components of the course, and learning path that will help sales teams better place students into the right courses. You will see some courses on TCC that already have these new descriptions uploaded as we gradually transition all of our course descriptions into this new format.
The listed course descriptions are available on SalesIQ in editable formats, which means you can edit the url at the bottom of each page to point to your CALC website in order to drive traffic there. With Adobe
Acrobat Pro, you can also add your CALC logo to the blank space at the bottom of the document and add in links to the Learning Path to point to these courses on your website. This is customizable to your business needs! The how-to video for customizing these documents with Adobe
Acrobat Pro, given by our Designer, Joe Baum is located here.
Below is an updated list of the editable
PDFs that have been recently uploaded to SalesIQ. We will update this list on a monthly basis.
VIRTUALIZATION
CXS-301: Citrix XenServer 7.1 LTSR
Administration
We are pleased to announce new course descriptions are now available on SalesIQ!
HOT
TOPICS
WHAT’S NEW?
MARKETING
EVENTS
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TOPICS
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Available to Run
Duration
Availability
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
General
Citrix Cloud
& Microsoft
Azure
SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Now Available
October 6
Now Available
Associated
Discontinuations
Associated
Discontinuations
Associated
Discontinuations
Associated
Discontinuations
Current
Roadmap
We are pleased to make you aware of the below Instructor-led courses and availability dates.
For additional details, please click on each course. Enablement materials and authorization requirements have been provided to applicable CCIs separately, or may be found as outlined in this document. For any enablement or CCI authorization questions, please submit a General Education Support request.
Citrix Cloud
& Microsoft
Azure
N/A 3 Days
N/A 5 Days
N/A 2 Days
CXD-251-1I
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
Service on Microsoft Azure
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
2 Days General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Now Available N/A
Associated
Discontinuations
Sep.
18th
Sep.
18th
CXD-252-1I
Moving to the XenApp and
XenDesktop Service on Citrix
Cloud and Microsoft Azure
Oct.
9th
CXD-210-3I
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
Administration 7.1x
Oct.
16th
Oct.
16th
CNS-318-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced
Topics - Secure Web
Applications
CNS-319-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced
Topics - Management and
Optimization
MARKETING
WHAT’S NEW?
EVENTS
HOT TOPICS
HOT TOPICS 12
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Now Available
Associated
Discontinuations
N/A 5 Days
CNS-320-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x
Advanced Topics - Security,
Management, and Optimization
Oct.
16th
Strategic Campaign Assets Launch Date
Value of Education - Why Education
Matters? Email campaign, blog post, and social media campaign October
Please note that course descriptions and other marketing collateral can be found on the Education Services Page on SalesIQ.
MARKETING
MARKETING 14
Q3 & Q4/H2
Demand Gen
Activities In an effort to increase transparency and collaboration with our CALCs on marketing efforts, we will provide a quarterly demand gen plan for current and upcoming activities.
Offering /Title
Course
Description
Available GA Date
Course
Blog Post
Preview
Webinar
Blog Post Preview Webinar
CXD-210-3I
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Administration 7.1x
Available
Here
October 9 September 26 N/A N/A
CNS-320-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced Topics - Security,
Management, and Optimization
Available
Here
October 16 October 2 r
Available
Here September 27
CNS-319-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced Topics –
Management and Optimization
Available
Here
October 16 October 2 r
Available
Here September 27
CNS-318-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Advanced Topics – Secure
Web Applications
Available
Here
October 16 October 2
Available
Here September 27
EVENTS
WHAT’S NEW?
HOT TOPICS
MARKETING
EVENTS
EVENTS 16
Please help us promote our upcoming webinar by advertising on your website and social media outlets. This webinar will take place on September 27 at 10:00 am EDT and will cover NetScaler Management and Analytics System. Attendees will learn to administer a Citrix NetScaler environment or optimize NetScaler-managed application delivery traffic with NMAS in anticipation of the newest version release of CNS-320-2I: Citrix NetScaler Advanced Topics – Security, Management, and Optimization.
During this one-hour sneak peek into the course, we will give an overview of:
The general functionality of NMAS
NMAS deployment scenarios
The benefits for NMAS for your environment
Best of all, we’ll have a Q&A session where we’ll answer all of questions about updates and enhancements to the new version of CNS-320-2I.
Attendees will learn tips and leading practices to secure, manage, and optimize their Citrix environment, while previewing
CNS-320-2I: Citrix NetScaler Advanced Topics – Security, Management, and Optimization.
Spots are limited so Register today!
Register Here
FREE WEBINAR: An Introduction to NetScaler
Management and Analytics System (NMAS)
- – hosted by Citrix Education!
EVENTS 17
The Synergy 2018 Call for Topics is open, and we want to hear from our Citrix champions: those of you who are driving real change in your organizations with Citrix solutions. Apply today to be a guest presenter, and if selected as a lead presenter you could receive a complimentary full conference pass to Citrix Synergy 2018,
May 8–10 in Anaheim, California. The best proposals will be deeply technical, supported with case studies and examples, and show how you pushed past objections to help others see the possibilities. Submit your online proposal today: the deadline is November 3, 2017. To learn more about topic categories and tips for a
Call for Topics is open: be a guest presenter at Synergy 2018
EVENTS
Follow us on your favorite social network!
EVENTS 18
We invite our CALCs to join our CALC summit events in AMS and
EMEA in January 2018!
The topics for each CALC summit will include the following:
Regional State of the Business
Industry Trends and Citrix Outlook on Education
Course and Certification Roadmap for 2018
Interactive feedback discussions on opportunities to generate incremental revenue
Suggest topics you’d like Citrix to cover during the CALC Summit here.
Join us for the Citrix Education Q4 CALC/CCI Webinar!
Review course roadmaps and new eLearning updates
Learn how to leverage Education stats and data for your marketing initiatives
Hear about CCI programs and events for 2018
AMS & EMEA CALC Summit
Q4 CALC & CCI Webinar
Date
January 16-17
October 10
Location Citrix London Office
20 Eastbourne Terrace
Paddington, London, W2 6LG
If you would like to attend, please register here.
Register for the webinar here and save to your calendar.
NetScaler Master Class
Nordic Webinar Program: Securely deliver a consistent user experience with SD-WAN
Upcoming Technical Webinars
Date
October 4
October 5
Time
15:00 CET; 1:00pm ET
10:00am CET
Date January 31-February 1
Location Citrix Fort Lauderdale Office
6363 NW 6th Way
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
United States
If you would like to attend, please register here.
EMEA
AMS
Time 10:00am EDT/ 2:00pm UTC
EVENTS
We would like to make you aware of upcoming Citrix User Group
Community events and webinars, which are held all over the world.
To become a member and receive announcements about CUGC news mycugc.org/page/ events
Citrix User Group
Community
CUGC User Share XL: Security
CUGC Connect: Veridium–Token
Replacement with SoftwareOnly Biometric Authentication for Citrix Environments
Date
October 5
October 11
Time
12pm - 4pm EST
1pm - 2pm EST
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.