Duration
Early Access Run Date
CXD-252EA-1I
Moving to the XenApp and
XenDesktop Service on Citrix
Cloud and Microsoft Azure
Early Access Availability Release Date July 31
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available to schedule on TCC
Duration
Early Access Run Date August 3
2 Days
Available Now
July 31
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CMB-310-1I
XenApp, XenDesktop, and
Provisioning Services 7.1x
Administration (Fast Track)
Citrix Enterprise Security
Solutions
Releasing in General Availability on July 24
Releasing in General Availability on August 21
First Class Run Date
July 24
August 21
Duration
5 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available Now
July 24
The CMB-310 will be the newest premium offering combining the
CXD-210: XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x Administration and CXD-304:
Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1x Administration into a 5-day training course with two premium exam vouchers. It will replace the CMB-300, which will be discontinued upon the CMB-310 release. Citrix Education will honor CMB-300 classes scheduled past July 24, however we encourage all CALCs to transition these classes to the CMB-310.
This fast-paced administration course covers the major aspects of installing, configuring and managing a highly available XenApp and
XenDesktop 7.1x environment as well as a full Provisioning Services
7.1x environment for image management. Gain an understanding of the solution architecture and communications, and the factors that contribute to a successful deployment.
Learn to secure your networking and mobility deployments with this three-day course that covers NetScaler, XenMobile and ShareFile. You’ll explore networking security fundamentals and learn about various network attacks, such as SSL exploits and how to protect your network against them. Understand how authentication, authorization, and auditing plays a role in both your networking and mobility environment, and how to augment security with multi-factor authentication.
Explore certificates, policies, and the many management options for your deployments to lockdown your data with AppFirewall, Secure
XenMobile applications, and Citrix ShareFile.
Learn to secure your Citrix environment in this hands-on course that encompasses the core Citrix technologies, including XenApp and XenDesktop, NetScaler, XenMobile, ShareFile, and Citrix Cloud.
Explore potential security gaps in your environment and learn how to mitigate these through a comprehensive look at the Citrix technologies.
Topics include application and data security, Citrix authentication, authorization, and auditing workflows, operating system hardening, mitigation against network vulnerabilities, hypervisor security, and methods to secure Citrix traffic.
CTX-270-1I
CTX-271-1I
Securing Networking and
Mobility Solutions
Releasing in General Availabilty on August 21
First Class Run Date
Duration
Available to schedule on TCC
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
August 21
3 Days
Available Now
July 24
CTX-272-1I
Securing Citrix Virtualization
Solutions
Releasing in General Availability on August 24
First Class Run Date August 24
Duration 2 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
July 24
Learn to secure your virtualization deployments with this two-day course that covers XenApp and XenDesktop. You’ll learn how to secure
XenApp and XenDesktop traffic, understand when and where to secure traffic between XenApp and XenDesktop components, and advanced authentication implementations covering multi-factor authentication,
Smart Card, SAML, and FAS. Additionally, you’ll explore how to protect your applications against vulnerabilities, Citrix Cloud security leading practices and operating system hardening, hypervisor security, and monitoring and operations Citrix recommended practices.
CXS-301-1I
Citrix XenServer 7.1 LTSR
Administration
First Class Run Date August 28
Duration 5 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
August 14
Build a new skill set around Citrix XenServer 7.x focusing on the 7.1 Long
Term Services Release, which delivers optimized server virtualization for all datacenter workloads. In this five-day course, you’ll learn how to install, manage, secure, size and troubleshoot an enterprise XenServer implementation. The course will walk you through configuration and administration of the environment, from architecture and virtual machines to resource pools, storage and networking. Key topics will include capabilities such as virtual CPU optimization, VM management, and high availability/disaster recovery, and features such as Intellicache and XenMotion. This course is designed for IT professionals with little or no XenServer experience.
Releasing in General Availabilty on August 28
CNS-200W
Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN
Hands-On Workshop
July 17
Duration 2 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available Now
This 2-day ILT will be in Limited Avaiability in AMS and EMEA, and
General Availability in APJ. Please note that access to the certification assessment will be a part of the purchase.
In this two day NetScaler SD-WAN workshop, you will learn the various
SD-WAN implementations and deployment modes available, and how to choose the one that is right for your organization. Take a tour of the underlying architecture of SDWAN and learn how to differentiate between the various components. Understand how the different elements of SD-WAN come together to provide a better network experience. Topics include: Quality of Service, Classes of Service, Rules,
Dynamic Routing, DHCP Services, Zero Touch Deployment and the
SD-WAN management tools available. This workshop is meant to be an open, interactive working session. Hands-on labs to be provided.
First Class Run Date
Releasing in Limited Availability (AMS/EMEA) and General Availabilty (APJ) on July 17
Associated Exams
Associated
Certifications
1Y0-202 & 1Y0-311
CCA-V & CCP-V
(+ CXD-303)
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Citrix NetScaler Essentials
Released in General Availability
(EMEA/APJ only) on July 10
First Class Run Date July 10
Duration 3 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available Now
Designed for students with previous NetScaler experience, this course is best suited for individuals who will be deploying or managing
NetScaler environments.
Learn the skills required to configure and manage NetScaler Citrix
Traffic Management features, including Content Switching, Traffic
Optimization, and Global Server Load Balancing. At the end of the course, students will be able to configure their NetScaler environments to address efficient traffic switching and resilience requirements including Content Switching, Traffic Optimization, and Disaster
Recovery.
Designed for students with little or no previous NetScaler experience, this course is best suited for individuals who will be deploying and/or managing Citrix NetScaler environments.
Learn the skills required to implement Citrix NetScaler Essential components including secure Load Balancing, High Availability, and
NetScaler Management. At the end of the course, students will be able to configure their NetScaler environments to address traffic delivery and management requirements including Load Balancing, Availability, and NetScaler Operation Management.
CNS-218-2I
CNS-219-2I
Citrix NetScaler Traffic
Management
Released in General Availabilty on July 10
First Class Run Date
Duration
Available to schedule on TCC
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
July 10
2 Days
Available Now
CNS-222-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Unified Gateway
Released in General Availability on July 10
First Class Run Date July 10
Duration 5 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available Now
Within the past month, this course has been scheduled by 15 CALCs with 143 student enrollments worldwide!
Expand your NetScaler knowledge and skills by enrolling in this ve-day course. It covers NetScaler essentials, including secure load balancing, high availability and operations management, and also focuses on
Uni ed Gateway, and NetScaler Gateway. You will learn to deliver secure remote access to apps and desktops integrating XenApp and
XenDesktop with Uni ed Gateway and NetScaler Gateway. This course is best suited for IT professionals, with little or no previous NetScaler experience, who will be deploying or managing NetScaler, NetScaler
Gateway or Uni ed Gateway environments.
Please note that effective July 10, all of the already scheduled CNS222 classes will automatically run as the 2I NetScaler 11/12 versions.
The new course title will be updated on TCC on July 7. There are no additional changes necessary for the classes to run as the updated version.
Within the past month, this course has been scheduled by 17 CALCs with
166 student enrollments worldwide!
Build your NetScaler knowledge and skills by enrolling in this five-day course. It covers NetScaler essentials-- platforms, architecture, licensing and functionality – and also focuses on traffic management, including content switching, traffic optimization and global server load balancing
(GSLB). You will learn about key NetScaler capabilities such as high availability, security and performance, and explore SSL offload, load balancing and monitoring. The traffic management curriculum will cover
AppExpert policy engines, the Rewrite and Responder features, content switching, and Security Insight. The course is designed for IT professionals with little or no NetScaler experience.
Please note that effective July 10, all of the already scheduled CNS-220 classes will automatically run as the 2I NetScaler 11/12 versions. The new course title will be updated on TCC on July 7. There are no additional changes necessary for the classes to run as the updated version.
CNS-220-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Traffic Management
Duration
Available to schedule on TCC
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
July 10
5 Days
Available Now
First Class Run Date
CNS-221-2I
Citrix NetScaler Unified
Gateway
Released in General Availability on July 10
First Class Run Date July 10
Duration 2 Days
Available to schedule on TCC
Available Now
CCI Courseware/prep labs available
Available Now
Designed for students with previous NetScaler experience, yet no
NetScaler Gateway or Unified Gateway experience, this course is best
Gateway, or Unified Gateway environments.
Learn the skills required to configure and manage NetScaler Gateway and Unified Gateway features, including how to implement Gateway components including NetScaler Gateway and Unified Gateway. At the end of the course, students will be able to configure their NetScaler environments to address remote access requirements for Apps and
Desktops.
For more information in regard to the learning path for our Networking courses and how they should be scheduled, please click here.
Released in General Availabilty on July 10
1Y0-311
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
7.15 Advanced Administration
Exam
Released in General Availability on July 5
The 1Y0-311 exam is intended for IT professionals who manage and support complex environments based on Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
7.15 with Provisioning Services 7.13. This exam is aligned to the Citrix
Certified Professional - Virtualization certification.
Citrix Education recommends that candidates have hands-on experience prior to taking this exam. One of the best ways to prepare for this exam is by taking the associated Citrix training course below:
CXD-310: Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x Advanced
Administration
Associated Exam
Associated
Certification
1Y0-240
CCA-N
Associated Exam
Associated
Certification
1Y0-230
CCA-N
Associated Course
Associated
Certification
CXD-310
CCP-V
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Upcoming
Discontinuations
Please be aware of the discontinuations below.
As of July 24, the following course will be discontinued:
CMB-300 : Deploy and Manage Citrix XenApp/
XenDesktop 7.6 Fast Track
As of August 28, the following course will be discontinued:
CXS-300: Citrix XenServer 6.5 SP1
Administration
As of September 18, the following exam will be discontinued:
1Y0-253: Implementing Citrix NetScaler 10.5 for App and Desktop Solutions
As of October 5, the following exam will be discontinued:
1Y0-301: Deploying Citrix XenDesktop 7.6
Solutions
1Y0-230
Citrix NetScaler 12 Essentials and Unified Gateway Exam
Releasing in General Availability on July 17
The 1Y0-230 exam is intended for IT professionals who install, manage and support Citrix NetScaler and Unified Gateway 12 environments.
This exam is aligned to the Citrix Certified Associate - Networking certification.
Citrix Education recommends that candidates have hands-on experience prior to taking this exam. One of the best ways to prepare for this exam is by taking the associated Citrix training course below:
CNS-222: Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Unified Gateway
Associated Course
Associated
Certification
CNS-222
CCA-N
Updated Recertification Program
Requirements
The recently launched Recertification Program is expanding 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 there is currently a delay in the automation process and it may take up to 4-6 weeks for the individual’s certification to link to their account. The team is currently working to address the issue and we will make you aware once the issue is resolved.
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
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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
CTX-272: Securing Citrix Virtualization
Solutions
NETWORKING & MOBILITY
CTX-271: Securing Citrix Networking and Mobility Solutions
CNS-218: Citrix NetScaler Essentials
CNS-219: Citrix NetScaler Traffic
Management
CNS-221: Citrix NetScaler Unified
Gateway
We are pleased to announce new course descriptions are now available on SalesIQ!
CNS-200W Instructor Enablement
We would like to make you aware that an instructor enablement video is now available for CNS-200W: Citrix NetScaler
SD-WAN Hands-on Workshop. The video is located in the “Instructor Resources” section on the course page and is also available for download below. Please keep in mind that the CNS-200W is releasing in Limited Availability for AMS/EMEA and General Availability in APJ on July 17.
CNS-200W Instructor Enablement Video
XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x
Advanced Administration
As a part of the Virtualization learning journey, we would like to call to your attention that all CALCs should be targeting all prior CXD-203, CXD-300, and CMB-300 customers, as well as students that sat a CXD-210 class, to sit the CXD-310. We are requesting that all CALCs run a CXD-310 class this quarter.
The CXD-310 course is the next step in the Virtualization Portfolio to solidify the student’s skill set and prepare for the CCP-V certification exam. As previously communicated, all CALCs should always make their best effort to get students back into the classroom for the next part of their learning journey.
Upsell Opportunity: CALC Partners should be positioning CXD-310 to past Virtualization and CXD-210 students
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Duration
Availability
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
General
(EMEA/APJ)
General
SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
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.
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SoftLayer
N/A 2 Days
N/A 5 Days
N/A 2 Days
N/A 3 Days
CNS-218-2I
CNS-219-2I
CNS-220-2I
CNS-221-2I
Citrix NetScaler Essentials
Citrix NetScaler Traffic
Management
Citrix NetScaler 12.x
Essentials and Traffic
Management
Citrix NetScaler Unified
Gateway
Jul.
10th
Jul.
10th
Jul.
10h
Jul.
10th
Jul.
10th
CNS-222-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x
Essentials and Unified
Gateway
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
5 Days General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Now Available N/A
Associated
Discontinuations
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Duration
Availability
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Hosted
Labs
Limited
(AMS/EMEA)
General (APJ)
General
Delivered through elearning.citrix.com
SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Available to
Schedule
Now Available
Associated
Discontinuations
Associated
Discontinuations
Associated
Discontinuations
Associated
Discontinuations
General SoftLayer
5 Days
2 Days
N/A
CMB-300
N/A
Jul.
31st
Aug.
3rd
Jul.
24th
Jul.
17th
CNS-200W
CMB-310-1I
CXD-251EA-1I
CXD-252EA-1I
Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN
Hands-On Workshop
XenApp, XenDesktop, and
Provisioning Services 7.1x
Administration (Fast Track)
Citrix XenApp and
XenDesktop Service on
Microsoft Azure
Moving to the XenApp and
XenDesktop Service on
Citrix Cloud and Microsoft
Azure
Aug.
21st
CTX-270-1I
Citrix Enterprise Security
Solutions
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
5 Days General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Now Available N/A
Associated
Discontinuations
Aug.
21st
CTX-271-1I
Securing Networking and
Mobility Solutions
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
3 Days General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Now Available N/A
Associated
Discontinuations
Aug.
24th
CTX-272-1I
Securing Citrix
Virtualization Solutions
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
2 Days General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
Now Available N/A
Associated
Discontinuations
2 Days
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To view an up to date calendar of our upcoming courses and availability dates, please refer to our CALC & CCI Roadmap.
Aug.
28th
CXS-301-1I
Citrix XenServer 7.1 LTSR
Administration
Duration Availability
Hosted
Labs
5 Days General SoftLayer
Available to
Schedule
July 5 N/A
Associated
Discontinuations
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Please note that course descriptions and other marketing collateral can be found on the Education Services Page on SalesIQ.
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Q3/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
CNS-220-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Traffic
Management
Available
Here July 10
Available
Here
Available
Here
June 14
(Complete)
CNS-222-2I
Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Unified
Gateway
Available
Here July 10
Available
Here
Available
Here
June 14
(Complete)
CNS-200W
Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Hands-on Workshop
Available
Here July 17 July 20 N/A N/A
CMB-310-1I
XenApp, XenDesktop, and Provisioning Services
7.1x Administration (Fast Track)
Available
Here July 24 July 17 N/A N/A
CTX-270-1I
Citrix Enterprise Security Solutions
Available
Here August 21 August 14
Available
Here July 20
CXD-251-1I
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Service on
Microsoft Azure
Available
Here
TBA TBA re July 30 August 23
CXD-252-1I
Moving to the XenApp and XenDesktop Service on Citrix Cloud and Microsoft Azure
Available
Here
TBA TBA July 30 August 23
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No matter your company size, function, or industry, security should always be a top priority. This is especially true with the increasing level of high profile hacks, phishing attempts, and ransomware outbreaks. Never has learning to secure your Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop environment been more important to business continuity
- – especially in areas such as government, finance, healthcare, and insurance.
Citrix Education is here to help. Let us get you on your way to securing your Citrix environment with a one-hour sneak peek at our newest course: CTX-270: Citrix Enterprise Security Solutions. During our webinar, we’ll give you an overview of:
Opportunities to secure components and traffic flow for your Citrix deployment
Leading Citrix security practices to secure your XenApp/XenDesktop deployment
How to identify security openings in your deployment and how they can be mitigated.
Best of all, we’ll have a Q&A session where we’ll answer all of your questions about XenApp & XenDesktop
Security, as well as our new CTX-270 course.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn tips and best practices for how to maximize the security of your
Citrix environment, while previewing CTX-270: Citrix Enterprise Security Solutions.
Spots are limited so Register today!
Register Here
FREE WEBINAR: Learn to secure your
Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop environment – hosted by Citrix Education!
Date July 20
Time 10am - 11am EDT
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