The Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA) exam demonstrates a user’s ability to navigate the Argo Project ecosystem, including when and why to use each tool.
The CAPA is an associate-level certification designed for engineers, data scientists, and others interested in demonstrating their understanding of the Argo Project ecosystem.
Those who earn the CAPA certification will demonstrate to current and prospective employers they can navigate the Argo Project ecosystem, including when and why to use each tool, understanding the fundamentals around each toolset, explaining when to use which tool and why, and integrating each tool with other tools.
CAPA will demonstrate a candidate’s solid understanding of the Argo Project ecosystem, terminology, and best practices for each tool and how it relates to common DevOps, GitOps, Platform Engineering, and related practices. Learn more about the exam and sign up for updates on the Linux Foundation Training and Certification website.
The CAPA certification was built in collaboration with Akuity, the company founded by the creators of the Argo Project.
Cost $250 | Online Exam
About the program
Earning the CAPA certification validates an individual’s ability to use Argo’s tools to enhance automation and continuous delivery in cloud-native environments.
The CAPA certification demonstrates:
- Understanding of Argo ecosystem and its primary tools:
- Argo Workflows: For defining, scheduling, and managing Kubernetes-native workflows
- Argo CD: For continuous delivery of Kubernetes applications
- Argo Rollouts: For advanced deployment strategies like blue-green and canary
- Argo Events: For event-driven automation
- Ability to create and manage Argo workflows and integrate workflows with CI/CD pipelines.
- Skills in setting up Argo CD for declarative GitOps-style application deployment and troubleshoot deployment issues.
- Proficiency in advanced deployment strategies using Argo Rollouts.
- Familiarity using Argo Events to automate workflows based on events such as webhooks, messages, or custom triggers.
- Awareness of best practices for deploying and managing Argo tools in Kubernetes environments.
Professionals with the CAPA certification validate their understanding of how to use the Argo ecosystem to streamline workflows, optimize deployments, and enable automation in Kubernetes environments. CAPA certification serves as a stepping stone for advanced certifications or deeper specialization in GitOps practices and enhances credibility for future roles in DevOps, cloud-native application development, and CI/CD automation.
CNCF has open sourced the curriculum around which the CAPA exam has been created to guide candidates’ exam preparation.CNCF offers wholesale pricing on our exams to training companies purchasing in bulk. For more information, please contact trainingpartners@cncf.io.
Exam resources
This exam is an online, proctored, multiple-choice exam.
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Argo Workflows | 36% |
| ARGO CD | 34% |
| Argo Rollouts | 18% |
| Argo Events | 12% |
The cost is $250 and includes one free retake. For questions on the exam, please reach out.