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WSQ - Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)

WSQ - Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)

Embark on a comprehensive journey to mastering Microsoft Azure with our Azure Developer Associate Exam Preparation course. This course is expertly designed to equip aspiring Azure developers with the skills to create, implement, and recommend Azure App Functions design standards. You will delve into the various components and requirements of Azure App Functions, gaining a deep understanding of their benefits and limitations. This knowledge is crucial for designing cloud-based applications that are not only functional but also efficient and scalable. Additionally, the course will guide you through the process of formulating functional specifications for Azure App Functions, teaching you to evaluate the trade-offs in software systems effectively.

Building on this foundation, the course further emphasizes the production and review of Azure API design documentation. This aspect of the course is vital for understanding how to design APIs that are robust, secure, and capable of meeting the demands of modern cloud applications. You'll also explore the utilization of Application Insights to monitor and improve the performance of Azure Apps. Through a combination of theoretical learning and practical exercises, you will gain firsthand experience in managing and optimizing Azure applications. By the end of the course, you will have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate Exam, setting you on the path to becoming a proficient Azure developer.

Learning Outcomes

By end of the course, learners should be able to:

Create and recommend Azure App Functions design standards, incorporating components and requirements, and evaluating their pros and cons.
Design functional specifications for Azure App Functions and evaluate trade-offs in software systems.
Produce and review Azure API design documentation and review the performance of Azure App using Application Insights.

Course Brochure

Download WSQ - Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Brochure

Skills Framework

This course follows the guideline of Software Design ICT-DES-4005-1.1 under ICT Skills Framework

Certification

Certificate of Completion from Tertiary Infotech - Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from Tertiary Infotech.
OpenCerts from SkillsFuture Singapore - After passing the assessment(s) and achieving at least 75% attendance, participants will receive a OpenCert (aka Statement of Achievement) from SkillsFuture Singapore, certifying that they have achieved the Competency Standard(s) in the above Skills Framework.
External Certification - The participant will be able to attempt the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ204) exam after attending this course. Upon passing the exam, you will receive the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ204) accreditation.

Microsoft Learning Partner

We are Authorised Microsoft Learning Partner (Org ID: 5238476). To get the official Microsoft certification, please register your certification exam at Pearson Vue Test Center.

Certification Exam at Pearson Vue

We are Authorised Pearson Vue Testing Center. Once you have prepared for the exam, you can register for the certification here. The course fee does not include the certification exam fee.

You can purchase the exam voucher (one of the lowest prices in Singapore) at Microsoft Role-Based Certification Exam Voucher.

WSQ Funding

WSQ funding is only applicable to Singaporeans and PR. Subject to eligibility, the funding support is subjected to funding caps.

Effective for courses starting from 1 Jan 2024
Full Fee	GST	Nett Fee after Funding (Incl. GST)
		Baseline	MCES / SME
$2,000	$180.00	$1,180.00	$780.00

Baseline: Singaporean/PR age 21 and above
MCES(Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy): S'porean age 40 & above

Upon registration, we will advise further on how to tap on the WSQ Training Subsidy.

You can pay the nett fee (after the WSQ training subsidy) by the following :

SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

Eligible Singapore-registered companies can tap on $10000 SFEC to cover out-of-pocket expenses.Click here to submit SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit

SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)

Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SFC to offset course fee payable after funding but the $4,000 Additional SFC (Mid-Career Support) cannot be used. Click here for SkillsFuture Credit submission

UTAP

Eligible NTUC members can apply for 50% of the unfunded fee from UTAP, capped up to $250/year and for members aged 40 and above, capped up to $500/year. Click here to submit UTAP

PSEA

Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their PSEA funds to offset course fee payable after funding.

To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, Visit SkillsFuture (course code: TGS-2023021100)

Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility.
If there is “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.

Course Code: TGS-2024042305

Post-Course Support

We provide free consultation related to the subject matter after the course.
Please email your queries to enquiry@tertiaryinfotech.com and we will forward your queries to the subject matter experts.

Course Cancellation/Reschedule Policy

You can register your interest without upfront payment. There is no penalty for withdrawal of the course before the class commerce.
We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances. If the course is cancelled, we will refund 100% for any paid amount.
Note the venue of the training is subject to changes due to availability of the classroom

Course Details

Topic 1: Explore Azure App Service

Examine Azure App Service
Examine Azure App Service plans
Deploy to App Service
Explore authentication and authorization in App Service
Discover App Service networking features
Exercise: Create a static HTML web app by using Azure Cloud Shell

Topic 2: Configure web app settings

Configure application settings
Configure general settings
Configure path mappings
Enable diagnostic logging
Configure security certificates

Topic 3: Scale apps in Azure App Service

Examine autoscale factors
Identify autoscale factors
Enable autoscale in App Service
Explore autoscale best practices

Topic 4: Explore Azure App Service deployment slots

Explore staging environments
Examine slot swapping
Swap deployment slots
Route traffic in App Service

Topic 5: Explore Azure Functions

Discover Azure Functions
Compare Azure Functions hosting options
Scale Azure Functions

Topic 6: Develop Azure Functions

Explore Azure Functions development
Create triggers and bindings
Connect functions to Azure services
Exercise: Create an Azure Function by using Visual Studio Code

Topic 7: Explore Azure Blob storage

Explore Azure Blob storage
Discover Azure Blob storage resource types
Explore Azure Storage security features
Discover static website hosting in Azure Storage

Topic 8: Manage the Azure Blob storage lifecycle

Explore the Azure Blob storage lifecycle
Discover Blob storage lifecycle policies
Implement Blob storage lifecycle policies
Rehydrate blob data from the archive tier

Topic 9: Work with Azure Blob storage

Explore Azure Blob storage client library
Create a client object
Exercise: Create Blob storage resources by using the .NET client library
Manage container properties and metadata by using .NET
Set and retrieve properties and metadata for blob resources by using REST

Topic 10: Explore Azure Cosmos DB

Identify key benefits of Azure Cosmos DB
Explore the resource hierarchy
Explore consistency levels
Choose the right consistency level
Explore supported APIs
Discover request units
Exercise: Create Azure Cosmos DB resources by using the Azure portal

Topic 11: Work with Azure Cosmos DB

Explore Microsoft .NET SDK v3 for Azure Cosmos DB
Exercise: Create resources by using the Microsoft .NET SDK v3
Create stored procedures
Create triggers and user-defined functions
Explore change feed in Azure Cosmos DB

Topic 12: Manage container images in Azure Container Registry

Discover the Azure Container Registry
Explore storage capabilities
Build and manage containers with tasks
Explore elements of a Dockerfile
Exercise: Build and run a container image by using Azure Container Registry Tasks

Topic 13: Run container images in Azure Container Instances

Explore Azure Container Instances
Exercise - Deploy a container instance by using the Azure CLI
Run containerized tasks with restart policies
Set environment variables in container instances
Mount an Azure file share in Azure Container Instances

Topic 14: Implement Azure Container Apps

Explore Azure Container Apps
Exercise - Deploy a container app
Explore containers in Azure Container Apps
Implement authentication and authorization in Azure Container Apps
Manage revisions and secrets in Azure Container Apps
Explore Dapr integration with Azure Container Apps

Topic 15: Explore the Microsoft identity platform

Explore the Microsoft identity platform
Explore service principals
Discover permissions and consent
Discover conditional access

Topic 16: Implement authentication by using the Microsoft Authentication Library

Explore the Microsoft Authentication Library
Initialize client applications
Exercise - Implement interactive authentication by using MSAL.NET

Topic 17: Implement shared access signatures

Discover shared access signatures
Choose when to use shared access signatures
Explore stored access policies

Topic 18: Explore Microsoft Graph

Discover Microsoft Graph
Query Microsoft Graph by using REST
Query Microsoft Graph by using SDKs
Apply best practices to Microsoft Graph

Topic 19: Implement Azure Key Vault

Explore Azure Key Vault
Discover Azure Key Vault best practices
Authenticate to Azure Key Vault
Exercise: Set and retrieve a secret from Azure Key Vault by using Azure CLI

Topic 20: Implement managed identities

Explore managed identities
Discover the managed identities authentication flow
Configure managed identities
Acquire an access token

Topic 21: Implement Azure App Configuration

Explore the Azure App Configuration service
Create paired keys and values
Manage application features
Secure app configuration data

Topic 22: Explore API Management

Discover the API Management service
Explore API gateways
Explore API Management policies
Create advanced policies
Secure APIs by using subscriptions
Secure APIs by using certificates
Exercise - Create a backend API

Topic 23: Explore Azure Event Grid

Explore Azure Event Grid
Discover event schemas
Explore event delivery durability
Control access to events
Receive events by using webhooks
Filter events
Exercise - Route custom events to web endpoint by using Azure CLI

Topic 24: Explore Azure Event Hubs

Discover Azure Event Hubs
Explore Event Hubs Capture
Scale your processing application
Control access to events
Perform common operations with the Event Hubs client library

Topic 25: Discover Azure message queues

Choose a message queue solution
Explore Azure Service Bus
Discover Service Bus queues, topics, and subscriptions
Explore Service Bus message payloads and serialization
Exercise: Send and receive message from a Service Bus queue by using .NET
Explore Azure Queue Storage
Create and manage Azure Queue Storage and messages by using .NET

Topic 26: Monitor app performance

Explore Application Insights
Discover log-based metrics
Instrument an app for monitoring
Select an availability test
Troubleshoot app performance by using Application Map

Topic 27: Develop for Azure Cache for Redis

Explore Azure Cache for Redis
Configure Azure Cache for Redis
Interact with Azure Cache for Redis by using .NET
Exercise - Connect an app to Azure Cache for Redis by using .NET Core

Topic 28: Develop for storage on CDNs

Explore Azure Content Delivery Networks
Control cache behavior on Azure Content Delivery Networks
Interact with Azure Content Delivery Networks by using .NET

Final Assessment

Written Assessment - Short Answer Questions (WA-SAQ)
Practical Performance (PP)

Course Info

Promotion Code

Promo or discount cannot be applied to WSQ courses

Minimum Entry Requirement

Knowledge and Skills

Able to operate using computer functions with minimum Computer Literacy Level 2 based on ICAS Computer Skills Assessment Framework
Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)

Attitude

Positive Learning Attitude
Enthusiastic Learner

Experience

Minimum of 1 year of working experience.

Target Year Group : 21-65 years old

Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement

Software:

You need to sign up a Azure account (Credit Card is required).

Hardware: Windows and Mac Laptops

About Progressive Wage Model (PWM)

The Progressive Wage Model (PWM) helps to increase wages of workers through upgrading skills and improving productivity.

Employers must ensure that their Singapore citizen and PR workers meet the PWM training requirements of attaining at least 1 Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Statement of Attainment, out of the list of approved WSQ training modules.

For more information on PWM, please visit MOM site.

Funding Eligility Criteria

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Employer Sponsored Trainee

Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
We reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria.

Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents who are DIRECT EMPLOYEE of the sponsoring company.
From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
We reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria.

SkillsFuture Credit:

Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

PSEA:

To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility, goto mySkillsFuture portal and search for this course code.
Scroll down to "Keyword Tags" to verify for PSEA eligibility.
If there is “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.
And if there is no “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA.
Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

$4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.

SFEC:

If the Training Provider has submitted an enrolment for course fee grant claim in Training Partners Gateway (TPGateway), SSG would be able to derive SFEC funding based on this record. There is no need for enterprise to submit any claim request and the SFEC claim will be automatically generated and disbursed.
Where there is no such record, eligible employers are required to submit an SFEC claim after course completion via the SFEC microsite.
SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) Microsite

Steps to Apply Skills Future Claim

The staff will send you an invoice with the fee breakdown.
Login to the MySkillsFuture portal, select the course you’re enrolling on and enter the course date and schedule.
Enter the course fee payable by you (including GST) and enter the amount of credit to claim.
Upload your invoice and click ‘Submit’

SkillsFuture Level-Up Program

The SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme provides greater structural support for mid-career Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to pursue a substantive skills reboot and stay relevant in a changing economy. For more information, visit SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme

Get Additional Course Fee Support Up to $500 under UTAP

The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit provided to NTUC Union Members with an objective of encouraging them to upgrade with skills training. It is provided to minimize the training cost. If you are a NTUC Union Member then you can get 50% funding (capped at $500 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).

For more information visit NTUC U Portal – Union Training Assistance Program (UTAP)

Steps to Apply UTAP

Note

SSG subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Corporates.
All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay. For more details, visit www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit
An unfunded course fee can be claimed via SkillsFuture Credit or paid in cash.
UTAP funding for NTUC Union Members is capped at $250 for 39 years and below and at $500 for 40 years and above.
UTAP support amount will be paid to training provider first and claimed after end of class by learner.

Job Roles

Software Developer
Application Developer
Cloud Solutions Architect
IT Professional
Systems Engineer
Backend Developer
Full Stack Developer
DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance Tester
Data Analyst
Business Intelligence Developer
Technical Consultant
Infrastructure Consultant
Storage Administrator
Database Administrator

Trainers

Sanjiv Venkatram: Sanjiv i is an ACTA certified experienced leader with a proven track record in business / finance consulting and in developing i) business intelligence (BI) solutions ii) data analytics/analysis solutions and iii) IOT lead BI solutions. Sanjiv's goal through Prudentia Consulting, is to promote the simple joy and excitement of actively using the Microsoft Platform. He believes that the agility afforded by the Microsoft platform helps businesses get time back for deeper business thinking and to spend more time with their end customers

Sanjiv has rich experiences in diverse/complex high-tech businesses, turn around environments and strategic transformations. His functional expertise is in sales analytics, financial planning and analysis, engineering and program management. He has worked across discrete manufacturing, professional services and higher education verticals. He also has a working knowledge of equities portfolio management within the financial services domain.Sanjiv is the CEO of Prudentia Consulting, an organization committed to promoting the active usage of the Microsoft Platform. Prior to this, he has worked at Microsoft (US & APAC: 9.2 years), Cognizant Tech Solutions (3.3 years), Yazaki North America (8 years) and until recently at Oracle. Here are a few of his BI/analytics projects driven at scale: Built APAC wide BI dashboard using the Power BI umbrella tool set (Power BI online, Power BI desktop and Power Pivot) and a KPI lake (SQL DB), Helped develop key KPIs – identified key KPIs and helped land this in the DB, Developed a budget audit tool that captured budget inputs from a host of countries across the globe, Developed a business unit P&L reporting tool (functional architecture) in Business Objects for the world-wide financial planning and analysis team.

Alec Tan: Alec Tan is a ACTA certified trainer, He has a number of Comptia certifications. Since 2002, starting off from IT technical background to pre-sales, sales account manager, system integration, operate IT retail / repair shop business in Sim Lim Square 2008 ~ 2012, and back to IT industry employment, freelance IT Trainer till present.

Kishan Raaj: Kishan Raaj is a seasoned Data Science and SAP Program Manager with over 15 years of experience, currently leading all end-to-end training and projects for Data Science across Asia at LITHAN, Singapore. With expertise in machine learning, data analytics, and cloud technologies, he is well-versed in techniques such as regression, decision trees, clustering, and text mining. He has hands-on experience with tools like Python, R, Tableau, PowerBI, and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio.
As an ACTA certified trainer, Kishan has designed and delivered comprehensive courses for SAP and Data Science programs, managing teams and training in multiple countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, and Vietnam. His background in SAP, particularly in S4/HANA and ABAP, combined with his expertise in machine learning libraries such as TensorFlow and Keras, positions him as a highly capable leader in technical education and project management across various industries.

Quah Chee Yong: Quah Chee Yong is a ACTA certified trainer. Quah Chee Yong Chee Yong is an experienced professional who has held various Technical, Operations and Commercial positions across several industriesA firm believer that AI can create a better world, he has equipped himself with the Knowledge and Skills in the fields of Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Cloud Deployment

He has a deep passion for training & facilitating and is currently a Singapore WSQ certified Adult Educator. He particularly enjoys the interactive engagements with his fellow trainers and learners

Peter Cheong : Peter is a ACLP certied trainer. Specialise In IT related knowlege and conduct IT Training which Include Microsoft Window Server Technology (Wintel) and Linux - Centos/Red Hat. Comptia ,ITIL , Motorola Solution Trunking System and Cisco Networking. I was worked in Motorola Solutions Conduct Motorola Astro 25 Trunking System For Police Force Malaysia (RMPnet),Taiwan Navy, Indonesia METRO POLDA (Police Force). After that Peter Join As IT Group Manager For W-Group which include 17 subsidiaries Companies in Real Estate Developer,Plantation, Building Management Services ,Contruction and also Fiber Opti Service Provider in Sabah,Malaysia.

Agus Salim is a professional with more than 10 years of experience in Project Management, IT Solutions Management, and Systems Integration both in waterfall and agile methodology. He started out his career as a Web Developer before moving on to Business Analyst/Project Manager. He has strong leadership and the capability of leading a team with a proven ability to deliver projects with tight timelines. Besides his experiences in managing projects, he has good knowledge in Cybersecurity and hands-on experience in Next Generation Firewall such as Check Point. During his free time, he likes to explore Cloud Technology, especially on Microsoft Azure. Agus has obtained AZ-104, AZ-500 and other Microsoft certifications. I am also a ALCP certified trainer.