Course Details
Topic 1: Explore identity in Microsoft Entra ID
- Explain the identity landscape
- Explore zero trust with identity
- Discuss identity as a control plane
- Explore why we have identity
- Define identity administration
- Contrast decentralized identity with central identity systems
- Discuss identity management solutions
- Explain Microsoft Entra Business to Business
- Compare Microsoft identity providers
- Define identity licensing
- Explore authentication
- Discuss authorization
- Explain auditing in identity
Topic 2: Implement initial configuration of Microsoft Entra ID
- Configure company brand
- Configure and manage Microsoft Entra roles
- Exercise manage users roles
- Configure delegation by using administrative units
- Analyze Microsoft Entra role permissions
- Configure and manage custom domains
- Configure tenant-wide setting
Topic 3: Create, configure, and manage identities
- Create, configure, and manage users
- Create, configure, and manage groups
- Configure and manage device registration
- Manage licenses
- Create custom security attributes
- Explore automatic user creation
Topic 4: Implement and manage external identities
- Describe guest access and Business to Business accounts
- Manage external collaboration
- Invite external users - individually and in bulk
- Manage external user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID
- Manage external users in Microsoft 365 workloads
- Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Verified ID
- Configure identity providers
- Implement cross-tenant access controls
Topic 5: Implement and manage hybrid identity
- Plan, design, and implement Microsoft Entra Connect
- Implement manage password hash synchronization (PHS)
- Implement manage pass-through authentication (PTA)
- Implement and manage federation
- Trouble-shoot synchronization errors
- Implement Microsoft Entra Connect Health
- Manage Microsoft Entra Health
Topic 6: Secure Microsoft Entra users with multifactor authentication
- What is Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication?
- Plan your multifactor authentication deployment
- Configure multi-factor authentication methods
Topic 7: Manage user authentication
- Administer FIDO2 and passwordless authentication methods
- Explore Authenticator app and OATH tokens
- Implement an authentication solution based on Windows Hello for Business
- Deploy and manage password protection
- Configure smart lockout thresholds
- Implement Kerberos and certificate-based authentication in Microsoft Entra ID
- Configure Microsoft Entra user authentication for virtual machines
Topic 8: Plan, implement, and administer Conditional Access
- Plan security defaults
- Plan Conditional Access policies
- Implement Conditional Access policy controls and assignments
- Test and troubleshoot Conditional Access policies
- Implement application controls
- Implement session management
- Implement continuous access evaluation
Topic 9: Manage Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
- Review identity protection basics
- Implement and manage user risk policy
- Monitor, investigate, and remediate elevated risky users
- Implement security for workload identities
- Explore Microsoft Defender for Identity
Topic 10: Implement access management for Azure resources
- Assign Azure roles
- Configure custom Azure roles
- Create and configure managed identities
- Access Azure resources with managed identities
- Analyze Azure role permissions
- Configure Azure Key Vault RBAC policies
- Retrieve objects from Azure Key Vault
- Explore Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
Topic 11: Plan and design the integration of enterprise apps for SSO
- Discover apps by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Active Directory Federation Services app report
- Configure connectors to apps
- Design and implement app management roles
- Configure preintegrated gallery SaaS apps
- Implement and manage policies for OAuth apps
Topic 12: Implement and monitor the integration of enterprise apps for SSO
- Implement token customizations
- Implement and configure consent settings
- Integrate on-premises apps with Microsoft Entra application proxy
- Integrate custom SaaS apps for single sign-on
- Implement application-based user provisioning
- Monitor and audit access to Microsoft Entra integrated enterprise applications
- Create and manage application collections
Topic 13: Implement app registration
- Plan your line of business application registration strategy
- Implement application registration
- Register an application
- Configure permission for an application
- Grant tenant-wide admin consent to applications
- Implement application authorization
- Manage and monitor application by using app governance
Topic 14: Plan and implement entitlement management
- Define access packages
- Configure entitlement management
- Configure and manage connected organizations
- Review per-user entitlements
Topic 15: Plan, implement, and manage access review
- Plan for access reviews
- Create access reviews for groups and apps
- Create and configure access review programs
- Monitor access review findings
- Automate access review management tasks
- Configure recurring access reviews
Topic 16: Plan and implement privileged access
- Define a privileged access strategy for administrative users
- Configure Privileged Identity Management for Azure resources
- Plan and configure Privileged Access Groups
- Analyze Privileged Identity Management audit history and reports
- Create and manage emergency access accounts
Topic 17: Monitor and maintain Microsoft Entra ID
- Analyze and investigate sign-in logs to troubleshoot access issues
- Review and monitor Microsoft Entra audit logs
- Export logs to third-party security information and event management system
- Analyze Microsoft Entra workbooks and reporting
- Monitor security posture with Identity Secure Score
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
- 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 age group: 21-65 years old
Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement
Software:
You can download and install the following software:
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 |
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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
- Log in to your U Portal account to submit your UTAP application upon completion of the course.
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
- Identity and Access Administrator
- IT Security Specialist
- Microsoft Entra Specialist
- Systems Administrator
- Network Administrator
- Compliance Officer
- Data Protection Officer
- Cloud Security Analyst
- Risk Management Specialist
- IT Project Manager
- Security Consultant
- IT Auditor
- Identity Solutions Architect
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Access Control Technician
- Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
- Information Security Manager
- IT Governance Specialist
- Privileged Access Manager
- Identity Management Engineer
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.