# cncf/curriculum

📚Open Source Curriculum for CNCF Certification Courses

Repository: https://github.com/cncf/curriculum
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/curriculum
Homepage: https://www.cncf.io/certification/training/
License Family: other
Topics: cncf
Last push: 2026-06-29T11:55:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3445, "days_push": 65, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6652, forks 2107 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:47.329164+00:00)

## What it is
The official open-source curriculum documents for CNCF certification exams such as CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA, and various project-specific associate certifications. It is a set of versioned reference documents (CC-BY 4.0+) that define the knowledge domains and skills tested on each exam.

## Use cases
- prepare for the CKA Kubernetes administrator exam
- study for the CKAD or CKS certification
- find out what topics are covered on the KCNA exam
- align a training course with CNCF certification requirements
- check the latest exam curriculum version for Kubernetes 1.x
- review required skills for the Istio or Prometheus certified associate exams

## When to choose
- you are preparing for any CNCF certification exam and want the authoritative topic list
- you are a training provider building courses aligned to CNCF exams
- you want to know exactly which Kubernetes, GitOps, or observability skills an exam covers

## When to avoid
- you want a tutorial or hands-on course rather than an exam topic outline
- you need to learn Kubernetes from scratch with exercises and labs
- you are looking for software to install or run - this is documentation only

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, tutorials, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, certification, cncf, cka, ckad, cks, exam-preparation, cloud-native, curriculum, containers, devops

## Member repositories
- cncf/curriculum (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.329164+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:43:07.419124+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://www.cncf.io/certification/training/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:09.358462+00:00, sha 7f2c89080048)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.