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F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM)

Standardize your team on F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) with a structured F5 training path — virtual labs, N2K practice exams, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets subscription.

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2
Courses
$180 USD per exam
Exam cost
5
Core skills
IT operations team at help desk workstations with ticket queues and network diagrams
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam cost
$180 USD per exam
Courses on path
2
Official source
Vendor cert page
Exam codes
  • 301a
  • 301b

Skills your team builds

BIG-IP LTMTraffic ManagementApplication DeliveryNetwork OptimizationF5 Technologies

Multi-course path

Your team's 2-course training path

F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) is a multi-exam certification. The complete path runs through 2 CBT Nuggets courses — assign them as one playlist and track team progress across all of them.

  1. Exam 301a

    This F5 BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect, Set up, Deploy (Exam 301a) training covers how to efficiently configure, secure and optimize F5 devices with a focus on robust application delivery and traffic management. This course covers the skills and knowledge necessary to configure, manage and secure F5's local traffic manager (LTM). For experienced network security professionals, expanding your skills with this F5 exam prep is a strong investment in your future.

    Bob Salmans
    101 videos12h 46m
    Open course

Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
N2K practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

F5 career ladder

Where F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) sits in your team's F5 progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Professional level

    2 certs

    F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP)

    F5CAB1, F5CAB2, F5CAB3, F5CAB4…

    F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM)

    301a, 301b

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Customer outcome

Make F5 a coverage number your auditor can quote

F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

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1 path
from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make F5a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on F5 gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives F5 incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM)

Exam
  • 301a
  • 301b

Frequently asked questions about F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) training for their team.

Ready to F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM)-certify your team?

Build F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) capability across your team

See how CBT Nuggets helps IT Directors plan and track F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) training across the team — labs, practice exams, and reporting included.

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