Keith Barker
Networking & Network Security
F5 Training & Certification Courses for Application Delivery Teams
Train the teams that keep enterprise applications available and secure — from BIG-IP administrator foundations through LTM specialist architecture, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
9
Courses
637
Videos
80h 12m
Total
Application delivery ready
Built for teams operating BIG-IP traffic management, load balancing, and application security.
Most Popular F5 Certifications
6 coursesCore F5 paths for teams standardizing BIG-IP administration, traffic management, load balancing, SSL offload, and LTM specialist readiness.
Certification architecture
Build F5 capability from administrator to LTM specialist
Start with Application Delivery Fundamentals and the BIG-IP administrator path, then develop LTM specialists who can design, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot production traffic management.
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Certification tier
Tier 1 — Application Delivery Fundamentals
Create a shared foundation for engineers who support application delivery, virtual servers, traffic policies, SSL offload, and BIG-IP environments.
F5 Application Delivery Fundamentals (Exam 101)
1 courseThe entry point for teams moving into BIG-IP and application delivery controller operations.
BIG-IP Administrator
1 courseAdministrator readiness for engineers operating TMOS and BIG-IP systems.
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Certification tier
Tier 2 — BIG-IP Administration
Build the day-to-day BIG-IP operations bench: installation, data plane, control plane, configuration, support, and troubleshooting.
BIG-IP Administration (F5CAB1-5)
5 coursesA complete administrator path covering install/upgrade, data plane concepts and configuration, control plane administration, support, and troubleshooting.
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Certification tier
Tier 3 — LTM Specialist Bench
Develop the senior engineers who architect, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot LTM in production application delivery environments.
BIG-IP LTM Specialist (301A / 301B)
2 coursesSpecialist-level design, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, iRules, advanced policies, and performance diagnostics.
Customer outcome
Make application delivery ownership visible
F5 training is easiest to defend when it maps to the services your team owns: load balancing, SSL offload, traffic policy, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
3 role paths
BIG-IP admins, LTM specialists, and app delivery engineers
Role-based paths
F5 Training by IT Job Role
Match F5 training to the actual roles your team holds. Each path bundles the right cert tracks plus the operational depth engineers need day-to-day.
F5 Training for BIG-IP Administrators
7 coursesFor engineers operating BIG-IP systems day-to-day: initial setup, TMOS, virtual servers, profiles, monitors, and data/control plane operations.
F5 Training for Application Delivery Engineers
4 coursesFor engineers responsible for load balancing, SSL offload, application traffic policies, health monitoring, and reliability.
F5 Training for Network & Security Engineers
4 coursesFor teams supporting secure application delivery across hybrid environments and troubleshooting application traffic issues.
Platform depth
Learn F5 Tools and Platforms
Platform-by-platform deep dives for the specificF5 tools your team operates.
Learn F5 BIG-IP
7 coursesBIG-IP administrator foundations, TMOS operations, traffic management, virtual servers, monitors, profiles, and troubleshooting.
Learn BIG-IP LTM
2 coursesLTM specialist design, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, iRules, and advanced traffic policies.
Hands-on F5 practice
Human-led training is the point: engineers practice real skills with expert guidance, not just video playback.
Why CBT Nuggets
How CBT Nuggets is different for F5 teams
The platform features IT directors evaluating us against Pluralsight, Udemy Business, and LinkedIn Learning ask about most often.
Practitioner-led
F5 training your team learns from
Built and taught by engineers who have spent decades running production F5 infrastructure — not crowd-sourced contributors.
Jeff Kish
Data Center & Network Design
Kelvin Tran
Networking & Network Security
Team outcome
Operational readiness for critical roles
Structured networking and infrastructure paths give teams a shared baseline before outages, migrations, and escalations test them.
Best fit for: leaders reducing single points of failure across network, cloud, security, and systems administration responsibilities.
Frequently asked questions about F5 training
Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating F5 training for their team.