The CDCP® course introduces participants to the key components and best practices required to design, operate, and maintain a high-availability data centre. As organizations increasingly depend on IT for business-critical operations, this course equips professionals with the skills to enhance uptime, efficiency, and resilience. Participants will learn to assess and optimize data centre infrastructure—including power systems, cooling technologies, cabling standards, fire safety, and physical security. The course is accredited by EXIN and is suitable for IT, facilities, and data centre professionals seeking to improve manageability and reliability in their environments.
EPI – Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE®)
he CDCE® course is EPI’s most advanced training for professionals involved in designing, auditing, or upgrading mission-critical data centre facilities.
Course Duration
5 Days
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional, who are involved in the design/build, renovation or relocation of a mission-critical data centre.
Course Overview
As businesses grow increasingly dependent on digital infrastructure, the demand for robust, high-availability data centres is at an all-time high. The CDCE® course is EPI’s most advanced training for professionals involved in designing, auditing, or upgrading mission-critical data centre facilities.
This 5-day expert-level course prepares participants to assess business requirements, validate technical designs, perform compliance audits, and manage every stage of a data centre build or upgrade project—from concept to handover or retirement. CDCE® builds upon CDCP® and CDCS® and sets the global benchmark for data centre design expertise.
Who Should Attend
IT, facilities, and data centre professionals involved in the design, construction, renovation, or relocation of mission-critical data centres.
EPI – Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE®)
How you’ll benefit
- Choose optimal sites based on long-term business and technical needs
- Evaluate and validate designs against global standards (e.g., ANSI/TIA-942)
- Avoid common design flaws through document reviews and audits
- Understand how to read and interpret electrical diagrams and technical specs
- Align equipment selection with business goals and physical constraints
- Design test plans for performance validation (IET, IPVT)
- Manage site handover and create decommissioning plans for aged facilities
- Build credibility as an elite data centre design expert
Your Gateway
EPI – Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP®)
- Course Code: CDCP
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
EPI – Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor (CTLA®)
- Course Code: CTLA
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
This 3-day Virtual Instructor-Led course is designed for professionals responsible for managing and operating high-availability data centre facilities.
EPI – Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC®)
- Course Code: DCFC
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
This 2-day Virtual Instructor-Led course is designed for professionals responsible for managing and operating high-availability data centre facilities.
EPI – Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor (CTIA®)
- Course Code: CTIA
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
This 2-day Virtual Instructor-Led course is designed for professionals responsible for managing and operating high-availability data centre facilities.
EPI – Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)
- Course Code: CTDC
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
This 3-day Virtual Instructor-Led course is designed for professionals responsible for managing and operating high-availability data centre facilities.
EPI – Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS®)
- Course Code: CDCS
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
This 3-day Virtual Instructor-Led course is designed for professionals responsible for managing and operating high-availability data centre facilities.
