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 Specialist (CDCS®)
The Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS®) is a comprehensive 3-day advanced training designed for professionals involved in designing, maintaining, or managing high-availability data centre environments.
Course Duration
3 Days
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course is an IT, facilities or data centre operations professional working in and around the data centre and having the responsibility to achieve and improve high-availability and manageability of the data centre.
Course Overview
The Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS®) is a comprehensive 3-day advanced training designed for professionals involved in designing, maintaining, or managing high-availability data centre environments. It builds on the foundational knowledge gained in the CDCP® course, enabling participants to confidently engage with vendors, verify technical proposals, and ensure that data centre designs and infrastructure meet both business and industry standards.
This course is essential for those aiming to become trusted advisors or project leaders in mission-critical environments. CDCS® is also a prerequisite for the elite Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE®) certification.
How you’ll benefit
After completing the CDCS® course, participants will be able to:
- Understand and assess the full data centre lifecycle
- Identify and validate high-availability design components
- Evaluate and interpret power, cooling, cabling, and fire suppression systems
- Detect common design flaws in electrical, EMF, battery, and raised floor systems
- Optimise energy efficiency and apply sustainability best practices
- Verify vendor proposals and ensure standards compliance (e.g. ANSI/TIA-942)
- Accurately read and evaluate technical diagrams and specifications
EPI – Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS®)
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 Risk Professional (CDRP®)
- Course Code: CDRP
- Delivery Mode: ILT, VILT
- Technology: Support
The Certified Data Centre Risk Professional (CDRP®) course is a comprehensive 2-day training program designed to equip data centre and IT professionals with the knowledge and skills required to manage risk effectively in high-availability data centre environments. This 2-day Virtual Instructor-Led course is designed for professionals responsible for managing and operating high-availability data centre facilities.
