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 TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)
The Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®) is a 3-day advanced training programme that equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to design ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centres.
Course Duration
3 Days
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course is any professional involved in designing, building, maintaining and operating mission critical data centres and those who wish to attend the CTIA® (Certied TIA-942 Internal Auditor) course.
Course Overview
The Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®) is a 3-day advanced training programme that equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to design ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centres. With an emphasis on clarity, compliance, and practical application, CTDC® teaches participants how to properly interpret and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard, reducing risks of over- or under-investment.
This course addresses architectural, mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications infrastructure requirements. It is ideal for those involved in designing, building, auditing, or operating mission-critical data centres across industries, including enterprise, co-location, managed services, and cloud environments.
How you’ll benefit
After completing the CTDC® course, participants will be able to:
- Accurately apply ANSI/TIA-942 requirements and guidelines
- Understand the intent of the standard to avoid under/over-specification
- Align redundancy and infrastructure investment with business needs
- Evaluate architectural, electrical, mechanical, and telecom infrastructure
- Design scalable, secure, high-availability data centres
- Compare ANSI/TIA-942 with other global standards
- Be prepared for internal or external certification efforts
- Participants also receive a digital copy of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard (single-user license), essential for design reference and exam preparation.
EPI – Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)
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 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.
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.
