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Learning Pathways

Explore the official EPI Data Centre Training Framework and the programmes across its disciplines.

EPI’s Data Centre Training Framework shows Foundation and Academic entry routes and the relationships between its Design / Build, Maintenance / Operations, Risk and Standards / Compliance disciplines.

Official EPI Framework

Explore the EPI training pathways

View the original framework to see how the published programmes connect across disciplines.

Official EPI Data Centre Training Framework showing Foundation, Academic and the professional disciplines

Explore the disciplines

Pathway 01

DC Foundation

Build essential data centre knowledge. CDCA® provides an Academic entry route within this pathway.

DCFC® CDCA®
Pathway 02

DC Design

Develop capability in data centre planning, design, infrastructure and specialist technical disciplines.

CDCP® CDCS® CDCE® CNCDP®
Pathway 03

DC Operate

Strengthen knowledge for facilities operations, maintenance and environmental sustainability.

CDFOS® CDFOM® CDESS®
Pathway 04

DC Risk

Build capability in data centre risk assessment, resilience and migration planning.

CDRP® CDMS®
Pathway 05

DC Compliance

Develop knowledge relating to standards, design conformity and audit practice.

CTDC® CTIA® CTLA®

The official artwork defines the programme relationships; no pathway is asserted for courses absent from this version of the framework.