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Explore 56 courses across cloud, networking, security and IT support. Start with a subject you want to understand, or use the pathway finder after signing up to build your own study roadmap.

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Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

Learn the foundations of cloud computing and Microsoft Azure. Work through cloud models, Azure services and governance before answering short checks with explanations.

22 guided lessons

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701

Study security foundations, threats, architecture, operations and risk decisions. Use original explanations and scenario checks to understand why a control fits a problem.

51 guided lessons

CompTIA Network+ N10-009

Build a clearer picture of how networks connect, communicate and recover. Study network concepts, implementation, operations, security and troubleshooting through guided explanations and worked examples.

68 guided lessons

CompTIA A+ 220-1201 and 220-1202

Build IT support foundations across devices, networking, operating systems, security and troubleshooting. Study both A+ cores with guided lessons and short topic checks.

90 guided lessons

Cisco CCST Networking 100-150

Learn entry-level networking through clear reading, worked subnet calculations and original troubleshooting evidence. Study 36 lessons across all six Cisco CCST Networking topic areas.

36 guided lessons

LPI Linux Essentials 010-200

Build Linux confidence with 32 guided lessons, numbered Bash examples, relationship diagrams and original evidence exercises. Prepare for the current version 2.0 objectives across all five topic areas.

32 guided lessons

GitHub Foundations GH-900

Learn Git snapshots, branches and collaboration with 28 guided lessons, original diagrams and seven native evidence exercises. Prepare across all seven areas of the January 2026 GH-900 skills measured.

28 guided lessons

Microsoft SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator

Prepare for the announced English skills measured from 28 October 2026 with 32 guided lessons, 12 original diagrams and eight native evidence exercises across identity, access, applications and governance.

32 guided lessons

Microsoft MD-102 Endpoint Administrator

Learn Intune endpoint administration with 37 guided lessons, 15 original diagrams and ten native evidence exercises. Targets the announced English MD-102 skills measured from 27 October 2026.

37 guided lessons

Microsoft AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect

Learn Azure architecture through 32 reading lessons, 16 original diagrams and ten native evidence exercises. Follows the English skills measured from 17 April 2026.

32 guided lessons

HashiCorp Vault Associate 003

Learn Vault secrets management with 30 guided reading lessons, 14 original diagrams and ten native evidence exercises. Targets exam 003 and the published Vault 1.19 baseline.

30 guided lessons

Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst

Build trustworthy analytics through 36 guided lessons, 17 original diagrams and twelve native evidence exercises. Follows the English skills measured from 20 April 2026.

36 guided lessons

ISACA CISA Information Systems Auditor

Build audit judgment through 46 guided lessons, 20 original diagrams and fifteen interactive evidence exercises. Maps all 60 topic references in the current five-domain outline.

46 guided lessons

ISACA CRISC Risk and Information Systems Control

Build IT risk judgment through 39 guided lessons, 18 original diagrams and twelve interactive evidence exercises. Maps all 44 topic references in the four-domain outline effective November 2025.

39 guided lessons

AWS Data Engineer – Associate DEA-C01

Build data-pipeline judgment through 40 guided lessons, 20 original diagrams and sixteen interactive evidence exercises. Maps all 17 tasks in the current DEA-C01 guide with a separate 120-skill teaching index.

40 guided lessons

ISC2 SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Build security-administration judgement through 41 guided lessons, 20 diagrams and sixteen interactive evidence exercises. All 36 numbered objectives in the October 2025 outline map to authored teaching.

41 guided lessons

ISACA CDPSE Data Privacy Solutions Engineer

Learn privacy engineering through 40 guided lessons, 20 diagrams and sixteen interactive evidence exercises. All 40 published topic references in the June 2025 four-domain outline map to original teaching.

40 guided lessons

GitHub Actions GH-200 Certification

Build reliable CI/CD automation through 36 guided lessons, 20 diagrams and twelve interactive evidence exercises. All fourteen editorial functional groups and 53 published January 2026 skill bullets map to original teaching.

36 guided lessons

Microsoft Azure Network Engineer AZ-700

Learn Azure networking through 38 guided lessons, twenty diagrams and twelve interactive evidence exercises. Sixteen editorial groups and 136 July 2026 skill-bullet locations map to original teaching.

38 guided lessons

GitHub Advanced Security GH-500

Learn DevSecOps security through 36 guided lessons, twenty diagrams and twelve interactive evidence exercises. All 25 editorial groups and 70 July 2026 published bullet locations map to original teaching.

36 guided lessons

Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer DP-700

Build trustworthy data products through 33 guided lessons, eighteen diagrams and twelve interactive evidence exercises. Ten editorial groups and all 54 October 2026 skill-bullet locations map to original teaching.

33 guided lessons

Microsoft DevOps Engineer AZ-400

Connect code to reliable delivery through 36 guided lessons, twenty diagrams and twelve interactive evidence exercises. Sixteen editorial groups and 86 July 2026 skill-bullet locations map to original teaching.

36 guided lessons

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Build defensible cloud architecture decisions through 38 guided lessons, 22 diagrams and 14 interactive evidence exercises. All 22 numbered groups in the current standard outline map to original teaching.

38 guided lessons

Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA

Build practical Kubernetes understanding through 36 guided lessons, 20 diagrams and 12 interactive evidence exercises. Five current domains and all 27 published competencies map to original teaching.

36 guided lessons

Microsoft Information Security Administrator SC-401

Learn through 36 guided lessons, 20 diagrams and 12 interactive evidence exercises. Nine functional groups and all 65 skill locations map to original teaching for the announced English scope from 28 October 2026.

36 guided lessons

The full course catalogue

Course titles and exam codes describe the StudyKernel study material. Vendor scopes and editions can change, so check the official requirements before booking an exam.

Microsoft

Azure Fundamentals

AZ-900

Guided explanations, worked scenarios and topic practice across cloud concepts, Azure services and governance.

22 guided lessons
CompTIA

CompTIA Security+

SY0-701

Build security understanding through worked scenarios, evidence-based decisions and original practice across all five SY0-701 domains.

51 guided lessons
CompTIA

CompTIA Network+

N10-009

Learn networking from the first packet to evidence-based troubleshooting, with worked examples, original checks and guided decision labs.

68 guided lessons
CompTIA

Build your IT foundation

A+ · 220-1201 / 220-1202

Understand devices, operating systems and everyday support decisions across both A+ cores.

90 guided lessons
Microsoft

Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

SC-900

Build security and identity foundations, interpret Microsoft service evidence, and choose controls with original practice and guided decision labs.

29 guided lessonsStart studying
AWS

AWS Cloud Practitioner

CLF-C02

Build cloud literacy through original explanations, service decisions, worked evidence and guided practice.

40 guided lessonsStart studying
Microsoft

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-104

Build Azure administrator skills from clear foundations, diagrams and worked decisions, then practise configuration, troubleshooting and recovery in an authorized sandbox.

57 guided lessonsStart studying
AWS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

SAA-C03

Learn how AWS architectures work, compare the trade-offs, and choose secure, resilient, fast and cost-effective solutions with diagrams and original scenario practice.

53 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA CySA+

CS0-004

Short, focused lessons in security analysis, vulnerability decisions and incident response, with diagrams and original evidence exercises.

36 guided lessonsStart studying
ISACA

Certified Information Security Manager

CISM

Short management lessons, diagrams and original cases across governance, risk, security programs and incident decisions.

33 guided lessonsStart studying
Cisco

Cisco CCNA

200-301

Small lessons, visual packet paths and worked configuration cases for the current CCNA, with a practical CLI study plan.

65 guided lessonsStart studying
Microsoft

Microsoft SC-200

SC-200

Short Microsoft security operations lessons, worked KQL, visual evidence paths and linked investigation cases.

49 guided lessonsStart studying
ISC2

ISC2 CISSP

CISSP

Small security lessons, worked decisions, visual trust boundaries and evidence cases across all eight CISSP domains.

87 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA Tech+

FC0-U71

Technology fundamentals across computing, infrastructure, applications, software development, data and security.

31 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA Linux+

XK0-006

Linux administration, service management, security, automation and troubleshooting through focused original cases.

29 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA Server+

SK0-005

Server hardware, administration, protection and recovery with practical diagnostic decisions.

27 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA Cloud+

CV0-004

Cloud architecture, deployment, operations, security, DevOps and troubleshooting through original decision cases.

33 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA Project+

PK0-005

Original guided learning in project methods, changes, risks, delivery, tools and IT governance.

28 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA PenTest+

PT0-003

Original guided CompTIA PenTest+ explanations, worked evidence, boundary diagrams and separate practice across the current published objectives.

36 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA SecurityX

CAS-005

Original guided CompTIA SecurityX explanations, worked evidence, boundary diagrams and separate practice across the current published objectives.

35 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA CloudNetX

CNX-001

Original guided CompTIA CloudNetX explanations, worked evidence, boundary diagrams and separate practice across the current published objectives.

30 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA SecAI+

CY0-001

Original guided CompTIA SecAI+ explanations, worked evidence, boundary diagrams and separate practice across the current published objectives.

27 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA Data+

DA0-002

Original guided teaching and explained decision practice for CompTIA Data+ DA0-002.

33 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA DataSys+

DS0-001

Original guided teaching and explained decision practice for CompTIA DataSys+ DS0-001.

24 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA DataAI

DY0-001

Original guided teaching and explained decision practice for CompTIA DataAI DY0-001.

37 guided lessonsStart studying
CompTIA

CompTIA AutoOps+

AT0-001

Original guided teaching and explained decision practice for CompTIA AutoOps+ AT0-001.

24 guided lessonsStart studying
Microsoft

Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals

DP-900

Independent original study in data concepts, Azure data services, analytics workloads and Power BI.

32 guided lessonsStart studying
Microsoft

Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

PL-900

Independent original study in Power Platform value, environment governance, apps, automation and Copilot Studio agents.

24 guided lessonsStart studying
Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

AIF-C01

Original guided learning in AI, GenAI and responsible AWS choices.

30 guided lessonsStart studying
Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate

SOA-C03

Original guided learning in monitoring, reliability, automation, security and AWS networking.

30 guided lessonsStart studying
HashiCorp

Terraform Associate 004

Terraform Associate 004

Original guided learning for Terraform concepts, configuration, state, maintenance, and HCP Terraform.

26 guided lessonsStart studying
Linux Foundation / CNCF

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

KCNA

Original guided learning in Kubernetes fundamentals, orchestration, application delivery, and cloud native architecture.

28 guided lessonsStart studying
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer

Google ACE

Plan, deploy, operate and secure Google Cloud solutions through explained cases and guided checks.

33 guided lessonsStart studying
ISC2

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity

ISC2 CC

Build security foundations through explained cases in risk, identity, networks and incident response.

26 guided lessonsStart studying
Cisco

Cisco CCST Networking

100-150

Build practical networking foundations with explained subnetting, device and cable decisions, Wireshark evidence and Cisco troubleshooting output.

36 guided lessons
LPI

LPI Linux Essentials

010-200

Build Linux confidence from your first command to scripts, service evidence, SSH and permission decisions. Follow numbered examples, diagrams and original interactive checks.

32 guided lessons
GitHub

GitHub Foundations

GH-900

Understand Git snapshots, review a change, trace automation and protect collaboration. Learn GitHub through clear reading, original diagrams and evidence-based exercises.

28 guided lessons
Microsoft

Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

SC-300

Trace identity and access from the tenant to the application. Learn Entra administration through clear reading, original diagrams and realistic access, governance and troubleshooting cases.

32 guided lessons
Microsoft

Microsoft Endpoint Administrator

MD-102

Manage the whole endpoint lifecycle with Intune. Learn device deployment, protection, apps and operations through clear reading, original diagrams and realistic evidence-based decisions.

37 guided lessons
Microsoft

Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

AZ-305

Turn business requirements into Azure designs. Learn the trade-offs behind identity, data, recovery, compute, applications, migrations and networks with original diagrams and worked architecture cases.

32 guided lessons
HashiCorp

HashiCorp Vault Associate

Vault Associate 003

Understand how applications receive, use and retire secrets. Learn Vault authentication, least-privilege policies, tokens, leases, KV history, transit encryption and resilient delivery through original diagrams and worked cases.

30 guided lessons
Microsoft

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

PL-300

Turn source records into trustworthy business decisions. Learn Power Query, star schemas, DAX, interactive reports, refresh and row security through original worked cases, diagrams and a consistent sales practice kit.

36 guided lessons
ISACA

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor

CISA

Learn to evaluate controls, not just name them. Follow evidence from risk-based audit planning through governance, system delivery, operations, recovery and information protection with original audit cases, diagrams and explained decisions.

46 guided lessons
ISACA

ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

CRISC

Turn technology exposure into accountable business decisions. Learn scenario-based assessment, treatment, control validation and clear reporting with original worked cases, diagrams and interactive evidence exercises.

39 guided lessons
AWS

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

DEA-C01

Build reliable AWS data pipelines from source contracts to trusted publication. Learn ingestion, transformation, lake and warehouse design, quality, recovery and governed access through original worked cases and explained decisions.

40 guided lessons
ISC2

ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner

SSCP

Build practical security-administration judgement across identities, monitoring, incidents, cryptography, networks and endpoints. Original evidence cases connect protective controls to the actions and limitations that matter in day-to-day operation.

41 guided lessons
ISACA

Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer

CDPSE

Engineer justified information flows and test the privacy boundary. Original worked cases connect governance, risk, data lifecycle and technical controls to evidence-based decisions about people, purpose and protection.

40 guided lessons
GitHub

GitHub Actions Certification

GH-200

Build and explain reliable CI/CD automation. Original workflow cases connect events, jobs, custom actions, runners and deployments to explicit data, permission and trust boundaries.

36 guided lessons
GitHub

GitHub Advanced Security

GH-500

Secure the software delivery path. Investigate exposed credentials, vulnerable dependencies and unsafe code through original worked cases, diagrams, interactive evidence and verified remediation.

36 guided lessons
Microsoft

Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric

DP-700

Build a trustworthy Fabric data product. Learn workspace management, security, batch and streaming transformation, orchestration, troubleshooting and tuning through original worked cases, diagrams and explained evidence.

33 guided lessons
Microsoft

Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

AZ-400

Connect code to reliable delivery. Build practical understanding of Azure Pipelines and GitHub automation, source control, artifact identity, testing, protected deployment, infrastructure, security and measured service behavior.

36 guided lessons
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Google PCA

Design a defensible Google Cloud architecture. Work through requirements, networking, data, compute, migration, AI/ML, security, delivery and operational reliability with original cases, diagrams and explained decisions.

38 guided lessons
CNCF / Linux Foundation

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

CKA

Operate Kubernetes from evidence. Learn cluster bootstrap and upgrades, scoped access, workloads, networking, storage and troubleshooting through original explanations, commands, diagrams and practical investigations.

36 guided lessons
Red Hat

Red Hat Certified System Administrator

EX200

Administer Linux from the shell to a verified reboot. Learn RHEL 10 services, storage, networking, users and enforcing SELinux through original reading, worked commands, diagrams and evidence exercises.

36 guided lessons
Microsoft

Microsoft Information Security Administrator

SC-401

Protect Microsoft 365 information with Purview classification, sensitivity labels, DLP, retention and evidence-led investigations. Learn through original readings, diagrams and interactive checks.

36 guided lessons

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Every course lesson, lesson quiz and module checkpoint is available on the Free plan. You also get your certification roadmap, saved progress and 10 extra practice questions each day.

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