QA LIMITED

Microsoft Azure Training Courses for Software Developers

The courses in this listing provides learners, whose role involves implementation, support or maintenance of Azure cloud platform, with the skills needed to implement Azure IaaS services and features in their development solutions, to provision virtual machines, deploy or maintain resources, and to create containerised solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service.

Features

• Comprehensive training portfolio that supports the upskilling of Software Developers
• Understand the types of cloud services
• Understand core Azure architectural components
• Leverage Microsoft Identity Platform v2.0 to manage authentication/access to resources
• Use Azure API Management service to publish/manage access to APIs
• Develop event-based solutions
• Instrument code for telemetry
• Manage code-quality, including technical debt, SonarCloud and other tooling solutions
• Manage Azure subscriptions and resources
• Identify when to use Face API/Speech API/Language Understanding (LUIS) service

Benefits

• Explain IaaS, PaaS and SaaS cloud services
• Identify core Azure architectural components
• Understand authentication using the Microsoft Authentication Library
• Publish and manage APIs
• Implement solutions that use Azure’s Event Grid/Event Hubs/ Notification Hubs
• Implement code that handles transient faults
• Check Vulnerabilities using WhiteSource Bolt and Azure DevOps
• Understand Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Deploy Service Instances as Components of Overall Azure Solutions
• Understand secure application secrets using Key Vault

£456 to £1,794 a user

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

940348410470851

Contact

QA Bids
0345 074 7995
Tenders@qa.com

Planning

• Planning service: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Microsoft Azure training courses that QA can provide which are relevant for Software Developers or those in a similar role include:; ; • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (MAZ900); • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (2 Day) (MAZ9000); • Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (MAZ204); • Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions (MAZ400); • Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (MAZ220); • Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (MAZ305); ; By choosing QA as your learning partner, you will have access to the most comprehensive and extensive range of training courses in this area that can be delivered in the classroom or virtually.
• Training is tied to specific services: Yes
• Services the training service works with:
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Apple
  • Cisco
  • Citrix
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Oracle
  • Red Hat
  • VMware

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: QA’s courses that are listed on G-Cloud will help to build, maintain and apply skillsets that are required for cloud migration and working with cloud services.; ; For our Amazon Web Services (AWS) learning solutions, our unrivalled partnership with Amazon Web Services enables us to develop, deliver and rapidly update these solutions, enabling our customers to gain the very latest skills whenever they are required, taught by AWS-accredited specialists.; ; For our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) learning solutions, learners can build, test and deploy applications, using Google’s scalable and reliable infrastructure, for their web, mobile and backend solutions. QA supports our learners through training, no matter where they are starting from. They are taught by highly-skilled experts, accredited through Google, so they get the best possible learning experience. ; ; For our Microsoft Azure learning solutions, we have worked with Microsoft to define how we support our customers to capitalise on the cloud investments they are making with Microsoft by driving capability, not just knowledge. Successful Azure adoption is closely linked to the capability of the team delivering it and we have focused on making sure you are well-prepared.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: No

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported: Hosting or software provided by your organisation
• How the support service works: Cloud Academy, a QA company, is the leading enterprise digital skills platform. It is a learner-centric platform which empowers you to build your people’s technology skills, at scale and at the speed you need. We accelerate innovation and cloud adoption through guided learning paths, hands-on labs and skill assessments.

Service scope

• Service constraints: No

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: We respond to email queries within four working hours from Monday to Friday.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: QA is committed to providing an exceptional level of service to our users. We aim to respond to email and phone enquiries regarding course bookings and other such enquiries within four working hours on Mondays to Fridays. ; ; We also commit to making and confirming bookings from the QA course catalogue within one working day (three working days for third-party events).; ; These support levels are at no additional cost.; ; QA also provides each of our customers with a dedicated Account Manager who has significant experience of the relevant skills requirements for your sector and how like-minded business leaders are addressing these challenges. By working with our customers to understand the demand in their teams, we can ensure the learning is timely and relevant ensuring you reach your learning goals and create value from the investment.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Centre for Assessment Limited (CFA)
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 23/05/2017, last issued 08/12/2020, expiry 23/05/2023
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: QA has not excluded any of the Annex A controls thus provides a comprehensive Information Security Management System (ISMS) to manage the confidentiality, availability and integrity of the data trusted to it.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications: CHECK (IT Health Check)

Social Value

• Fighting climate change:

  Fighting climate change

  QA’s environmental management system is accredited to ISO14001 and supports reduction of our carbon footprint. ; We have taken many steps already to reduce our direct and indirect carbon emissions. ; Increased use of virtual and digital training has enabled us to reduce our property portfolio and corporate travel significantly and our work-from-home policies reduce our environmental impact even further. We already procure zero carbon utilities where available and we encourage the same behaviours in our suppliers, customers and learners; we incorporate sustainability awareness into all our Bootcamps and Apprenticeships.; We have committee to reducing our carbon emissions to net zero by 2030.; We will achieve this by:; • Determining our current baseline energy consumption and carbon emissions within our business and our supply chain and setting targets for reducing those emissions.; • Reducing our direct and indirect carbon emissions to zero where possible and offsetting unavoidable emissions through sustainable offsetting projects by 2030. Ultimately, we aim to minimise and ideally eliminate the need to offset emissions altogether.; • Implementing improvements to building services and design that reduce and minimise energy use and direct use of fossil fuels.; • Working with our travel partners to encourage use of zero and low-carbon vehicles.; • Working with our supply-chain partners to encourage their adoption of net-zero carbon strategies.; • Making environmental awareness training mandatory for all staff.; QA is currently preparing an implementation plan for all our staff, suppliers, customers and communities, outlining our forthcoming environmental activity. This includes an action plan and science-based targets for our goal of being Carbon Neutral by 2030 as well as on going CSR.
• Covid-19 recovery:

  Covid-19 recovery

  We create employment, re-train and support return to work opportunities for those left unemployed by COVID-19.; We design programmes to provide people with skills that enhance their employability by: ; • providing essential digital workplace skills, taught by QA’s expert tutors. ; • delivering reskilling training for people whose employers are restructuring their workforce post-Covid; • supplementing digital skills with transferrable skills – communication/ problem-solving/commercial awareness.; • embedding industry-recognised certifications in our learning pathways.; • providing access to QA’s Cloud Academy portal – a continuous learning tool with hours of supplementary training content.; • signposting learners to local-job opportunities.; • offering networking opportunities with local employers.; • providing safeguarding, well-being and personal development.; Many of QA’s current social mobility initiatives support those in areas worst affected by Covid-19, widening access to employment and tackling barriers to participation faced by many who would like to start a career in technology. ; Our current initiatives include: ; • Apprenticeships – QA find, inspire, recruit and upskill 1,500-2,000 tech apprentices yearly and support local businesses across the UK. Apprenticeships are a great option for people looking to reskill post-pandemic. ; • Teach the Nation to Code – every month, QA runs free Saturday coding workshops, open to anyone. Recent events have seen many attendees who have been adversely impacted by Covid. ; Last year, QA successfully taught >250,000 learners through virtual classroom technology. We’re well-equipped to deliver Covid-safe learning and learning operations can continue with local/national restrictions in place. ; We have a dedicated safeguarding team to support learners, which includes health and mental wellbeing. We make sure learners access safeguarding several times a year.; We provide workplace conditions that support the COVID-19 recovery effort, including effective social distancing, remote working for learners/staff alike, and sustainable travel solutions.
• Tackling economic inequality:

  Tackling economic inequality

  QA focusses extensively on the SME marketplace and generating partnerships for training. ; We’re an equal opportunity employer and signatory to the Tech Talent Charter to address diversity imbalance. QA’s All-In initiative helps new tech-talent from less privileged backgrounds into meaningful roles.; We train thousands of people annually, helping the unemployed/employers that need to retrain existing staff to acquire in-demand tech skills and helping to address the skills gap at a societal level. ; Our marketing campaigns help newly skilled learners gain employment and promote funded learning to the wider market to create new tech-talent. We advertise events on our website/social media.; QA has a diverse supply base of subcontractors, often SMEs/innovative start-ups that we support by facilitating presentations for them with our clients.; We innovate so that our learners’ digital experience is as excellent as it would be face-to-face. Our Virtual classrooms have seen record levels of fill rates, which enables lower cost per learner to our customers. ; QA continuously develops new digital tools that allow learners to learn anywhere/any time/any way and we’re moving ahead of the market to offer our learning in modalities to suit all learning types. ; We have found transparent, trusted relationships enables us to agree better pricing and more effective services, with an all-round benefit to our customers/supply chain/ourselves. ; QA schedules regular penetration testing. We are audited by the external ISO27001 auditor bi-annually. These mandatory checks also apply to our supply chain. ; Our Partner Solutions Team manages suppliers and develops new contractual arrangements with subcontractors. We embed the principles of sustainability within our procurement activities so that we select practicable and value-for-money products/services.
• Equal opportunity:

  Equal opportunity

  We work with partners to help promote our programmes, vacancies and opportunities to disability groups/networks. We also use on-line targeting tools such as Facebook/Instagram advertising to promote our programmes specifically to disabled people. ; All our programmes are designed with accessibility in mind. The virtual nature of our delivery means there are no physical barriers to entry onto the programme. Furthermore, our on-line support team is available to support individual learners with any technical considerations they may need based on their individual circumstances. ; Our learning materials have been produced in line with national accessibility guidelines and our trainers are available to offer support when required. ; QA creates conditions whereby staff and learners are treated solely based on their merits, abilities and potential. Our Equal Opportunities Policy is reviewed annually and sets out guidance aimed at ensuring no person/staff member/learner, is unfairly discriminated against directly/indirectly as a result of any protected characteristic. We also produce an equality and diversity report yearly, setting out QA-wide initiatives to help advance equality across the business. ; We continue to focus on mitigating the factors that drive inequality and our gender pay-gap by using evidence-based approaches and investing in tools, to enhance our rumination decision making process.; All our programmes are accessible. We use AI to attract and avoid bias in our assessment and candidate opportunity matching. We also work with specialist support groups to ensure tailored support that remove barriers to outcomes. ; We regularly conduct our human rights risk assessment across the Group, and we stand by our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking. We maintain policies which clearly set out our expectations for upholding human rights and take steps to ensure there is no modern slavery in our business or supply chains.
• Wellbeing:

  Wellbeing

  QA is pursuing health@work’s Workplace Wellbeing Charter. This accreditation scheme improves workplace standards in eight areas, including mental and physical health. We are also implementing the six standards in the Mental Health at Work commitment, as well as the Thriving at Work enhanced standards. In addition, we are implementing the Voluntary Reporting Framework, with progress in this area published within our Annual Reports. ; Key measures in our approach include: ; • External consultancy support to aid our understanding of the workforce issues raised by COVID-19 and changing working patterns.; • Members of the Good Recruitment Charter and partnering with companies such as The Clear Company to evaluate, shape, and improve the inclusivity of our recruitment.; • A single online hub for employees to access health and wellbeing resources.; • Our online Compass system to provide awareness, training and guidance on health and wellbeing issues for leaders and managers.; • Approved Listener and Mental Health First Aider provision across the company, using trained volunteers (which includes a Wellbeing Hotline). ; • Online employee ‘Pulse’ surveys to measure the effectiveness of provision and shape its future.; • Integration of health and wellbeing as a standing agenda item within our Employee Partnership Forums.; • Online yoga, mindfulness and ‘exercise at your desk’ sessions.; • Partnering with gym providers to promote affordable physical wellbeing. ; • Application of Accelerated Learning within our programmes, enabling learners to understand how they learn, so that wellbeing and course structure can be tailored.; • Periodic learner feedback opportunities, giving the opportunity for feedback on areas including wellbeing.

Pricing

• Price: £456 to £1,794 a user
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at Tenders@qa.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.