Suggestions For Instructor-Led Training (Atlassian Certified Professional -Organization Admin)
Asked by Aislin Percival:

Hello friends,   

I am in the early stages of studying for my Atlassian Cloud Organization Admin Professional Certification.   

I am, of course, reviewing all the free materials, but also know I would probably learn best if also participating in some instructor-led training.  

Unfortunately, Atlassian is unwilling to provide any suggestions for trusted/reputable training providers. They suggested I post here on the community boards to see if anyone had suggestions.   

I am to be THE admin, so the group training offered by Atlassian is not an option. It is priced much to high for my employer to pay for me as an individual.  

While this post is specifically in regards to instructor-led training, Other suggestions (good YouTube vids, a book that helped you, etc.) are not unappreciated. Fire at will! Everything has a place in the journey.   

Thanks colleagues,   

Aislin


Answers:
author: Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
body: Hello [@Aislin Percival](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5113796)

[@Alex Ortiz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4744039) and I did a series of YouTube videos to look at the ACP-520. They may help.

The link to the playlist is <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqWD37Mj2te16kMFIWIO9iMYc_KTgAVAb>


author: Dick
body: When I saw you request, [@Aislin Percival](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5113796), I became a bit saddened that your employer isn't willing to invest in your education. I hope that you find the time and space to learn by doing. Be aware that much of the specifics in Jira originate from the Agile Scrum manifesto. Some attention to that would certainly benefit your endeavors.

comments: author: Aislin Percival
body: Oh, no worries! Actually, my employer will pay for training. They just aren't going to pay a group rate when I will be the only one in attendance which is totally understandable to me. They don't need 10 admins, at least not for a company my size.   

Any instruction I do receive will be paid for by my employer, as will the exam.


author: Valerie Knapp
body: Hi [@Aislin Percival](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5113796) , thanks for your question. I am not sure if you are speaking specifically to your learning style, but I have this (I believe you refer to the ACP-520 here) and several other certifications, which I achieved solely through following the online courses. I have never done any kind of in-person or instructor-led training for these.

If your doubt is whether there is enough material or training, I can tell you, my experience with the ACP-520 was to follow the prep course and to take the exam.

If you are experienced at managing things at the org level, enabling users, creating and managing groups, looking at products, billing, etc, you are probably already ready for the exam.

I tagged this post with some labels to hopefully direct other people your way.

Best of luck in your search and for the exam!

comments: author: Aislin Percival
body: Thank you Valerie!  

That is reassuring. Appreciate the additional tags :)


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