Backend Developer Level 2
Beyond the Cloud is designed to empower you for success in the rapidly evolving IT landscape. This is a 10-week comprehensive program that provides essential technical and soft
skills training for in-demand digital infrastructure roles. Please note Transition to your Cloud Career and Agile Industry Mindset (AIM) workshops run concurrently with Technical and
Soft Skills courses during the 10-week period. Please contact your administrator for the schedule. Only Newcomers to Canada are invited to AIM (a newcomer is someone who has
immigrated to Canada within the last 5 years).
Learning Level and Time
Course Name Lessons Learning Objectives
Platform Commitment
• Beginner level
Course 1
Learn to Program: • Python
Coursera Build a Django app. Use the full stack. Configure an environment.
The Full Stack • Django
• 24 hours (approximately)
• Beginner level
Course 2
Implement Version Control systems. Navigate and configure using the
Version Control • Version Control Coursera command line. Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository.
Manage code revisions
• 13 hours (approximately)
• Intermediate level
Course 3
Running
Containers on Learn about the basics of Docker containers, container orchestration with
• Version Control AWS Skill Builder
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes, and managed clusters on Azure Kubernetes Service.
Kubernetes Service • 24 hours (approximately)
• Beginner level
Course 4
This course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts;
Microsoft Azure • Azure
Microsoft Learn core Azure services; and Azure management and governance features and
Fundamentals Fundamentals
tools. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam.
• 7 hours (approximately)
TOTAL HOURS 68 hours (approximately)
Funded by Upskill Canada (powered by Palette Skills) and the Government of Canada
