Container and Kubernetes Fundamentals - 3-day course - production-ready foundations

Sep 4, 2026

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This course delivers essential technical skills for managing Kubernetes in a production environment, building a strong prerequisite foundation before attending Official Linux Foundation™ Kubernetes (K8s) programs. Learners cover core container concepts, container orchestration rationale, Docker operation basics, and hands-on Kubernetes essentials including pod creation, deployments, scheduling, scaling, rolling updates, and core networking with services. The curriculum also includes namespaces and labels, volumes, Configmaps and Secrets, workload types such as Daemonsets and Jobs, and RBAC fundamentals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

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Reading Time5 min

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Course Overview

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Course Outline

Containers and Docker

Kubernetes Core Concepts

Workloads, Storage, and Security

Networking and Services

Official Linux Foundation™ Kubernetes (K8s) Courses

CKA and CKAD

Target Audience

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Container and Kubernetes Fundamentals Course Fee: HK$6,000 (May apply up to HK$4,000 subsidy) *Maximum saving, with the final grant subjects to approval. This course provides essential technical skills and knowledge required to manage Kubernetes in a production environment. It is the best technical foundation course before attending Official Linux Foundation™ Kubernetes (K8s) Courses (LFS458 & LFD459) . ✓ To gain basic concepts on container and container orchestration ✓ To get basic concepts on how to operate with Docker and Kubernetes ✓ Familiar with the basic commandson operations with Docker and Kubernetes Programme code Duration and time Venue Medium Course fee Prerequisite 10013022 3 days 9:30-17:00 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong Cantonese, supplemented with English terminology HK$6,000 (May apply up to HK$4,000* subsidy) • Basic Linux experience • Basic computer networking knowledge • Basic concepts on Virtual Machine/Container Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Windows 7/10 / Mac OS 10.x or above with minimum 2 GB RAM and 20 GB hard disk Enrolment Methods 1. Scan the QR code to complete the enrolment and payment online OR 2. Mail the crossed cheque with payee name “Hong Kong Productivity Council”(in HK dollar) to HKPC Academy, Hong Kong Productivity Council, 3/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon (attention to Mr Desmond CHAN) . Please indicate the course name and course code on the envelope. Supporting Organisations (In arbitrary order) This course is an approved Reindustrialisation and Technology Training Programme (RTTP), which offers up to 2/3 course fee reimbursement upon successful applications. For details: [https://rttp.vtc.edu.hk](https://rttp.vtc.edu.hk). Container and Kubernetes Fundamentals Course Outline ❑ What is container ❑ Why Docker ❑ Docker installation ❑ Working with Docker-pull, run, port binding, ps, logs, exec ❑ Why you need container orchestration ❑ Kubernetes architecture overview ❑ Minikube installation ❑ Create pod and get into container inside ❑ Deployments and Kubernetes scheduling ❑ Scaling and Rolling update in Kubernetes ❑ Namspaces and Labels in Kubernetes ❑ Kubernetes network and services architecture ❑ Expose and service creation ❑ Volumes, Configmaps and Secrets ❑ Daemonsets, Jobs, Cronjobs and Init Containers ❑ Role Based Access Control (RBAC) About Official Linux Foundation™ Kubernetes (K8s) Courses The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) This course is the best steppingstone before attending Official Linux Foundation™ Kubernetes (K8s) Courses (LFS458 & LFD459) . Both CKA & CKAD have been developed by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), to help expand the Kubernetes ecosystem through standardized training and certification. Target audience Infrastructure Administrators/Operators with experience on Linux and TCP/IP networking Trainer Information Felix TSANG is a BSc in Computer Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a Red Hat Certified Architect with expertise in cloud management and cloud computing technologies. He has rich experience in IaaS and PaaS solutions and has been working in Kubernetes for over 4 years. Peter MA is MSc in the HK Polytechnic University and Certified Kubernetes Administrator of Linux Foundation. He has spent 30 years in the Hong Kong Information Technology sector with rich experiences in software development, infrastructure support, and project management. He has been teaching in IVE (under Vocational Training Council) for the past ten years. RTTP Training Grant Application Companies should submit their RTTP training grant application for their employee(s) via [https://rttp.vtc.edu.hk/rttp/login](https://rttp.vtc.edu.hk/rttp/loginat)[at](https://rttp.vtc.edu.hk/rttp/loginat) least two weeks before course comm

FAQs

What will participants learn in Container and Kubernetes Fundamentals?

The course focuses on container and orchestration concepts, Docker and Kubernetes basic operations, and core Kubernetes skills such as pods, deployments, scheduling, scaling, and rolling updates. It also covers namespaces/labels, networking and services, storage (volumes, Configmaps, Secrets), common workload types, and RBAC basics.

What are the course logistics including duration, time, venue, and medium?

The course runs for 3 days from 9:30 to 17:00, held at 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. The medium is Cantonese, supplemented with English terminology.

What prerequisites and device requirements are needed to enrol?

Participants need basic Linux experience, basic computer networking knowledge, and an understanding of virtual machine/container concepts. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) requires Windows 7/10 or Mac OS 10.x or above with at least 2 GB RAM and 20 GB hard disk space.

Sep 4, 2026

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