# Training to Jumpstart Your Cloud-Native and AI Innovations

The **Rafay Platform Training and Certification Program** equips platform teams, cloud engineers, SREs, and application developers with the skills to confidently deploy, operate, and monetize GPU- and CPU-based infrastructure using the **Rafay Platform**.

With courses spanning cloud-native orchestration, multi-tenancy, AI/ML workload management, and Rafay’s **GPU PaaS capabilities**, participants gain practical experience operating and scaling AI infrastructure across any environment.

## Become a Certified Rafay Expert

The **Rafay Certification Program** is the industry’s first and only **multi-cloud Kubernetes and GPU PaaS™ operations certification**. Participants receive comprehensive instruction on how to deliver enterprise-wide Kubernetes and GPU-based services with enterprise-grade controls and security. By completing Rafay certification courses, customers’ teams learn how to:

- Deliver governed, self-service Kubernetes and GPU PaaS™ environments
- Enable developers and data scientists to access compute, notebooks, and AI services on demand
- Support multi-tenant, revenue-ready GPU clouds that meet enterprise governance requirements _‍_

_‍_ **_Availability:_** _Rafay certification is currently offered to_ **_Rafay customers_** _and their technical teams operating the Rafay Platform._

## Why Get Rafay Certified?

The Rafay Certification Program and partner enablement curriculum deliver immediate business and technical impact:

- ‍ **Accelerate Innovation:** Quickly operationalize GPU and cloud-native infrastructure to speed digital transformation and AI adoption. ‍
- ‍ **Improve Utilization:** Apply best practices to gain efficiencies from Kubernetes and GPU PaaS™ environments while keeping operating costs low.
- ‍ **Boost Marketability:** Certified practitioners and partners demonstrate proven expertise with the only NVIDIA-validated GPU PaaS™ reference architecture in the industry.
- ‍ **Drive Revenue Growth:** Partners expand their solution capabilities to launch, operate, and monetize GPU-as-a-Service environments in weeks.
- ‍ **Build Confidence:** Platform teams and SREs develop advanced competency in application modernization, infrastructure governance, and workload orchestration across hybrid and sovereign environments

## Partner Training & Enablement

Rafay’s **Partner Enablement Program** helps system integrators, channel partners, and OEMs accelerate their go-to-market efforts by training both technical and sales personnel on the Rafay Platform and its GPU PaaS™ capabilities.

- **Partner Sales Training**: This course focuses on identifying customer pain points, articulating the value of Rafay’s GPU PaaS™ offering, and positioning Rafay for enterprise and cloud-provider use cases.
- **Partner Technical Training**: Engineers and platform specialists learn to deploy, configure, and operate Rafay’s multi-tenant GPU PaaS™ offering.

## Rafay Customer Certifications

### Rafay Certified Associate

Earners of this certification have demonstrated the basic concepts and competencies associated with the Rafay Cloud Automation Platform, including Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management and automation goals.

### Rafay Certified GPU Cloud Professional

Earners of this certification have demonstrated the basic concepts associated with Rafay GPU PaaS, including challenges and approaches to GPU sharing.

### Rafay Certified Partner Sales Professional

A non-technical, sales-focused accreditation for Partners who have successfully completed Rafay Sales Fundamental training.

## Whitepaper

### GPU cloud evaluation report

Evaluating how the Rafay Platform delivers a GPU cloud for enterprises and cloud service providers by PivotNine.

[DOWNLOAD](https://product@rafay.co/resources/white-papers/gpu-cloud-evaluation-report)