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The IAM exam is offered as an option for participants of this VILT course. Training Objectives By the end of this VILT course, participants will be able to: Understand the key principles, tools and terminology of Asset Management, and demonstrate how it will benefit your organisation Gain familiarity in the application of ISO 55000 in practice Access a range of models that will support the implementation of asset management in your organisation Assess your understanding of the current tools and concepts applied in Asset Management Capture new ideas and skills that will enhance performance and be better prepared for the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate Examination Target Audience This VILT course will benefit maintenance managers, operations managers, asset managers and reliability professionals, planners and functional specialists. It will also be useful for facilities engineers, supervisors/managers and structural engineers/supervisors/ and managers. IAM Qualifications Syllabi This document details the scope of the individual topics which comprise the examination modules, and how the exams are assessed. It is important that prospective candidates understand the scope of the modules to determine the preparation required. Download here IAM Qualifications Candidate Handbook This handbook provides more detailed information on registering as a candidate, learning resources, training courses, booking an exam, exam regulations and what happens after an exam - whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Download here Course Level Basic or Foundation Training Methods The VILT course will be delivered online in 5 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, with 2 breaks of 15 minutes per day. Course Duration: 5 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (20 hours in total) Other than world-class visuals and slides, this VILT course will include a high level of interaction between the facilitator and participants and group discussion among the participants themselves. There will be a number of exercises & quizzes to demonstrate key points and to give participants the chance to apply learning and appreciate key aspects of best practice. Participants will also have the chance to share examples from their own experience, discuss real problems they are facing and develop actions for improvement when they return to work. Examples of the exercises that are used in this VILT course are as follows: Exercises: Aligning Assets to Business Objectives, Planning for Contingencies, Understanding Function and Failure. Group exercises: Asset Management Decision Making, Incident Review & Operations Optimisation. The workshop content will be adjusted based on the discussions, interests and needs of the participants on the course. Trainer Your expert course leader is a is a highly experienced in maintenance and turnaround specialist. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, having spent 19 years working for BP in engineering, maintenance and turnaround management roles. During this time, he worked on plants at all ages in the lifecycle, from construction, commissioning and operating new assets to maintaining aging assets and decommissioning. He has taken roles in Projects, Human Resources and Integrity Management which give real breadth to his approach. He also specialized in Continuous Improvement, gaining the award of International Petrochemical Coach of the year. He stays up to date with the latest industrial developments through his consulting support for major clients. He is also the Asset Management lead and a VILT specialist, having delivered over 70 days of VILT training in the last year. He has an engaging style and will bring his current industrial experience, proficiency of VILT techniques and diverse content, gathered from a comprehensive training portfolio, to deliver a distinctive training experience. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information about post training coaching support and fees applicable for this. Accreditions And Affliations
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Please see the detailed Agenda below Getting Started & Optional Python Quick Refresher Statistics and Probability Refresher and Python Practice Probability Density Function; Probability Mass Function; Naive Bayes Predictive Models Machine Learning with Python Recommender Systems KNN and PCA Reinforcement Learning Dealing with Real-World Data Experimental Design / ML in the Real World Time Permitting: Deep Learning and Neural Networks Machine Learning Essentials with Python is a foundation-level, three-day hands-on course that teaches students core skills and concepts in modern machine learning practices. This course is geared for attendees experienced with Python, but new to machine learning, who need introductory level coverage of these topics, rather than a deep dive of the math and statistics behind Machine Learning. Students will learn basic algorithms from scratch. For each machine learning concept, students will first learn about and discuss the foundations, its applicability and limitations, and then explore the implementation and use, reviewing and working with specific use casesWorking in a hands-on learning environment, led by our Machine Learning expert instructor, students will learn about and explore:Popular machine learning algorithms, their applicability and limitationsPractical application of these methods in a machine learning environmentPractical use cases and limitations of algorithms Getting Started Installation: Getting Started and Overview LINUX jump start: Installing and Using Anaconda & Course Materials (or reference the default container) Python Refresher Introducing the Pandas, NumPy and Scikit-Learn Library Statistics and Probability Refresher and Python Practice Types of Data Mean, Median, Mode Using mean, median, and mode in Python Variation and Standard Deviation Probability Density Function; Probability Mass Function; Naive Bayes Common Data Distributions Percentiles and Moments A Crash Course in matplotlib Advanced Visualization with Seaborn Covariance and Correlation Conditional Probability Naive Bayes: Concepts Bayes? Theorem Naive Bayes Spam Classifier with Naive Bayes Predictive Models Linear Regression Polynomial Regression Multiple Regression, and Predicting Car Prices Logistic Regression Logistic Regression Machine Learning with Python Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning, and Train/Test Using Train/Test to Prevent Overfitting Understanding a Confusion Matrix Measuring Classifiers (Precision, Recall, F1, AUC, ROC) K-Means Clustering K-Means: Clustering People Based on Age and Income Measuring Entropy LINUX: Installing GraphViz Decision Trees: Concepts Decision Trees: Predicting Hiring Decisions Ensemble Learning Support Vector Machines (SVM) Overview Using SVM to Cluster People using scikit-learn Recommender Systems User-Based Collaborative Filtering Item-Based Collaborative Filtering Finding Similar Movie Better Accuracy for Similar Movies Recommending movies to People Improving your recommendations KNN and PCA K-Nearest-Neighbors: Concepts Using KNN to Predict a Rating for a Movie Dimensionality Reduction; Principal Component Analysis (PCA) PCA with the Iris Data Set Reinforcement Learning Reinforcement Learning with Q-Learning and Gym Dealing with Real-World Data Bias / Variance Tradeoff K-Fold Cross-Validation Data Cleaning and Normalization Cleaning Web Log Data Normalizing Numerical Data Detecting Outliers Feature Engineering and the Curse of Dimensionality Imputation Techniques for Missing Data Handling Unbalanced Data: Oversampling, Undersampling, and SMOTE Binning, Transforming, Encoding, Scaling, and Shuffling Experimental Design / ML in the Real World Deploying Models to Real-Time Systems A/B Testing Concepts T-Tests and P-Values Hands-on With T-Tests Determining How Long to Run an Experiment A/B Test Gotchas Capstone Project Group Project & Presentation or Review Deep Learning and Neural Networks Deep Learning Prerequisites The History of Artificial Neural Networks Deep Learning in the TensorFlow Playground Deep Learning Details Introducing TensorFlow Using TensorFlow Introducing Keras Using Keras to Predict Political Affiliations Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN?s) Using CNN?s for Handwriting Recognition Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN?s) Using an RNN for Sentiment Analysis Transfer Learning Tuning Neural Networks: Learning Rate and Batch Size Hyperparameters Deep Learning Regularization with Dropout and Early Stopping The Ethics of Deep Learning Learning More about Deep Learning Additional course details: Nexus Humans Machine Learning Essentials with Python (TTML5506-P) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. 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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Students in this course are interested in implementing DevOps processes or in passing the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification exam. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Plan for the transformation with shared goals and timelines Select a project and identify project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) Create a team and agile organizational structure Design a tool integration strategy Design a license management strategy (e.g., Azure DevOps and GitHub users) Design a strategy for end-to-end traceability from work items to working software Design an authentication and access strategy Design a strategy for integrating on-premises and cloud resources Describe the benefits of using Source Control Describe Azure Repos and GitHub Migrate from TFVC to Git Manage code quality including technical debt SonarCloud, and other tooling solutions Build organizational knowledge on code quality Explain how to structure Git repos Describe Git branching workflows Leverage pull requests for collaboration and code reviews Leverage Git hooks for automation Use Git to foster inner source across the organization Explain the role of Azure Pipelines and its components Configure Agents for use in Azure Pipelines Explain why continuous integration matters Implement continuous integration using Azure Pipelines Define Site Reliability Engineering Design processes to measure end-user satisfaction and analyze user feedback Design processes to automate application analytics Manage alerts and reduce meaningless and non-actionable alerts Carry out blameless retrospectives and create a just culture Define an infrastructure and configuration strategy and appropriate toolset for a release pipeline and application infrastructure Implement compliance and security in your application infrastructure Describe the potential challenges with integrating open-source software Inspect open-source software packages for security and license compliance Manage organizational security and compliance policies Integrate license and vulnerability scans into build and deployment pipelines Configure build pipelines to access package security and license ratings This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms. Module 1: Get started on a DevOps transformation journey Introduction to DevOps Choose the right project Describe team structures Choose the DevOps tools Plan Agile with GitHub Projects and Azure Boards Introduction to source control Describe types of source control systems Work with Azure Repos and GitHub Module 2: Development for enterprise DevOps Structure your Git Repo Manage Git branches and workflows Collaborate with pull requests in Azure Repos Explore Git hooks Plan foster inner source Manage Git repositories Identify technical debt Module 3: Implement CI with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions Explore Azure Pipelines Manage Azure Pipeline agents and pools Describe pipelines and concurrency Explore Continuous integration Implement a pipeline strategy Integrate with Azure Pipelines Introduction to GitHub Actions Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions Design a container build strategy Module 4: Design and implement a release strategy Introduction to continuous delivery Explore release strategy recommendations Build a high-quality release pipeline Introduction to deployment patterns Implement blue-green deployment and feature toggles Implement canary releases and dark launching Implement A/B testing and progressive exposure deployment Module 5: Implement a secure continuous deployment using Azure Pipelines Create a release pipeline Provision and test environments Manage and modularize tasks and templates Automate inspection of health Manage application configuration data Integrate with identity management systems Implement application configuration Module 6: Manage infrastructure as code using Azure and DSC Explore infrastructure as code and configuration management Create Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager templates Create Azure resources by using Azure CLI Explore Azure Automation with DevOps Implement Desired State Configuration (DSC) Implement Bicep Module 7: Implement security and validate code bases for compliance Introduction to Secure DevOps Implement open-source software Software Composition Analysis Static analyzers OWASP and Dynamic Analyzers Security Monitoring and Governance Module 8: Design and implement a dependency management strategy Explore package dependencies Understand package management Migrate, consolidate, and secure artifacts Implement a versioning strategy Introduction to GitHub Packages Module 9: Implement continuous feedback Implement tools to track usage and flow Develop monitor and status dashboards Share knowledge within teams Design processes to automate application analytics Manage alerts, Blameless retrospectives and a just culture Additional course details: Nexus Humans AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.