Deploying and managing applications on OpenShift as a developer: building images, using source-to-image, configuring application resources, and troubleshooting running workloads.
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development is Red Hat's professional-level containers & kubernetes certification, sat as exam EX288. The exam runs for 3 hours, with a pass mark of 210 / 300. It costs US$500 at the standard rate.
The published exam guide lists 5 sections but does not assign public weightings, so plan to cover each in similar depth rather than betting on one being dominant.
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Standard rate, before local taxes
The published exam guide for EX288, in the vendor's own order.
01Manage Application Builds
02Deploy Applications with Source-to-Image
03Configure Application Resources and Health Checks
04Manage Application Configuration and Secrets
05Troubleshoot Application Deployments
Container and OpenShift familiarity; EX280 knowledge overlaps.
Professional level — Advanced credentials covering design, scale and trade-off decisions.
EX288 is assessed through work performed on live systems rather than a standard multiple-choice paper. Use the weighted domains above as a lab checklist and practise each task in a realistic environment.
The syllabus breakdown above is the most useful study plan available either way: work through the domains in weight order.
The exam is scheduled for 3 hours. Red Hat does not publish a fixed question count for this exam.
210 / 300. Confirm the current figure on the official exam page before booking, as vendors adjust cut scores when an exam form is refreshed.
The standard price is US$500. Local pricing, taxes and any retake policy vary by region, so check the official page for the figure that applies to you.
Container and OpenShift familiarity; EX280 knowledge overlaps.
The exam guide covers Manage Application Builds, Deploy Applications with Source-to-Image, Configure Application Resources and Health Checks, Manage Application Configuration and Secrets and Troubleshoot Application Deployments. The full weighted breakdown is listed above.