🏆 How I Passed the Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA) Exam — And Why It Was Worth It

👩‍💻 My Background with Argo 📚 My Study Strategy (1-Month Plan) 🎓 1. Linux Foundation Course (LFS256) 🧪 2. Practice Repos, Examples, and Real Configs 📘 CNCF Exams GitLab Repository ✍️ Study Guides from the Community 📝 3. Udemy Mock Exams 🧠 Exam Format & Experience 💡 My Favorite Part of the Journey ✅ Would I Recommend It? 📎 TL;DR — My Tips Posted on September 30, 2025 by audra CNCF projects highlighted in this post If you’ve been working with ArgoCD or exploring GitOps, you’ve probably come across the Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA) exam. I recently passed it, and in this post, I want to share: Why I took the exam How I prepared (including all the resources I used) What the experience was like Whether I’d recommend it This isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a real-world guide to help you prepare — and understand whether this certification is right for you. I’ve been working with ArgoCD for over a year now as a senior cloud engineer. I’ve had first-hand experience managing real-world GitOps workflows, and designing deployment strategies using ArgoCD. However, the CAPA exam doesn’t just focus on ArgoCD. It covers four Argo projects : Argo Workflows Argo CD Argo Rollouts Argo Events While I had a solid foundation in GitOps and ArgoCD (which makes up 34% of the exam), I had little to no hands-on experience with Workflows, Rollouts, or Events — and that’s where most of my preparation efforts went. I prepared for the exam over the course of 1 month — with a focused, hands-on approach. Here’s the breakdown of how I studied and what resources I used: As a CNCF Ambassador, I had the opportunity to get the exam for free, and I also opted to purchase the “DevOps and Workflow Management with Argo (LFS256)” training course.