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Red Hat RHCE certification training

Updated: May 12, 2026

Test Pass Academy has expert Red Hat Instructors that have been doing the Red Hat Certified Engineer - RHCE Certification training for many years. Our Linux instructors are well known in the industry not only as top level instructor's with rave reviews, but also as top level Linux Security Professionals who pass along real world examples to the class. Our experts have a vast understanding of security and a remarkable teaching ability making it easy to PASS the RHCE Exam on the 1st attempt. If you are looking to gain Red Hat experience and pass the RHCE exam, you found the right place. This 5 day bootcamp is geared for the Government, Military and Contractors seeking 8140 compliance.

5 Day Red Hat RHCE Exam Prep Bootcamp: Train-Test-Pass!

What will I learn in the Red Hat RHCE Bootcamp?

The hands-on nature of this exam make hands-on experience a critical facet of preparation. The certification exam is performance-based, meaning that candidates must perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering questions about how one might perform those tasks. We cover this key aspect in our 5 Day Exam RHCE Exam Prep.

Our instructors don't just teach from a textbook, they design, write and update our curriculum. Our materials are always up to date and synchronized with the latest exam objectives. This course covers what is needed to pass the RHCE exam. Please see the attendee requirements and prerequisites below as this is not a beginner class and the skills mentioned below are needed in order for you to get the most out of this exam prep.

  • The performance-based Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam (EX294) tests your knowledge and skill in writing playbooks to manage systems and execute common system administration tasks using Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform. The skills tested in this exam are the foundation for system administration across many Red Hat products.

Red Hat RHCE Class Details:

  • 5 Days of the Top RHCE Training in the Industry
  • Instruction by a High-Level Red Hat Expert
  • Red Hat RHCE Courseware - Continually Updated
  • Hands-On Practice and Skill Development
  • RHCE Practice Questions & Quizzes
  • Class Hours: 9:00 - 5:00 Daily
  • Exam is not administered in class
  • EX294 Exam Fee is Included
  • EXAM RETAKE INCLUDED

Upon completion of the Red Hat RHCE Course, you will demonstrate competence and learn to master:

Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Understand and use essential tools
Operate running systems
Configure local storage
Create and configure file systems
Deploy, configure, and maintain systems
Manage users and groups
Manage security
Be able to analyze simple shell scripts

Be familiar with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and be able to perform the following tasks from within the editor
Clone a GIT repository
Create playbooks and push them to a GIT repository
Configure ansible-navigator
Run playbooks using an Ansible development container

Understand core components of Ansible
Inventories
Modules
Variables
Facts
Loops
Conditional tasks
Plays
Handling task failure
Playbooks
Configuration files
Roles
Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands

Install and configure an Ansible nodes
Install required packages
Create and modify ansible.cfg
Modify ansible-navigator.yml
Create a static host inventory file
Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts

Configure Ansible managed nodes
Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes
Configure privilege escalation on managed nodes
Deploy files to managed nodes

Run playbooks with ansible-navigator
Know how to run playbooks with ansible-navigator
Use ansible-navigator to find new modules in available Ansible Content Collections and use them
Use ansible-navigator to create inventories and configure the Ansible environment

Create Ansible plays and playbooks
Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules
Use variables to retrieve the results of running a command
Use conditionals to control play execution
Configure error handling
Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state

Use roles and Ansible Content Collections
Create and work with roles
Install roles and use them in playbooks
Install Content Collections and use them in playbooks
Obtain a set of related roles, supplementary modules, and other content from content collections, and use them in a playbook

Automate standard RHCSA tasks using Ansible modules that work with
Software packages and repositories
Services
Firewall rules
File systems
Storage devices
File content
Archiving
Task scheduling
Security
Users and groups

Manage content
Create and use templates to create customized configuration files
Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data


DoD 8140 Mandate: RHCE Certification meets Information Assurance Operating Systems Technical Level II & III and the NICE Framework.

Red Hat RHCE Exam Prep Schedule:

COURSECLASS DATESLOCATIONPRICEREQUEST QUOTE OR REGISTER
Red Hat RHCE CertificationJune 15 - 19, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationJune 15 - 19, 2026CO Springs, CO$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationJune 22 - 26, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationJuly 13 - 17, 2026Las Vegas, NV$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationJuly 13 - 17, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationJuly 27 - 31, 2026San Diego, CA$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationAugust 3 - 7, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationAugust 3 - 7, 2026Jacksonville, FL$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationAugust 17 - 21, 2026CO Springs, CO$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationAugust 24 - 28, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationAugust 24 - 28, 2026Norfolk, VA$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationSeptember 14 - 18, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationSeptember 14 - 18, 2026Fort Bragg, NC$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationSeptember 28 - October 2, 2026Sacramento, CA$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationOctober 5 - 9, 2026Omaha, NE$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationOctober 19 - 23, 2026San Diego, CA$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationOctober 19 - 23, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationNovember 2 - 6, 2026Eglin AFB, FL$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationNovember 16 - 20, 2026Dulles, VA$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationNovember 16 - 20, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationNovember 30 - December 4, 2026CO Springs, CO$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationDecember 14 - 18, 2026Live Online$2,995REGISTERQUOTE
Red Hat RHCE CertificationDecember 14 - 18, 2026Columbia, MD$2,995REGISTERQUOTE


RHCE Requirements & Prerequisites:

This course is is designed for experienced Linux system administrators who hold a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification or equivalent skills and who want to broaden their ability to administer Linux systems at an enterprise level. An RHCE is capable of RHCSA tasks plus the following:

RHCE Exam Format:

This hands-on, practical exam requires you to use Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) playbooks to perform real-world tasks. You will be provided with multiple systems and will be required to configure AAP and then use it to perform standard system administration tasks similar to what you would do on the job.

You will be required to create playbooks and use those playbooks to configure systems for specific roles and behaviors. Your work will be evaluated by applying the playbooks created during the exam against freshly installed systems and verifying that those systems and services work as specified.

During the exam, you will be provided a list of tasks to accomplish related to the exam objectives. In most cases, the tasks will be described in terms of a specific end state that you must achieve. Your exam will be evaluated on whether your systems meet the criteria specified.

Internet access is not provided during the exam, and you will not be permitted to bring any hard copy or electronic documentation into the exam. This prohibition includes notes, books, or any other materials. For most exams, the documentation that ships with the product is available during the exam.

What is the Red Hat RHCE Certification:

Red Hat Certified Engineer RHCE is a mid to advanced-level certification that builds on topics covered in the RHCSA certification to include more advanced topics such as security and installing common enterprise networking (IP) services.

An RHCE certification is earned by a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) who has demonstrated the knowledge, skill, and ability required of a senior system administrator responsible for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. RHCE was launched in 1999.

Certifications Earned During This Bootcamp: Red Hat RHCE

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