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CCAC Study Plan (30 / 60 / 90 Days)

A practical CCAC study plan you can follow: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules with weekly focus, suggested hours/week, and tips for using the Mastery Cloud practice app.

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This page answers the question most candidates actually have: “How do I structure my CCAC prep?”
Below are three realistic schedules built around what CCAC rewards: operating Confluent Cloud safely across networking, RBAC/API keys, governance, and integrations.

Use the plan that matches your available time, then follow the loop: Syllabus → drills → review misses → mixed sets → timed runs.

How long should you study?

Your starting point Typical total study time Best-fit timeline
You already operate Confluent Cloud (clusters, connectors, governance) 30–50 hours 30–60 days
You know Kafka well but are newer to Confluent Cloud features 50–80 hours 60–90 days
You’re new to Kafka and Confluent Cloud operations 80–120+ hours 90 days

Choose a plan based on hours per week:

Time you can commit Recommended plan What it feels like
10–12 hrs/week 30‑day intensive Fast learning + lots of scenario practice
6–8 hrs/week 60‑day balanced Steady progress + remediation time
3–5 hrs/week 90‑day part‑time Slow-and-solid with repetition

30-Day Intensive Plan

Target pace: ~10–12 hours/week.
Goal: cover the syllabus quickly, then harden instincts through drills and mixed sets.

Week Focus What to do Links
1 Resource model + clusters Learn org/environment/cluster structure, cluster types, topic basics, quotas/limits awareness. Build a small “operating model” checklist (naming, environments, ownership). Syllabus • Cheatsheet
2 Networking + access Master public vs private connectivity, allowlists, DNS implications, and the API key + service account lifecycle. Drill authn/authz scenarios. Cheatsheet • Practice
3 Governance + schemas Stream Governance and schema evolution mindset. Drill “breaking change” and “who can do what” scenarios. Syllabus • Practice
4 Integrations + reliability Managed connectors, common failure modes, Cluster Linking patterns, monitoring and incident response. Finish with 2–3 timed mixed runs and remediation. Practice • FAQ

60-Day Balanced Plan

Target pace: ~6–8 hours/week.

Weeks Focus What to do
1–2 Cloud foundations + resource model Learn Confluent Cloud primitives and how they map to operational ownership (env separation, key management).
3–4 Networking + security Private connectivity options, allowlists, RBAC roles/scopes, API keys and rotation.
5–6 Governance + schemas Schema Registry discipline, Stream Catalog concepts, environment governance patterns.
7–8 Integrations + multi-cluster Managed connectors + Cluster Linking, monitoring/alerts, cost controls, and mixed practice sets.

90-Day Part-Time Plan

Target pace: ~3–5 hours/week.

Month Focus What to do
1 Fundamentals Kafka basics plus Confluent Cloud resource model and access management.
2 Operations Networking options, governance, and connector operations; weekly drills.
3 Resilience Multi-cluster patterns (Cluster Linking), monitoring, incident playbooks, mixed timed runs.

How to integrate the Mastery Cloud app

  • Use Syllabus as your daily checklist and drill one section at a time.
  • In Practice, start with topic drills, then shift to mixed sets.
  • Keep a “miss log”: write a 1‑sentence rule for every repeated mistake (e.g., “RBAC is scoped; API keys belong to service accounts”).
Overview
Syllabus