Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification Prep

Master the core architectural principles, performance patterns, and security frameworks required to earn your official Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification.

This comprehensive preparation program aligns directly with the official SnowPro Core (COF-C02) exam domains and technical competencies. Learners will gain mastery over Snowflake's unique multi-cluster shared data architecture, data ingestion pipelines, performance tuning, and enterprise security frameworks. Through focused coverage of storage, compute, semi-structured data, and data sharing, this curriculum ensures complete readiness for the certification exam and real-world implementation. Every lesson includes tutor notes, a video, a hands-on lab, exercises and a 12-question quiz you must pass at 80%, followed by a pooled final exam and free and paid practice tests. Erudex is independent and not affiliated with Snowflake.

120h Certificate available

SnowflakeSnowPro CoreCloud Data WarehouseData Engineering

Curriculum

One complete track with its own final exam and certificate.

8 modules aligned to the official exam/course outline, with a pooled final exam (80% to pass).

Explore the structural separation of storage, compute, and cloud services that underpins S

1.1 Snowflake Multi-Cluster Shared Data Architecture Overview Lab75 min
1.2 Storage Layer Architecture and Micro-Partition Mechanics Lab75 min
1.3 Virtual Warehouse Processing Layer and Compute Allocation Lab75 min
1.4 Cloud Services Layer Responsibilities and Metadata Management Lab75 min
1.5 Snowflake Editions, Cloud Providers, and Regional Capabilities Lab75 min

You will learn to

Architect and manage Snowflake storage, compute, and cloud service layers across multiple cloud platforms.
Implement comprehensive security and governance controls using RBAC, dynamic data masking, and network policies.
Optimize query performance using caching tiers, clustering keys, materialized views, and Query Profile diagnostics.
Build robust batch and continuous data ingestion pipelines utilizing COPY commands, stages, and Snowpipe.
Leverage continuous data protection features including Time Travel, Fail-safe, Streams, Tasks, and Zero-Copy Cloning.

Prerequisites

• Fundamental understanding of relational database concepts, data warehousing principles, and SQL.
• Basic familiarity with cloud computing concepts and common data formats such as JSON, Parquet, and CSV.

Format

40 lessons · ~120 hours · 80-question exam

Careers this prepares you for

Data Engineer
Analytics Engineer

How you study

Every lesson pairs an in-depth video with written notes, key takeaways, a hands-on lab, exercises and a quiz. Work at your own pace, then sit the final examination for your Erudex certificate.

Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification Prep

Curriculum

Module 1Module 1: Snowflake Architecture and Cloud Platform Fundamentals

Module 2Module 2: Account Access, Authentication, and Infrastructure Security

Module 3Module 3: Access Control, Governance, and Data Privacy

Module 4Module 4: Virtual Warehouses and Query Performance Optimization

Module 5Module 5: Data Loading Infrastructure and Pipeline Design

Module 6Module 6: Data Unloading and Semi-Structured Transformation

Module 7Module 7: Continuous Data Protection and Pipeline Automation

Module 8Module 8: Secure Data Sharing, Collaboration, and Cost Management

Careers this prepares you for

How you study