This course combines engaging instructor-led presentations and useful demonstrations with valuable hands-on labs and engaging group activities. Throughout the course you'll learn:  

• Master GitLab Workflow Management: Get comfortable with managing Git branches, merge requests, and continuous integration within GitLab. You'll learn how to collaborate with team members more effectively and streamline your development processes. 
• Get Hands-on with Terraform Basics: Dive into the fundamentals of Terraform, from writing basic scripts to deploying virtual machines. You'll get to play with real configurations and see firsthand how Infrastructure as Code can simplify your life. 
• Explore Collaborative Development with GitLab and Terraform: Discover how to make GitLab and Terraform work together in harmony. You'll learn to manage environments, monitor deployments, and foster a collaborative coding culture within your team. 
• Implement Advanced Infrastructure Management with Terraform: Take your Terraform skills up a notch by learning advanced techniques like state locking, error handling, and testing. It's all about fine-tuning your ability to manage complex infrastructure setups with confidence. 
• Complete a Real-world Project from Start to Finish: Put everything you've learned into practice by completing a collaborative project that mirrors real-world scenarios. You'll plan, develop, and deploy infrastructure using GitLab and Terraform, all under the watchful eye of an industry expert. 
• Adopt Best Practices for Security and Compliance: Learn how to keep your projects secure and compliant with industry standards. By understanding how to implement security measures within GitLab and Terraform, you'll ensure that your projects not only perform well but also meet all necessary guidelines. 

If your team requires different topics, additional skills or a custom approach, our team will collaborate with you to adjust the course to focus on your specific learning objectives and goals. 

This intermediate level course is geared for experienced Git users who are looking to expand their skills into the world of Terraform and modern infrastructure management. This course is particularly well-suited for DevOps Engineers, System Administrators, Cloud Architects, and other technical professionals involved in continuous integration, infrastructure automation, and collaborative development. Whether working in small start-ups or large enterprises, attendees looking to streamline development workflows, manage complex infrastructure settings, and foster collaboration among team members will find immense value in this hands-on training experience.

Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We'll work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most. Topics, agenda and labs are subject to change, and may adjust during live delivery based on audience skill level, interests and participation. 

Day One 

Introduction to GitLab and Terraform Integration 

• Understand the basic integration of GitLab with Terraform for efficient collaboration. 
• Overview of GitLab  
• Overview of Terraform  
• Importance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)  
• Benefits of GitLab and Terraform Integration  
• Real-world Use Cases  
• Lab 

GitLab Workflow Management   

• Manage Git branches and merge requests efficiently in GitLab.  
• Git branching strategies  
• Merge requests in GitLab  
• Collaboration with team members  
• Continuous Integration (CI) with GitLab CI/CD  
• Managing pipelines and monitoring  
• Lab 

Terraform Basics  

• Understand the fundamental concepts of Terraform for Infrastructure Management.  
• Terraform Syntax and Configuration  
• Managing Providers and Resources  
• State Management  
• Data Sources 
• Modules  
• Lab 

Intermediate GitLab Practices 

• Implement intermediate-level practices within GitLab.  
• Project and group management  
• Permissions and roles  
• Issue tracking and milestones  
• Automation using webhooks and triggers  
• Security and compliance  
• Lab 

Day 2 

Infrastructure Deployment using Terraform 

• Deploy and manage consistent infrastructure across multiple services using Terraform.  
• Terraform Cloud and Enterprise  
• Infrastructure Automation using Terraform 
• Reusable Terraform Modules  
• Terraform Workspaces  
• Secrets Management  
• Lab 

Collaborative Development with GitLab and Terraform 

• Utilize GitLab and Terraform for team collaboration in a real-world scenario.  
• Collaborative coding practices  
• Terraform collaboration using GitLab  
• Managing Terraform environments  
• Monitoring and logging  
• Continuous Deployment (CD) with Terraform  
• Lab 

Advanced Infrastructure Management with Terraform  

• Learn advanced Terraform techniques for complex infrastructure management.  
• Terraform State Locking  
• Error Handling and Debugging  
• Infrastructure Testing  
• Managing Dependencies  
• Terraform Best Practices 
• Lab 

Final Project and Wrap-up  

• Apply learned concepts in a comprehensive project mimicking real-world scenarios.  
• Planning the project  
• Collaborative development using GitLab  
• Infrastructure deployment using Terraform  
• Monitoring and troubleshooting  
• Reflection and feedback