OmnissaProfessional
Omnissa Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage
HDM8 · 5 days
View course →
Citrix / NetScalerFoundation5 daysUpdated: July 2026
CWS-215 Training for Your Team — Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration (On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud)
Citrix estates have a habit of outliving their documentation — and the person who built them. CWS-215 (Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration) is the course that rebuilds the missing foundation: how sessions actually reach users, how machine catalogs and provisioning keep capacity healthy, how policies shape the user experience, and how to troubleshoot the classic failure points methodically.
The current curriculum reflects today’s reality under Cloud Software Group: 2402 LTSR-generation releases and hybrid estates spanning on-premises infrastructure and the Citrix Cloud control plane. It suits both dedicated Citrix admins and the more common case — Windows or virtualization administrators who inherited CVAD along the way.
We organize delivery through authorized partners — live online in your time zone, on site, or as a private group weighted toward your deployment model.
Who this course is for
- Administrators taking over an existing Citrix estate
- Windows/virtualization admins adding CVAD to their responsibilities
- Teams onboarding to Citrix Cloud from on-premises deployments
- Engineers starting the Citrix certification path
What your team will learn
Topic areas below are grouped in our own words. The full official agenda is available on request — it comes from the authorized partner as part of your quote.
- CVAD architecture: sites, delivery controllers and how a session actually reaches a user
- Publishing apps and desktops people can find, launch and trust
- Machine catalogs and provisioning — building capacity that scales and updates cleanly
- Policies and profiles: consistent user experience without login-time archaeology
- Running the same estate on-premises and in Citrix Cloud
- First-line troubleshooting: sessions, registrations and the classic failure points
Key facts
| Duration | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Level | Foundation |
| Prerequisites | Windows Server administration basics; virtualization concepts helpful |
| Certification | Prepares toward the Citrix CVAD administration certification path |
| Formats | Live online (VILT), On-site at your location, Private group, Seats in scheduled groups |
| Languages | English + local-language instructors on request |
Formats and how we organize it
- Live online (VILT)
- On-site at your location
- Private group
- Seats in scheduled groups
One request → three options
Fill in the form below — it takes a couple of minutes. Within 5 business days you compare 2–3 concrete offers — provider, instructor, dates, price below the public list. We contract and administer the delivery end to end. Details:how we work and vendor training.
CWS-215 vs alternatives: which to choose
Factual criteria only — level, duration, audience and certification. The right choice depends on your team's starting point and stack.
CWS-315 (Advanced Administration)
The next level: advanced troubleshooting, scalability and complex environments. Choose CWS-315 for experienced CVAD admins; CWS-215 is the assumed foundation and the right entry point for most teams.
Omnissa Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage
The other major VDI platform — a different vendor and architecture. Factual difference: Horizon centers on vSphere-integrated desktops; CVAD on flexible app/desktop delivery including Citrix Cloud control plane. Choose by the platform you run or are selecting.
A custom intensive
Migrating CVAD versions or moving to Citrix Cloud? A custom workshop rehearses your migration path specifically, on a copy of your delivery-group structure.
Need only part of CWS-215?
If your team needs a subset of this program — or a mix of topics from several courses — we build a custom 2–4 day intensive on our own materials, shaped by your infrastructure. One custom program typically replaces 2–3 catalog courses.
Explore custom coursesCWS-215: frequently asked questions
Which CVAD version does the course cover?
Current long-term releases (2402 LTSR generation) under Cloud Software Group, covering both on-premises deployment and the Citrix Cloud control plane — the hybrid reality most estates run today.
Is this the right course for admins who inherited Citrix?
It is the classic choice for exactly that situation: CWS-215 builds the structured foundation — architecture, provisioning, policies, troubleshooting — that inherited-estate admins usually assembled from tickets and folklore.
Does it lead to certification?
Yes, it is the standard preparation course for the Citrix CVAD administration certification. We arrange exam scheduling alongside the delivery when certification is the goal.
On-premises or cloud — which does the course assume?
Both: the curriculum explicitly covers running CVAD on-premises and in Citrix Cloud, including what changes operationally between the two. Private groups can weight toward your deployment model.
How do we organize CWS-215 training?
Fill in the request form on this page — team size, format, timing. Within 5 business days you receive 2–3 options from authorized partners with vetted instructors, dates and prices below public lists.
Request 2–3 CWS-215 training options — quotes within 5 business days
No commitment — describe the task and we come back with concrete options, dates and prices.
Citrix (Cloud Software Group), CWS-215 and course names are trademarks of their respective owners. Uptime Skills is an independent training operator and is not affiliated with or endorsed byCitrix (Cloud Software Group). Official courses are delivered by authorized training partners.