Build Malaysia’s Next Generation of Data and AI Talent with Snowflake Certifications

Gain the skills to design, manage, secure, and scale modern data and AI environments with Snowflake certifications from foundation to advanced specialist level.

Snowflake skills are becoming essential as organizations across Malaysia modernize their data platforms, adopt AI, and build cloud-native analytics capabilities.

Trainocate Malaysia’s Snowflake training and certification programme helps IT professionals, data engineers, architects, analysts, administrators, and data scientists build practical skills that are directly aligned to today’s job roles.

Whether you are starting with SnowPro Platform or progressing toward advanced certifications in architecture, data engineering, administration, data science, or GenAI, this pathway provides a clear route to build expertise and prove capability in the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.

The Digital Skills Gap in Malaysia – Why Certification Matters

90%

of employers (9 in 10) in Malaysia are actively struggling to find candidates with the necessary digital and technical skill sets.

87%

of Malaysian organizations are classified as not fully ready to integrate AI, with only 13% identified as “pacesetters” in readiness.

63%

of employees identify the current skills gap as the single most significant barrier to their company’s digital transformation.

Why Get Snowflake Certified?

62%

of managers agree and 29% strongly agree that Snowflake training helped their team more effectively identify and address issues.

94%

of managers agree or strongly agree that Snowflake training increased the efficiency of their team.

88%

found the practical experience they gained to be valuable or extremely valuable.

63%

said they learned about new Snowflake features and capabilities — such as SnowPark, Cortex AI, Iceberg tables and Snowflake Notebooks — that they were able to apply to their organization’s projects.

Explore Snowflake Learning Journey

Snowflake certifications are designed around real-world job roles and skill levels.

This structure helps learners build a certification roadmap that matches their current responsibilities and future career goals. Snowflake groups its certification programme into Associate and Core, Specialty, and Advanced levels to provide a clear progression path from fundamentals to specialist expertise.

SnowPro Associate: Platform (SOL-C01)

An entry-level certification that validates knowledge of Snowflake concepts, platform navigation, core data management principles, and the basic use of Snowflake features.

SnowPro Core (COF-C03)

The primary technical certification for professionals who implement and work with Snowflake environments. It validates the ability to deploy, manage, secure, and optimise Snowflake.

SnowPro Specialty: GenAI (GES-C01)

Validates the ability to build and manage Generative AI solutions using Snowflake capabilities such as Cortex, vector search, RAG architectures, and unstructured data workflows.

SnowPro Specialty: Snowpark (SPS-C01)

The SnowPro® Specialty: Snowpark Certification Exam will validate specialized knowledge, skills, and best practices used to build Snowpark DataFrame data solutions in Snowflake including key concepts, features, and programming constructs.

SnowPro Specialty: Native Apps (NAS-C01)

The SnowPro® Specialty: Native Apps Certification Exam will validate specialized knowledge, skills, and best practices used to build native application workloads in Snowflake testing key concepts, features, and programming constructs.

SnowPro Advanced: Architect (ARA-C01)

The SnowPro® Advanced: Architect Certification will validate advanced knowledge and skills used to apply comprehensive architect solutions using Snowflake.

SnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer (DEA-C02)

The SnowPro® Advanced: Data Engineer Certification will validate advanced knowledge and skills used to apply comprehensive data engineering principles using Snowflake.

SnowPro Advanced: Data Scientist (DSA-C03)

The SnowPro® Advanced: Data Scientist Certification will validate advanced knowledge and skills used to apply comprehensive data science principles, tools, and methodologies using Snowflake.

SnowPro Advanced: Administrator (ADA-C02)

The SnowPro® Advanced: Administrator Certification will validate advanced knowledge and skills used to apply comprehensive data cloud administrative principles using Snowflake and its components.

SnowPro Advanced: Data Analyst (DAA-C01)

The SnowPro® Advanced: Data Analyst Certification Exam will validate advanced knowledge and skills used to apply comprehensive data analysis principles using Snowflake and its components.

SnowPro® Associate: Platform (SOL-C01)

Short Description:

Best for professionals who are new to Snowflake and need to understand the fundamentals of the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.

An entry-level certification that validates knowledge of Snowflake concepts, platform navigation, core data management principles, and the basic use of Snowflake features.

Skills Validated:

  • Snowflake architecture and terminology
  • Databases, schemas, warehouses, and roles
  • Basic data loading and sharing concepts
  • Understanding of Snowflake Cortex and AI fundamentals
  • Navigating the Snowflake environment and UI

Course Fee: 

FREE

Exam Fee:

RM450

SnowPro® Core (COF-C03)

Short Description:

The primary technical certification for professionals who implement and work with Snowflake environments. It validates the ability to deploy, manage, secure, and optimise Snowflake.

SnowPro Core is the key entry point for advanced certifications and is required before taking most role-based advanced exams.

Skills Validated:

  • Snowflake architecture and data storage
  • Virtual warehouse sizing and performance tuning
  • Security, governance, roles, and access control
  • Data loading, transformation, and sharing
  • Time Travel, Fail-safe, and data recovery
  • Cost management and query optimization

Course Fee:

RM 13,500

Exam Fee:

RM 1,688

SnowPro® Specialty: GenAI (GES-C01)

Short Description:

Participants in this two-day course will learn to integrate AI into their daily work, even without a data science or machine learning background. They will extract insights at scale, use natural language with applications, boost coding productivity, and create content.

The course also shows how to help business users make faster, data-driven decisions, while enabling teams to quickly build and deploy governed AI agents.

Skills Validated:

  • Snowflake Cortex and LLM capabilities
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Vector embeddings and semantic search
  • Document AI and unstructured data pipelines
  • Security, governance, and cost management for GenAI workloads

Course Fee:

RM 9,000

Exam Fee:

RM 1,013

SnowPro® Specialty: Snowpark (SPS-C01)

Short Description:

This one‐day course covers key Snowpark concepts, features, and programming constructs.

It is intended for practitioners who will be building DataFrame data solutions in Snowflake.

The course consists of lectures, demos, labs, and discussions.

Skills Validated:

  • Snowflake Cortex and LLM capabilities
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Vector embeddings and semantic search
  • Document AI and unstructured data pipelines
  • Security, governance, and cost management for GenAI workloads

Course Fee:

RM 2,138

Exam Fee:

RM 1,013

SnowPro® Specialty: Native Apps (NAS-C01)

Short Description:

In this one-day course, learners explore the Snowflake Native App Framework and gain essential skills to create and publish apps in the Snowflake Marketplace.

The course covers key phases of the app development lifecycle, highlighting features, configuration, and best practices.

Skills Validated:

  • Native App Framework concepts and architecture
  • Packaging and deploying applications
  • Managing app security and permissions
  • Data sharing and monetization through applications
  • Application lifecycle management and versioning

Course Fee:

RM 2,137

Exam Fee:

RM 1,013

SnowPro® Advanced: Architect (ARA-C01)

Short Description:

This three-day course for Architects and Technical Leaders provides the skills, knowledge, and Snowflake-recommended best practices to deploy and operate Snowflake effectively.

It also shares real-world insights and recommendations, helping participants gain the confidence to fully maximize Snowflake’s technology.

Skills Validated:

  • Enterprise data architecture design
  • Security and governance frameworks
  • Multi-account and multi-region design
  • Cost, scalability, and performance optimization
  • Data sharing, replication, and disaster recovery

Course Fee:

RM 6,413

Exam Fee:

RM 1,688

SnowPro® Advanced: Data Engineer (DEA-C02)

Short Description:

This three-day course covers key concepts, features, and Snowflake best practices from a data engineering perspective. It is designed for participants working with datasets for analytics and building data pipelines.

The course includes core topics delivered through lectures, demos, labs, and discussions.

Skills Validated:

  • Data ingestion and ELT pipelines
  • Streams, Tasks, Snowpipe, and Dynamic Tables
  • Data transformation and orchestration Query tuning and performance management
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting data workflows

Course Fee:

RM 13,500

Exam Fee:

RM 1,688

SnowPro® Advanced: Data Scientist (DSA-C03)

Short Description:

This three-day, role-specific course helps participants build skills using Snowflake AI Data Cloud for data science workloads.

It covers key Snowflake features, machine learning datasets, open-source ML frameworks, and model deployment practices for practical, job-ready skills. The course includes lectures, demos, labs, and discussions.

Skills Validated:

  • Machine learning workflows in Snowflake
  • Feature engineering and model training
  • Snowpark ML and Cortex integration
  • Model deployment and operationalization
  • Data science governance and collaboration

Course Fee:

RM 13,500

Exam Fee:

RM 1,688

SnowPro® Advanced: Administrator (ADA-C02)

Short Description:

This three-day, role-specific course provides an in-depth look at database administrator duties and responsibilities in the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.

It covers data loading performance, security, role hierarchy design, and performance tuning. The course includes lectures, labs, demonstrations, and discussions.

Skills Validated:

  • User, role, and access management
  • Security policies and governance
  • Monitoring, auditing, and troubleshooting
  • Resource management and cost control
  • Account configuration and platform administration

Course Fee:

RM 15,188

Exam Fee:

RM 1,688

SnowPro® Advanced: Data Analyst (DAA-C01)

Short Description:

This two-day, role-specific course introduces data analysts to how the Snowflake AI Data Cloud helps deliver actionable insights and business value.

It covers the full data analysis lifecycle, from connection to reporting. The course includes lectures, labs, demonstrations, and discussions.

Skills Validated:

  • SQL analysis and data modelling
  • Dashboarding and reporting integration
  • Data preparation and transformation
  • Business metrics and KPI analysis
  • Query optimization for analytical workloads

Course Fee:

RM 9,000

Exam Fee:

RM 1,688

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