Apache Kafka Courses and Certifications

Confluent

Apache Kafka Architecture - Kafka's Internal Components and How They Work

Understand Apache Kafka’s internal architecture, replication, control plane, transactions, scaling, and geo-replication for real-time event streaming.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Confluent

Building Data Pipelines with Apache Kafka and Confluent

Build streaming data pipelines with Apache Kafka, using Kafka Connect for CDC ingestion and egress and ksqlDB for real-time stream transformations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Confluent

Spring Framework and Apache Kafka Tutorials - Spring for Apache Kafka 101

Learn to connect Spring Boot with Confluent Cloud, publish and consume Kafka messages, create topics, process streams, and use Schema Registry.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Confluent

Apache Kafka Fundamentals

A practical introduction to how Apache Kafka works and fits into application environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kafka MicroServices with Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, AI

6837 ratings at Udemy

Build event-driven Kafka microservices using Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes and AI (Agentic Engineering).

• Udemy
• 8 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Kafka fundamentals for java developers

1673 ratings at Udemy

Learn the key concepts and work hands to master Kafka in easy steps

• Udemy
• 5 hours 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

LearnKartS

Kafka Fundamentals

43 ratings at Coursera

Learn Apache Kafka architecture and build streaming applications: install Kafka and Zookeeper, configure single- and multi-node clusters, and work with producers, consumers, Avro serialization, and offset management.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

LearnKartS

Kafka Architecture and Internals

Explore Kafka internals: replication and replica types, log segments, indexing and compaction, hub-spoke and active-active mirroring with MirrorMaker, and CLI topic and consumer group administration.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

LearnKartS

Monitoring, Streams, and Connectors

Monitor Kafka pipelines with JMX and Prometheus, build stream applications with KStream/KTable joins and windowing, and deploy source and sink connectors via the Connect REST API.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Edureka

Using Kafka on Confluent

Set up Confluent Kafka clusters with topics and partitions, build producer and consumer pipelines, and apply Kafka Connect, replication, security, monitoring, and data mesh principles.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Optimize Kafka for Speed & Availability

Tune Apache Kafka for production: set replication factors and partition counts, monitor consumer lag and broker health, and optimize producer batching, compression, and fetch settings.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

LearnKartS

Kafka Integration with Storm, Spark, Flume, and Security

Integrate Kafka with Storm spouts and bolts, Spark Streaming RDDs, and Flume agents, manage clusters via the Admin Client, and secure pipelines with SSL, SASL, and ACLs.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Kafka for Developers - Data Contracts Using Schema Registry

Build Kafka data contracts with AVRO and Schema Registry: generate Java records via Gradle or Maven, manage schema evolution and compatibility, and ship a Spring Boot coffee order service.

• Coursera
• 15 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Mastering Kafka Consumer Systems for Telecom Data

Build Kafka producer and consumer pipelines for telecom data: deploy Kafka with Zookeeper, write Spring Boot consumers, manage manual offset commits, and tune polling behavior.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Apache Kafka Series - Kafka Streams for Data Processing

6809 ratings at Udemy

Learn the Kafka Streams API with Hands-On Examples, Learn Exactly Once, Build and Deploy Apps with Java 8

• Udemy
• 4 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course