Inyotta Identity Academy
IAM Foundations
An 8-week live programme that gives you the practical identity and access management skills businesses rely on, taught through real labs and personal feedback.
Register for the next cohort (opens in a new tab)Next cohort starts Saturday 16 January 2027
The programme
What you'll learn
Eight weeks, one core area of IAM each week. Each week builds on the one before.
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Week 1
Introduction to Identity and Access Management
Understand what IAM is, why every organisation depends on it, and where IAM roles fit in a security team. Covers human, non-human and privileged identities, authentication and authorisation, least privilege, and the identity threats IAM teams defend against.
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Week 2
Directory Services and Hybrid Identity
Learn how organisations store and manage identities in Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID. Covers users, groups, organisational units, Group Policy, and how on-premises and cloud directories stay in sync.
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Week 3
Identity Lifecycle Management: Joiner, Mover, Leaver
Follow an identity from a new starter's first day to their last. Covers HR as the source of truth, provisioning and deprovisioning, access requests and approvals, SCIM, and finding orphaned accounts.
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Week 4
Authentication, Single Sign-On and Federation
Learn how people prove who they are and sign in once to many applications. Covers MFA and passwordless sign-in, SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, conditional access, Zero Trust principles, and connecting Active Directory to Okta.
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Week 5
Authorisation and Access Control Models
Learn how to decide who should have access to what, and why. Covers role-based and attribute-based access control, role design, least privilege in practice, and segregation of duties.
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Week 6
Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
Learn how organisations prove that access is appropriate and keep it that way. Covers access reviews and certifications, governance policies, audit evidence, and the regulations that require them, including SOX, ISO 27001 and GDPR. You'll also see how enterprise platforms such as SailPoint automate this work.
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Week 7
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Learn how organisations protect their most powerful accounts. Covers privileged and service accounts, credential vaulting, just-in-time access and session monitoring. You'll also see how enterprise platforms such as CyberArk are used to manage privileged access.
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Week 8
IAM in Practice: Portfolio Presentations
Bring the whole programme together. Present your portfolio project to the cohort, get feedback, and work through real-world IAM scenarios and troubleshooting.
Hands-on labs use Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and Okta. Enterprise platforms such as SailPoint and CyberArk are covered through discussion, not hands-on labs.
Format
How it works
Every Saturday
4–6pm UK time
GMT in winter, BST (GMT+1) in summer.
Every class includes a hands-on lab. You learn a topic, then practise it in a working environment straight away.
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Small cohorts
Groups are kept small so there's time for your questions in every class.
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Personal feedback
You get direct feedback on your lab work and your portfolio project.
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Ongoing support
Help is available between classes, not just during them.
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WhatsApp community
A group chat with your cohort and instructors for questions, updates and peer support.
Your instructor
Learn from someone who does this work
Victor Asanmi, CIAM
Lead Instructor
I've worked in cybersecurity since 2017 and I'm currently a Senior IAM Analyst at a global credit reporting company. My day-to-day work covers Active Directory, Okta, Entra ID, SailPoint and CyberArk, along with joiner/mover/leaver processes and identity governance (IGA). I hold the Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) credential.
I teach because IAM has a lot of room for people from non-technical backgrounds. Most people just need someone to point them in the right direction. That's what this programme is for.
Victor on LinkedInAudience
Who it's for
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Career changers
You're moving into tech and want a clear, practical route into a specialist area of IT security.
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Early-career IT professionals
You work in service desk, desktop support or systems administration and want to specialise in identity and access.
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Junior IAM analysts
You're already in an IAM role and want a structured grounding in the concepts behind your day-to-day work.
Price
Pay in full or in two instalments
The fee covers all eight live classes, the hands-on labs, personal feedback, ongoing support and the WhatsApp community.
How to pay: after you register, we'll email you a secure payment link for the option you chose. All fees must be paid in full by week 4.
Registering a group or paying through your employer? Contact us to discuss it.
Also available separately: CV review and LinkedIn optimisation. Ask us for details when you register.
Next cohort
Starts Saturday 16 January 2027
Eight Saturdays, 4–6pm UK time. Places are limited to keep the cohort small.
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Common questions
Do I need IAM experience to join?
No. The programme starts from the foundations. It helps to be comfortable using a computer and to have a basic understanding of how IT works in an organisation.
I'm not in the UK. What time are the classes for me?
Classes run 4–6pm UK time. UK clocks follow GMT in winter and BST (GMT+1) in summer, changing on the last Sunday of March and October. Use a time zone converter to check your local time for each class date.
What do I need for the labs?
A laptop or desktop computer with a reliable internet connection. We'll send setup instructions before the first class.
Will this course get me a job?
No course can promise a job. What you'll have at the end is practical IAM knowledge, hands-on lab experience and a portfolio project you can talk through in interviews.
Are the CV review and LinkedIn optimisation included in the £499?
No, they're separate services. Ask about them when you register and we'll explain what's involved.