Release Train Engineer Certification
RTE Training Overview
In our Release Train Engineer (RTE) course, learn how to function as a servant leader for Agile Release Trains (ARTs), improving value flow in a SAFe enterprise.
Gain skills to facilitate cross-team collaboration, remove barriers to progress, run ART events, and coach agile teams to better performance.
Earn a globally respected certification that highlights your leadership in coordinating agile delivery across teams and functions.
Advanced Level
Familiar with SAFe Agilist and SAFe Scrum Master.
Course Duration
3 Days.
Instructor-led
Remote or in-person training.
RTE Certification
Accreditation upon passing the exam.
What You Will Learn
Executing Planning Intervals (PIs)
Support and lead PI Planning and execution, helping agile teams align around shared goals and deliver value.
Coaching for Improvement
Act as a servant leader and coach for the ART, helping teams grow, resolve issues, and continuously improve their delivery practices.
Fostering Collaboration and Flow
Facilitate ART events, sync across roles, and enable communication between teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
Navigating Complexity
Understand the dynamics of large solution delivery, risk management, and lean-agile leadership in a SAFe enterprise.
Languages Available
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Who Is This Certification For?
This course is ideal for individuals ready to move from team-level facilitation to ART or program-level leadership. If you’ve led cross-functional initiatives, coached agile teams, solved problems across fast-moving environments, or worked closely with stakeholders at all levels, your experience will translate well to the Release Train Engineer (RTE) role. Many RTEs come from roles like scrum master or program manager.
Scrum Master
SAFe Team-level Role (e.g., Product Owner/Product Manager)
Agile Coach or Agile Program Manager
Project or Release Manager
Delivery Lead or Operations Manager
IT or Business Leader
Why Choose Scaled Agile for your Release Train Engineer Certification?
Enterprise-Level Focus:
The SAFe RTE course equips you to lead agile release trains within an enterprise context. You’ll learn how to optimize flow, support planning, and guide execution across cross-functional teams in complex environments.
Practical Application:
You’ll put learning into action through facilitation exercises and real-world scenarios. The course also includes access to the RTE Essentials online learning series, digital tools for running SAFe events, and ready-to-use templates to support your day-to-day work.
Flexible Delivery:
Attend live virtual or in-person courses taught by certified certified experts with practical experience and real-world guidance to help you apply what you learn.
Comprehensive Curriculum:
Learn how to plan and execute Planning Intervals, run key ART events like PI planning and inspect & adapt, remove cross-team obstacles, and coach leaders and teams to improve performance.
Get SAFe Certified
The RTE certification validates your knowledge of SAFe practices and signals to employers that you’re ready to take on program-level leadership roles in agile organizations. You’ll earn a digital badge and join a global community of agile leaders who support delivery at scale.
Certification Process Includes:
Perpetual access to course workbook and online learning platform for additional preparation.
An unlimited attempt practice test with question-level feedback and coaching report that acts as a simulation and study tool.
Customer support for learning and certification questions.
A timed, multiple-choice, 60-question exam with a coaching report.
Certified Professionals Earn:
Industry-leading SAFe Release Train Engineer certification, renewed yearly.
Digital badge with social media share capability to grow your network.
Course certificate of completion.
PMI PDUs, Scrum Alliance SEUs.
SAFe Release Train Engineer Certificate of Completion
A SAFe RTE certification gives you applied knowledge and practical skills to step into a higher-level role. After completing the course, you can study for and pass the exam to become a certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE). It’s a powerful step forward for professionals looking to advance their careers in agile delivery, transformation, or enterprise coaching.
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Benefits of Earning your SAFe Release Train Engineer Certification
Earning your RTE certification and keeping it active also provides access to SAFe+ benefits like SAFe Skills and selected workshops, in addition to SAFe knowledge articles, community forums, exclusive content, and more.
Career Development & Community
Monthly networking opportunities and role-based events, like RTE circles.
These events are only for active SAFe RTEs.
Members-only webinars on emerging SAFe topics.
Access to community forums for career advancement, job boards, and more.
Continued Learning
Full access to the Scaled Agile Framework articles.
SAFe Skills Library.
Certification upgrade learning series.
Continued learning with live and recorded webinars from SAFe experts and partners.
Eight role-specific training videos comprising over an hour of additional learning content.
SAFe Training Resources
Value stream mapping and other selected workshops.
On-demand access to all recorded keynotes, breakout sessions, and other content from SAFe Summits.
SAFe assessments to measure and improve business agility and other core competencies.
SAFe Art and team events resource center.
Agile product delivery assessments.
Studio Toolkits and Applications
Limited access to SAFe CoPilot AI assistant.
Role-specific training videos and content.
Toolkits to help prepare and execute PI Planning.
ART Events facilitator guide.
PI execution toolkit.
Resources for Future SAFe Release Train Engineers
Learn more about career opportunities through certification, how to grow your skillset, and the role of the Release Train Engineer in a SAFe environment.
Getting Certified with Scaled Agile
SAFe® certifications validate your skills and open new doors for career advancement. By earning a SAFe® certification, you’ll expand your skills and experience and be empowered to play a key role in driving business transformation.
From RTE to Enterprise Agile Coach
Follow one RTE’s journey into Enterprise Agile Coaching and discover how stepping beyond the ART unlocks new opportunities to lead transformation at scale and shape how value flows across the organization.
The Release Train Engineer Role
Learn how the Release Train Engineer acts as a servant leader to guide teams and ARTs, remove obstacles, and support the success of Lean-Agile transformation at scale.