Postgraduate Diploma in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health
Online 800-hour Postgraduate Diploma in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health. 8 modules covering IETF RFC 5424, NIST SP 800-92 and Prometheus. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
Postgraduate Diploma in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health — studying from Malta
Malta has a well-developed telecommunications sector, with a history of hosting submarine cable landing points and a substantial base of network and communications providers. The island's regulatory environment supports digital infrastructure, and this has encouraged companies in embedded systems, network engineering and electronics design. Employers include telecommunications operators, software and hardware developers, and multinational technology firms with Maltese engineering teams. Engineers with knowledge of wireless systems, network security and embedded programming find steady demand.
Fees for Malta: €1,490 (Euro), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.
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Questions from Malta
How are electronics and telecom engineers recognised professionally in Malta?
Engineering titles in Malta are regulated by the Chamber of Engineers (KSU) under the Engineering Profession Act. Telecommunications is overseen by the Malta Communications Authority, which regulates licensing and spectrum. A SEIUM qualification is a private one, not a state degree and not accredited by a national body, so recognition depends on employers and the relevant authority.
Which Maltese employers hire embedded systems and telecom engineers?
Malta has telecoms operators, electronics manufacturers and component suppliers, iGaming and technology firms that use embedded hardware, and defence and maritime electronics companies. Employers typically assess hands-on design experience and certifications. A private qualification can help your profile, especially alongside practical projects.
Can I fit this programme around work, and what are the practical requirements?
The programme is 100% online and taught in English, with an assigned technical tutor. You can study from Malta without a student visa. Choose a course length that matches your available time, from 300 hours up to 1,900. Ask about fee instalments and employer sponsorship before enrolling.
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What you will be able to do
Understand the pillars of observability in distributed systems.
Implement structured logging from the device to the cloud.
Instrument metrics and define alerts with Prometheus.
Apply distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry.
Define health indicators for devices and services.
Design actionable dashboards and alerts.
Govern telemetry with security and cost criteria.
Who it's for
- Observability engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
- SRE engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
- DevOps engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
- Firmware engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
- Platform engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
- Operations analyst looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
- Graduates in engineering or sciences seeking to move into software.
What you'll work with
- IETF RFC 5424
- NIST SP 800-92
- W3C Trace Context
- ISO/IEC 27001
- IEC 62443-3-3
- ISO/IEC 25010
- Reglamento (UE) 2016/679
8 modules · 800 h
1.1Monitoring versus observability1.2Signals: logs, metrics and traces1.3Events and continuous profiling1.4Cardinality and telemetry cost1.5Observability in embedded devices1.6Correlation between signals1.7OpenTelemetry data model1.8Collection architectures1.9Privacy requirements in telemetry1.10Case study: telemetry map of an IoT system
2.1Structured formats: JSON and logfmt2.2Syslog protocol RFC 54242.3Levels, context and correlation2.4Logging in firmware with limited resources2.5Fluent Bit and Vector agents2.6Storage with Loki and Elasticsearch2.7Log queries and analysis2.8Retention and cost management2.9Audit logging per NIST SP 800-922.10Laboratory: log pipeline with Fluent Bit
3.1Metric types: counter, gauge and histogram3.2Prometheus model and labels3.3Application instrumentation3.4Exporters and system metrics3.5Metrics in embedded devices3.6Aggregation and downsampling3.7PromQL query language3.8Alerts with Alertmanager3.9RED and USE methods3.10Practical: instrumentation with Prometheus
4.1Concepts of trace, span and context4.2Propagation with W3C Trace Context4.3Instrumentation with OpenTelemetry4.4Head and tail sampling4.5Jaeger and Tempo as back-ends4.6Tracing between device and cloud4.7Latency analysis with traces4.8Traces in event-driven architectures4.9Tracing cost and performance4.10Laboratory: end-to-end tracing with OpenTelemetry
5.1Device health indicators5.2Health checks and availability probes5.3Watchdogs and controlled restarts5.4Memory dumps and fault diagnosis5.5Battery and connectivity telemetry5.6Fleet health indices5.7Anomaly detection in metrics5.8Health in Kubernetes: liveness and readiness5.9Service status dashboards5.10Workshop: fleet health report
6.1Dashboard design in Grafana6.2Dashboards by audience6.3Actionable alerts and thresholds6.4Reducing alert noise6.5Escalation paths and on-call rotas6.6Runbooks linked to alerts6.7SLO-based alerts6.8Visualising correlated traces and logs6.9Dashboards as code6.10Practical: dashboard and alerts for a service
7.1OpenTelemetry Collector architecture7.2Scaling the observability back-end7.3Telemetry security in transit7.4Personal data in logs and GDPR7.5IEC 62443-3-3 audit requirements7.6Governance of labels and naming7.7Observability cost control7.8Observability for incident response7.9Observability maturity7.10Case study: reducing telemetry costs
8.1Target system and questions to answer8.2Telemetry strategy design8.3Log and metric instrumentation8.4Trace instrumentation8.5Health indicators8.6Dashboards and alerts8.7Testing with induced faults8.8Cost assessment8.9Report and presentation8.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Fully 100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry Collector, Jaeger, Fluent Bit, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Case studies cover real fault diagnosis procedures with correlated traces, alert testing with induced faults, and device fleet health analysis. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Understand the pillars of observability in distributed systems.
Implement structured logging from the device to the cloud.
Instrument metrics and define alerts with Prometheus.
Apply distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry.
Define health indicators for devices and services.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient level of Spanish to follow technical standards reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme is 800 hours in total, spread over 6 to 8 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.
You will work with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry Collector, Jaeger, Fluent Bit. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An own diploma from SEIUM upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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