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AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Pathway

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Created with materials from AWS Academy to help you prepare to take the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification exam and is made up of four easy-to-use, self-paced modules designed to optimize your learning experience.

Certification Pathway overview:

Enhance your career and build skills that provide the fundamentals of AWS cloud computing and help prepare you for the AWS Cloud practitioner exam.

This Certification Pathway focuses on developing AWS fundamental skills including cloud computing, DevOps, cybersecurity, auditing and solution architecture. Get started today and finish as fast as your time allows!

You will have access to current content, hands-on practice activities using Amazon Web Services and job-based scenarios that could provide you with in-demand cloud skills to put on your resumé.

Community Support:

You can utilize the user-friendly AWS Cloud Program Discord space to chat with your fellow learners in the AWS Cloud Program, get help with labs or take part in Pathway-specific conversations with peers in multiple channels. Discord is used by many in the technology and cloud fields, so it is a great opportunity to learn this platform before you may need to for work.

Skills you'll learn

  • Determine the appropriate AWS solution for your specific application.
  • Continuously deploy code to run scalable AWS applications.
  • Create secure applications within AWS, based on existing security models and best practices.
  • Identify which AWS services can be leveraged to design optimized solutions for applications.

Key Topics

  • Cloud Computing

  • DevOps

  • Cybersecurity and Auditing

  • Solution Architecture

AWS Cloud Practitioner certification exam prep

Successfully completing this Certificaiton Pathway can help you prepare to take the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification exam. An AWS Cloud Practitioner certification could count toward University of Phoenix college credit. Contact your academic counselor today for more information on applying industry certifications toward a degree. If you’re not a University of Phoenix student: learn more.

Certification Pathway Outline

  • Course Introduction
    • Course Welcome
    • Getting Started
  • Module 1: Foundations of Cloud Computing
    • Introduction to Cloud Computing
    • Services running in an existing account
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • Resources Creation in AWS
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • Evaluating Running Costs in AWS
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • Foundations of Cloud Computing Skills Assessment
    • Cloud Computing Certification Success Resources
  • Module 2: DevOps Foundations
    • Introduction to DevOps
    • AWS Code Deployment with CI/CD Pipelines
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • High Availability and Scalable Solutions
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • AWS Services Meeting Application Needs
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • DevOps Wrap Up
    • DevOps Foundations Skills Assessment
    • DevOps Certification Success Resources
  • Module 3: Foundations of Cyber Security & Auditing
    • Introduction to Cyber Security & Auditing
    • Regional VPC & Subnets
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • IAM Roles & Permissions Setting
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • The Shared Responsibility Model
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • Foundations of Cyber Security & Auditing Skills Assessment
    • Cyber Security & Auditing Certification Success Resources
  • Module 4: Solution Architecture Foundations
    • Introduction to Solution Architecture
    • Optimized AWS Solutions
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • Fault Tolerant Applications
    • Real-World Problem Solving
    • Solution Architecture Foundations Skills Assessment
    • Solution Architecture Certification Success Resources
  • Course Conclusion
    • Course Wrap Up

Tools and resources you can access after purchasing:

  • AWS Direct Resources

    This PDF contains links to AWS resources curated by professionals in the Cloud field.

  • Cloud Multimedia Resources

    This PDF contains links to multimedia resources curated by professionals in the Cloud field to help support your preparation for AWS certification exams.

  • General Cloud & Tech Resources

    This PDF contains links to web-based community resources curated by professionals to help support your growing knowledge in the Tech field.


Showcase your achievement

Employees can share their Certificate of Completion and Professional Development Badge by uploading them to social media profiles, such as LinkedIn® *^** , when they successfully completed training with a score of 85% or higher.

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Frequently asked questions

AWS Cloud Practitioner is for any individual interested in learning about cloud computing, development and operations, cybersecurity, and solutions architecture. This Certification Pathway was designed to help you grow your career in the information technology field.

Everyone is welcome to take our AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Pathway. No application is necessary.

All levels are welcome to take the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Pathway. There are no prerequisites for this non-college-credit Certification Pathway.

AWS Cloud Practitioner has four modules comprised of subjects related to cloud computing, development and operations, cybersecurity, and solutions architecture. Each module has a knowledge check and brief real-world assessment to validate your skills. You can expect this Certification Pathway to take about 30 hours, and all Certification Pathways are 100% online, self-paced, and non-credit.

A skill module teaches a single skill in four to eight hours.

A one-hour skill module teaches a single skill in about one hour.

Every type of skill module features one or more assessments and awards a shareable digital skill badge when completed with a score of 85% or better.

A Skills Pathway is a series of skills that can be learned over a period of time.

Prebuilt Pathway: A series of two or more existing skill modules that’s ready to launch today.

- Training Pathway: A series of two or more one-hour skill modules that does not prepare employees for a certification exam or help them earn recertification credits.

- Certification Pathway: Completing this Prebuilt Pathway can help employees prepare for a third-party certification exam.

- Recertification Pathway: Completing this Prebuilt Pathway can help employees earn recertification credits for a specific agency such as SHRM® and HRCI®.

Tailored Skills Pathway: Select multiple existing skill modules to create this Pathway. Skill modules and assessments can be modified slightly to accommodate the needs of your business.

Custom Skills Pathway: Our team will build completely new skill modules and assessments for your business and workforce.

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