AWS Certifications
A redux for navigating the world of AWS certification.
Canonical Certification Resource
Learning Paths
Optional "foundational certification": AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- There are 4 learning paths
- Cloud Practitioner (foundational)
- Solutions Architect
- Developer
- Operations
Associate Level Certificates
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
Other Certificates
Check the available certificates
There are no prerequisites for any certificates.
- Currently there are the following quantity of certificates:
- 1 foundational
- 3 associate
- 2 professional
- 5 specialty
Recertification
Certificates are valid for 3 years, recertification is apparently half price.
professional recertifications also cover the associate certificate for the learning path path.
It isn't clear -- it looks like the "Devops Engineer - Professional" certificate renews either, or both, SysOps Administrator - Associate and Developer - Associate certificates. Is it either or is it both?
Validation
You can validate someone's certificate number here
Training Resources
There are free training resources on the learning paths page.
aws.training
[Primary resource]((https://www.aws.training/) for scheduling in-person trainings and exams.
- Schedule online practice exams or in-person real exams
- Schedule courses
aws.training Learning Library
This can be tough to search, the filters don't seem super accurate.
- Free: Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer – Associate (Digital)
- https://www.aws.training/LearningLibrary
- Filters: Free, Developer Role, English
AWS Resources
- Canonical Training Resource
- APN Training - Amazon Partner Network
- AWS Academy
- This is for post-secondary institutions (universities)
- AWS Educate
- Another academic gateway...
AWS Free Courses
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Second Edition
- Free 6 hour course offered by AWS
- The free courses are designed to be supplements to APN courses.
Udemy Courses
Udemy has a ton of competing courses on their platform.
- Sorting by most reviewed seems helpful...
- Third party Udemy FAQ
- Courses are supposedly often about $15 with some 90% off discount applied 1
Most popular Courses (updated 2019-08-23)
Practice Exams
Developer Course - Freshstart Links JSON
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