AWS Certifications enable individuals to gain recognition for their knowledge and skills in working with AWS services. Additionally, preparing for certification requirements provides an opportunity to expand your expertise working with AWS services.
AWS / Amazon Web Services is Amazon's cloud computing platform. As this field continues to expand, so does the need for AWS qualified individuals. AWS certifications are industry-recognized credentials that validate your knowledge and enhance your credibility.
ONLC offers classes that will help students prepare at the Foundational level as an AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Associate level certifications for Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, and Developer plus AWS Specialty certifications to validate additional skills in Advanced Networking and Security.
Scroll down to review the details for each certification.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification validates overall understanding of the AWS Cloud. It is an optional start towards an AWS Associate level certification.
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AWS Business Essentials (1 Day)
This course is appropriate for anyone new to AWS or who needs an overview of AWS services. During this one-day class you'll get an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud. You will learn about essential cloud concepts and AWS services, security, architecture, pricing and support. View
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Certification Exam
To maintain integrity, exam content is subject to change at any time without notice to training providers. As such, training may not cover all exam topics. Students register directly with Amazon for AWS authorized exams. Once signed in there's an option to enter your zip code for a list of available test centers near you.
Review the Exam Guide and Sample Questions for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Foundational.
TIP: Review the sample questions and note that our AWS Business Essentials course can be combined with a free 7-hour e-learning class from Amazon to enhance your preparation for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam. Register for the free AWS Cloud Practitioner class from Amazon
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AWS certification holders are required to get recertified every two years to remain valid.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification validates your technical expertise in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS.
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AWS Technical Essentials (2 Days)
This course is appropriate for anyone new to AWS or who needs an overview of AWS services. During this two-day class you'll get an introduction to AWS, you will learn about identifying key AWS storage options, Amazon EBS, Amazon S3 bucket creation, and sample code and libraries. You'll learn about computing and networking services, manage services and databases and learn about deployment and maintenance. You'll also explore service object models and the baseline concept of SNS and SQS, and build an app using these new skills. View
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AWS Architecting (3 Days)
During this class attendees will learn to create and maintain backups; implement scaling policies on schedules, influxes in traffic, and deep health checks; provision servers and data storage; optimize databases through caching and sharding, as well as monitor and queue data for processing. View
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Certification Exam
To maintain integrity, exam content is subject to change at any time without notice to training providers. As such, training may not cover all exam topics.
Review the Exam Guide and Sample Questions for AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Students register directly with Amazon for AWS authorized exams. Once signed in there's an option to enter your zip code for a list of available test centers near you.
AWS certification holders are required to get recertified every two years to remain valid.
AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification validates your technical expertise in developing and maintaining applications on the AWS platform.
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AWS Technical Essentials (2 Days)
This course is appropriate for anyone new to AWS or who needs an overview of AWS services. During this two-day class you'll get an introduction to AWS, you will learn about identifying key AWS storage options, Amazon EBS, Amazon S3 bucket creation, and sample code and libraries. You'll learn about computing and networking services, manage services and databases and learn about deployment and maintenance. You'll also explore service object models and the baseline concept of SNS and SQS, and build an app using these new skills. View
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AWS Developing (3 Days)
During this class attendees will learn tasks such as using the Eclipse IDE; installing, configuring and performing AWS operations using AWS SDK; configuring Amazon Relational Database Service and using it in your application backend; deploy web applications using Amazon Elastic Beanstalk; and integrating AWS services in a web application. View
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Certification Exam
To maintain integrity, exam content is subject to change at any time without notice to training providers. As such, training may not cover all exam topics.
Review the Exam Guide and Sample Questions for AWS Certified Solutions Developer – Associate.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Students register directly with Amazon for AWS authorized exams. Once signed in there's an option to enter your zip code for a list of available test centers near you.
AWS certification holders are required to get recertified every two years to remain valid.
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate certification validates your expertise in deployment, management, and operations on the AWS platform.
Courses
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AWS Technical Essentials (2 Days)
This course is appropriate for anyone new to AWS or who needs an overview of AWS services. During this two-day class you'll get an introduction to AWS, you will learn about identifying key AWS storage options, Amazon EBS, Amazon S3 bucket creation, and sample code and libraries. You'll learn about computing and networking services, manage services and databases and learn about deployment and maintenance. You'll also explore service object models and the baseline concept of SNS and SQS, and build an app using these new skills. View
outline & dates
System Operations on AWS: Level 1 (2 Days)
This course guides you through Amazon’s DevOps cloud management service and will provide you with the foundation of knowledge and the skills required for building and scaling multistage environments and applications in the AWS cloud. View
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System Operations on AWS: Level 2 (3 Days)
Learning AWS OpsWorks will get you involved in a DevOps role, where you will learn key concepts and information about building scalable infrastructures to support high traffic applications. You will also learn about other important facets such as security, monitoring, and command-line reporting. View
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Certification Exam
To maintain integrity, exam content is subject to change at any time without notice to training providers. As such, training may not cover all exam topics.
Review the Exam Guide and Sample Questions for AWS Certified Solutions SysOps – Associate.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Students register directly with Amazon for AWS authorized exams. Once signed in there's an option to enter your zip code for a list of available test centers near you.
AWS certification holders are required to get recertified every two years to remain valid.
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty certification validates your technical expertise in designing and implementing AWS and hybrid IT architectures at scale.
It is recommended that candidates for this certification have AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or a current Associate-level certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified Developer - Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate certification. You should also have a minimum five years hands-on experience architecting and implementing network solutions Advanced knowledge of AWS networking concepts and technologies.
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AWS Networking Essentials (2 Days)
During this two-day class covers the basics of networking in AWS and includes an overview of AWS and the networking services, using AWS VPC to create a virtual cloud for performing network-related tasks plus AWS Direct Connect after taking a deep dive into scalability and load balancing using the Auto scaling feature, Elastic Load Balancing, and Amazon Route S3. View
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Certification Exam
To maintain integrity, exam content is subject to change at any time without notice to training providers. As such, training may not cover all exam topics.
Review the Exam Guide and Sample Questions for AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Students register directly with Amazon for AWS authorized exams. Once signed in there's an option to enter your zip code for a list of available test centers near you.
AWS certification holders are required to get recertified every two years to remain valid.
AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification allows experienced cloud security professionals to demonstrate and validate their knowledge of how to secure the AWS platform.
It is recommended that candidates for this certification have a minimum of five years of IT security experience designing and implementing security solutions, at least two years of hands-on experience securing AWS workloads and Security controls for workloads on AWS.
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AWS Security Essentials (3 Days)
During this three-day class you'll get a deep dive into the fundamentals of the shared security responsibility model. You will then learn the basics of how to enable security, auditing, and compliance in AWS with the tools, services, and features it provides. View
outline & dates
Certification Exam
To maintain integrity, exam content is subject to change at any time without notice to training providers. As such, training may not cover all exam topics.
Review the Exam Guide and Sample Questions for AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Students register directly with Amazon for AWS authorized exams. Once signed in there's an option to enter your zip code for a list of available test centers near you.
AWS certification holders are required to get recertified every two years to remain valid.
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) to see specific locations and dates of Early Notice classes.| Click Title for Dates & Outlines | Days | Fee |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | ||
| AWS Business Essentials | 1 | $450 |
| AWS Technical Essentials | 2 | $895 |
| AWS Architecting | 3 | $1495 |
| AWS Developing | 3 | $1495 |
| System Operations on AWS: Level 1 | 2 | $995 |
| System Operations on AWS: Level 2 | 3 | $1495 |
| AWS Security Essentials | 3 | $1495 |
| AWS Networking Essentials | 2 | $995 |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) On-Demand, Self-Study | ||
| AWS On-Demand: Comprehensive (Basic & Intermediate) | 2 | $495 |
Other AWS Certifications
Additional certifications and options may be available to those listed above. What is listed is based on ONLC's classes and training for AWS.
AWS Recertification
Recertification is required every two years for all AWS Certifications. Amazon will send an email notification to an AWS certified professional about six months before the certification credential is set to expire.
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