AWS Recertification
Maintain your certification. Get recertified.
AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise through a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices.
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How to Get Recertified
Learn about your recertification options for each certification below.
Foundational
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Options to recertify
Option 1: Complete the new AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner game-based training. No exam or prep required.
Option 2: Pass the latest version of the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam
Option 3: Pass any one of the Associate-level exams
Option 4: Pass any one of the Professional-level exams
Cost to recertify
Option 1 is free during the beta period, November 21, 2023 – May 31, 2024.
Options 2, 3, and 4 can be taken using the 50% discount voucher in your AWS Certification Account.
Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Options to recertify
Option 1: Pass the latest version of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.
Option 2: Pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam
Cost to recertify
Options 1 and 2 can be taken using the 50% discount voucher in your AWS Certification Account.
Associate
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
Options to recertify
Option 1: Pass the latest version of the Associate-level exam for the certification you already have
Option 2: Pass the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional exam
Cost to recertify
Options 1 and 2 can be taken using the 50% discount voucher in your AWS Certification Account.
Professional
Options to recertify
Pass the latest version of the Professional-level exam for the certification you already have.
Cost to recertify
Use the 50% discount voucher in your AWS Certification Account.
Specialty
Options to recertify
Pass the latest version of the Specialty exam for the certification you already have.
Cost to recertify
Use the 50% discount voucher in your AWS Certification Account.
AWS Certification Recertification FAQs
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How long will my certification be valid for?
You will be required to update your certification (or recertify) every three years.
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What is AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner?
AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner is a new way for certified individuals holding the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner to maintain active certification status. Certified individuals are eligible to complete AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner when their AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification is due to expire within 6 months.
Completing this recertification option will extend the certification validity for 3 years. This free beta offering will be available through May 31, 2024. Sign in to AWS Skill Builder for more FAQs.
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Will the new AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner game-based training for recertification be available beyond May 31, 2024?
After the beta period, AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner will be available again starting in the second half of 2024.
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