AWS Training and Certification Blog
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Introducing AWS SimuLearn: Generative AI Practitioner
Learn generative AI through AWS SimuLearn simulation-based training, where you’ll interact with AI-powered virtual customers, solve real business challenges, and build hands-on experience with Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and other AWS AI services—all available for free on AWS Skill Builder through a unique learn-recommend-build approach.
Turning daydreams into solutions: My AWS Cloud Institute experience
Follow one scientist’s inspiring journey from the lab to the cloud as he transforms his career through AWS Cloud Institute. Learn how this comprehensive nine-month program combines hands-on learning, expert mentorship, and industry-recognized certifications to help professionals transition into cloud computing careers.
New courses and certification updates from AWS Training and Certification in April 2025
In April 2025, we launched 14 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including 9 new AWS Builder Labs, 4 new Digital Classroom courses, and a new game-based learning offering, AWS Skill Builder Trivia, an immersive learning tool that enables you to create dynamic, multiplayer trivia quizzes for live training sessions and events.
From cloud novice to award-winning game developer: A journey with AWS Cloud Institute
Discover how JC Boissy transformed from a cloud novice to an award-winning game developer through AWS Cloud Institute. His journey from managing cloud projects to creating CloudJack-21, an innovative serverless card game that earned recognition in the 2024 AWS Game Builder Challenge, showcases the power of structured cloud-skills training and hands-on experience.
The AI skills gap: Women’s interest in generative AI outpaces available training
If you’re a woman in tech or business looking to advance your career with AI skills, this post is for you. You’ll discover the latest research on women in AI, understand common learning pathways, and find specific AWS training resources to help you move forward.
AWS Jam Journeys: New role-based challenges on AWS Skill Builder
Imagine navigating the same cloud challenges that AWS solutions architects face daily, and proving you can solve them. That’s what AWS Jam Journeys offer through hands-on learning experiences. And, now we’ve reorganized our AWS Jam Journeys to better match your learning paths and the way you interact with AWS services.
New course updates from AWS Training and Certification in February 2025
In February 2025, we launched 17 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including seven new AWS Builder Labs, four new AWS Jam Journeys, and six major updates to AWS Jam Journeys.
New courses and certification updates from AWS Training and Certification in January 2025
In January 2025, we launched 17 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including two new AWS Jam Journeys, additional language availability for Exam Prep materials in support of AWS Certified AI Practitioner and AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer certification exams, as well as a new AWS Builder Lab, Sustainability Strategies with AWS Compute Workload, designed to help identify sustainability strategies using AWS services and tools to optimize usage and costs in an AWS environment.
Meet the first graduates of AWS Cloud Institute
Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate the graduation of the inaugural cohort of AWS Cloud Institute learners, marking a significant milestone in their journey toward launching successful careers in cloud development. Throughout the program, this exceptional group of individuals not only honed their technical expertise but also became part of a dynamic and supportive learning community, fostering collaboration and growth along the way.
Mapping your AI/ML career journey
The journey from AWS Certified AI Practitioner to AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty offers a structured approach that helps you grow—from understanding fundamental AI concepts to handling complex ML projects in a cloud environment. By using resources like AWS Skill Builder, AWS Educate and the Udemy Business Leadership Academy cohort programs, you can accelerate your learning and stay ahead of the competition in the fast-moving AI/ML landscape.