Category: Best Practices

Deloitte recognizes that one of its greatest strengths is the unique perspectives and voices of its people—with diversity, equity, and inclusion part of its core values. Deloitte has also long recognized the gender gap in the technology space and has been working to close that gap through training programs. Learn how Deloitte’s CloudUp for Women (CU4W) program has helped women from diverse professional backgrounds gain in-demand cloud skills and address the gender gap in tech.

Accenture reports that a digital skills shortage is the top barrier to achieving cloud value–ranked as the number one barrier. Forward-thinking enterprises, like UnionBank of the Philippines, are maximizing their cloud investments by upskilling their workforces, becoming prime destinations for top cloud talent. Learn more from Michelle Rubio, the bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, about how UnionBank built a Cloud Center of Excellence based on the AWS Skills Guild framework.

Throughout Women’s History Month, we’ve been celebrating stories of women in the cloud. Diana Todea is a Site Reliability Engineer for Cloud Observability at Elastic. We’ll share how Diana used AWS Certifications to move her career forward quickly to become competitive in the cloud and grow in her overall understanding of technology and her role within it.

Academia plays an important role in helping to prepare students with in-demand skills to be successful in the industry post-graduation. Through industry-academia collaboration, universities like Singapore Management University (SMU) are leveraging the expertise and resources of AWS – and collaborations with organizations like Accenture, to help students stay relevant to industry needs. By combining academic rigor with practical, hands-on experience, students can develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to succeed in their careers.

Cloud transformations offer companies a chance to change far more than just their approach to technology. Every new skill learned is a chance to address imbalances throughout a company, bringing in new voices with different approaches to problems. Learn how Thomson Reuters used their cloud transformation to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion within the company’s technical roles.

In this blog, we share two stories of resilient Ukrainians who have taken advantage of the IT Skills 4U program to build cloud skills and industry credentials to improve their circumstances in the face of the conflict in Ukraine. IT Skills 4U is a free training program for Ukrainians willing to learn AWS skills, transition into cloud roles, or advance their IT career. Developed by AWS, the program curriculum includes a combination of self-paced learning (AWS Educate in Ukrainian, AWS Skill Builder), AWS instructor-led training, AWS Certification, English and Polish language classes, and career support services.

Learn how SkillStorm is training transitioning service members to become skilled cloud engineers through a 16-week Tech Training Accelerator program. SkillStorm has a strong record of success, working directly with hiring partners who source talent from its programs, so graduates are quickly placed in careers.

If your organization is investing in cloud, providing employees with the necessary knowledge and skills can drive increased efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness. By conducting an LNA and developing a targeted training plan, you can ensure your investments are driving maximum value for your business.

Are you in the process of studying for your first AWS Certification—or additional AWS Certification(s)? We’re both solutions architects at AWS, and between us, we hold 10 active AWS Certifications. This blog breaks down five tips AWS Solutions Architects swear by to prepare for and pass AWS Certification exams—and you can borrow these techniques!

Learn how BMO Financial Group utilized AWS Skills Guild to train its employees, and then partnered with PLATO to provide cloud workforce development training focused on building a fresh pipeline of talent within Canada’s Indigenous communities with the AWS re/Start program.