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New courses and certification updates from AWS Training and Certification in September 2024

In September 2024, we launched 21 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including 7 new digital courses, an exciting new game-based learning exam prep option for AWS Certified AI Practitioner: AWS Escape Room: Exam prep for AWS Certified AI Practitioner AIF, and a new generative AI course for AWS Partners: AWS Partner: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) on AWS (Business).

Closing the cloud skills gap for SMBs: How AWS Distributors are driving adoption and outcomes

Learn how AWS Distribution Partners and their downstream partners provide small and medium business customers with the essential solutions and cloud proficiency to achieve their transformation goals. Plus discover steps you can take today to ensure success by adopting digital training from the experts at AWS.

Launch your cloud career with the AWS Cloud Support Associate Certificate

Are you looking to break into the growing field of cloud computing? Prepare for an exciting new career with Amazon Web Services’ latest entry-level professional certificate on Coursera, the AWS Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate. This seven-course online training program provides the foundational skills needed to launch a career as an AWS Cloud Support Associate in four months or less.

Unlocking generative AI opportunities with AWS

The new learning program, Unlocking Generative AI Opportunities with AWS, developed in collaboration with the Udemy Business Leadership Academy, is uniquely designed to equip leaders across all industries with the generative AI knowledge and change management strategies they need to develop talent successfully and drive the digital transformation within their organizations. Now’s the time for you and your team to learn the what, why, and how behind generative AI.

Use AWS Workshops to accelerate your learning of AWS

Learn how you can access AWS Workshops to build your AWS Cloud skills. AWS Workshops are free, self-guided tutorial experiences that give you hands-on experience with AWS services. Through technical step-by-step modules, created by teams at Amazon Web Services (AWS), any level of learner can build an understanding of AWS Cloud concepts along with practical skills and techniques.

New courses and certification offerings from AWS Training and Certification in March 2024

Welcome to the March course launch blog. This month we launched eight new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including four new AWS Builder Labs and Generative AI Developer Kit. We also have three new, and one updated AWS Classroom Training courses—two of which have AWS Partner versions—including Developing Generative AI Applications on AWS. A reminder: registration is now open for the new AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate exam. You can begin preparing with curated exam prep resources, created by the experts at AWS, on AWS Skill Builder.

Insider advice for cloud beginners—visit AWS Skills Center

Learn how Girish Chandran kicked off his cloud learning journey with a visit to AWS Skills Center Seattle. Now an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and working for an IT consulting company, Grish shares some advice for how cloud-curious beginners can get started with AWS.

Using Amazon Q to accelerate your cloud learning

Amazon Q is a generative-AI powered assistant that helps customers answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and complete tasks based on data in their company repository. It also exists as a learning tool for AWS users who want to ask questions about services and best practices in the cloud. Learn how you can use it to accelerate your learning of AWS services.

Building your machine learning skills from zero

Navigating the tech landscape without a traditional computer science background has been a challenging, yet rewarding, journey. Approximately two years ago, I was preparing to take the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. In this blog, I’ll share my non-traditional journey into a career in tech and how this path led me to explore the world of machine learning (ML), including advice and resources for those wanting to make the leap.