Free AWS Training webinars to grow your cloud skills

AWS Training and Certification has launched a series of free, live virtual training events, each led by an accredited AWS instructor with real-time Q&A chat support. In this blog post, we provide information on when the classes are hosted, why you should participate, and what free course types we are offering.

You can register for our upcoming training events spanning different topics, such as AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials, AWS Technical Essentials, AWS Security Fundamentals, and AWS Cost Optimization. Each is taught by an accredited AWS instructor who will walk you through key features and examples.

When are webinars held?

The live webinars are generally held on Mondays and Fridays of every week and are a half- or full-day duration. They help individuals build foundational knowledge for dozens of AWS services and solutions. Webinars are intended for various audiences; see detailed descriptions below.

Why participate?

The AWS Training and Certification foundational-level webinar series include deep-dive and technical training curated by subject matter experts with a focus on real life business challenges and solutions to help provide you with a thorough understanding of specific AWS products and services. Our AWS Technical Trainers will be available to answer your questions raised in the webinars. The webinars are currently available for the following topic:

1. AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Day – This fundamental-level course is intended for a business audience who seeks an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud, independent of specific technical roles. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. This course also helps you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.
2. AWS Technical Essentials Day – This introductory course is geared toward a technical audience. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services to help you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS. It covers many of the services found in the follow-up course, Architecting on AWS, but at an introductory level, starting you on that technical journey.
3. AWS Security Fundamentals – This class gives an overview of AWS cloud security concepts, including AWS access control, data encryption methods, and how network access to your AWS infrastructure can be secured.
4. AWS Cost Optimization – This course explores best practices and design patterns to help you architect optimal IT solutions. AWS Cost Optimization is designed for solution architects, solution design engineers, and anyone who needs to understand the scope of cloud architectures and how it drives cost.

We plan to add more dates, times, and introduce more webinar topics based on customer demand and feedback – please check back with us often.

If you are interested in more advanced digital or virtual classroom training, you can create your account on aws.training and explore our full training catalog.