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

Welcome to October’s post announcing new training course launches and certification updates — helping equip you and your teams with the skills to work with AWS services and solutions.

Missed our September course update? Check it out here.

This month, we launched 17 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including 6 new generative AI digital courses. In addition, registration is now open for the standard version of the AWS Certified AI Practitioner and AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate exams. Plus, when you earn either of these new AWS Certifications on or before February 15, 2025, you will receive a limited-edition Early Adopter badge in addition to your certification badge!

AWS Certification exam preparation and updates

Certification exams

Registration is open for the standard versions of the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam, available in English, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, and Simplified Chinese, and the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate exam, available in English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. Schedule your exam and dive into the 4-step Exam Prep Plan to approach exam day with confidence.

Save on the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam with the Foundational Retake

From October 9, 2024 until February 15, 2025, you can participate in the Foundational Retake! Take the first attempt of the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam at the full price of $100 USD, on or before February 15, 2025, and get a free exam retake if you are not successful.

Plus, when you earn the AWS Certified AI Practitioner certification on or before February 15, 2025, you’ll receive a limited-edition Early Adopter badge in addition to your certification badge! Learn about these limited time AWS Certification incentives in our blog.

Exam prep

Prepare for AWS Certification exams with confidence, following 4-step plans on AWS Skill Builder. Each plan includes free content such as practice question sets and enhanced content, via subscription, like official practice exams, self-paced labs, and game-based learning.

This month, we launched the following AWS Certification exam prep materials:

Free Digital Training on AWS Skill Builder

AWS Skill Builder offers access to 600+ free digital courses and learning plans to learners of all skill levels in 200+ countries and territories.

This month, we launched the following free digital courses:

Free digital courses

Free digital Learning Plans