What is an AWS Training Badge?
AWS Training badges offer these benefits:
- Demonstrate your progress gaining knowledge and skills for specific AWS Cloud topics, such as Serverless
- Shareable on social networks to help you stand out to recruiters and prospective hiring managers
- Free to earn and share
How to earn an AWS Training Badge
1
Register
Register for a free AWS Skill Builder account.
2
Enroll
Enroll in select modules that offer digital badges, such as Knowledge Badge Readiness Paths and Cloud Quest.
3
Earn
Complete the assessment associated with the learning plan with at least an 80% score.
4
Claim
Create a Credly account to claim your digital badge.
5
Showcase
Share your badges by activating your Skills Profile in your Skill Builder profile settings.
FAQs
What digital badges do AWS Training & Certification offer?
A digital badge provides a verifiable way for individuals to showcase knowledge, skills, or accomplishments, whether through a resume, social network, or email signature. Badge earners can display the badge image with a unique link that anyone can click to verify that specific individual’s achievement.
Our premiere badges are awarded for AWS Certifications. We offer Training badges in a variety of forms including Knowledge, Cloud Quest, and Partner trainings for content hosted on AWS Skill Builder. Additionally, AWS offers Training badges for programs including AWS Educate, AWS Academy, AWS Cloud Institute, and AWS re/Start. You can review all AWS Training and Certification badges on Credly.com.
Who can earn a badge and how much does it cost?
Each badge has its own requirements, which are outlined on the specific badge page under Earning Criteria on Credly.com.
Badges are free to accept, i.e. there is no cost to create a Credly.com account or accept a badge. While most of our badges are free to earn, some require membership in a specific program or have other requirements.
How soon will I get my badge, after I meet the requirements?
Each badge has its own timelines for awarding a badge. Most badges require a review process to ensure individuals have met the requirements.
Who is Credly and how can I contact them?
AWS Training and Certification uses Credly, an independent organization, to deliver digital badges.
You can find information on Credly’s site about how to accept or share your badge. Please contact Credly support for questions about your using or managing your Credly account.
I am missing a badge, what should I do?
Please review Credly’s site for information about accepting a badge. If you're expecting to receive a badge and you have not yet received it, first make sure that the badge you have been issued is sent to the same email address you have registered with Credly. If the badge has been issued to another email, you can add that email as a secondary email within your Credly account. If you still have not received the badge, contact Credly support for further assistance.