AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates foundational, high-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, and terminology. This is a good starting point on the AWS Certification journey for individuals with no prior IT or cloud experience switching to a cloud career or for line-of-business employees looking for foundational cloud literacy.
Cost
Exam Fee: $100 USDShow moreShow less
Format
Hybrid
Skills developed through this program
- Demonstrate overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud
- Explain the value of the AWS Cloud
- Explain the AWS shared responsibility model
- Understand the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Understand security best practices
- Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices
Occupations this program prepares you for
Credentials this program stacks toward
No program pathways.
Detailed information about this program
Category: Foundational Exam duration: 90 minutes Exam format: 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response Cost: 100 USD. Visit Exam pricing for additional cost information, including foreign exchange rates Test in-person or online: Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam Languages offered: Arabic, English, Bahasa (Indonesian), French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese Earning this certification validates high-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, and terminology. This certification serves as an entry point to a cloud career for candidates from non-IT backgrounds switching to cloud. Job listings requiring AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner have increased 84% (Oct 2021 - Sept 2022) per Lightcast™ October 2022. This certification is also ideal for line-of-business employees (sales, product management, project management, etc.) who want to gain cloud literacy and communicate more effectively with technical teams and customers. This exam is designed for candidates new to Cloud who may not have an information technology (IT) background. This exam is for line-of-business roles like sales, marketing, product or project management, to get a foundational understanding of AWS Cloud. Candidates for this exam could have up to 6 months of exposure to AWS Cloud, but this is not required.
What you need to earn this credential
No requirements listed.
Eligible funding programs
No funding information available.
Scholarships
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