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AWS Cloud Computing Career Academy Programme

Study Method
Online
Institution
e-Careers
Recognition
Amazon's AWS
Start Date
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Course overview

Cloud Computing continues to be a widely popular career choice, with interest from individuals with both IT and non-IT experience, due to the current demand for Cloud professionals across most sectors. Earning an AWS certification and gaining AWS Cloud Computing knowledge and skills will enable you to embark on a career in this industry, in future-proof job roles like a Systems Administrator, Network Engineer, and Cloud Developer.

This AWS Cloud Computing Academy Programme comprises a series of AWS certifications, which will teach you the knowledge and skills necessary for a career as a Cloud Computing professional.

These certifications include:

  •  AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Foundation
  •  AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  •  AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional*
  •  AWS Fundamentals in DevOps

This AWS training programme focuses on helping you gain the skills required to perform at a high level within the IT industry, by providing you with industry-recognised certificates.

e-Careers is an Official AWS Partner. 

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Job outcomes

  • Junior DevOps Engineer
  • Systems Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • Cloud Developer
  • Solutions Architect
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Recognition

Accredited by AWS

Study method

  • Online
  • Blended
  • In-class
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Duration study load

  • 6 months (Part-time)

Assessment

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Foundation Exam Details

  • Exam Format – Multiple choice & multiple answer.
  • Duration – 90 minutes.

AWS Certified Solutions Architech – Associate Exam Details

  •    Exam Format – Multiple choice, multiple answer.
  •    Duration – 130 minutes.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional Exam Details* 

  •    Exam Format – Multiple choice & multiple answer.
  •    Duration – 180 minutes.

AWS Fundamentals in DevOps Exam Details

There is no exam required for this training course.

* The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Exam can only be requested once learners have passed their Practitioner and Associate exams. AWS Professional exam voucher must be requested within 6 months of completing the Job Academy Programme.

Who's it for?

If you’re currently working in the IT industry and would like a career in Cloud Computing, this AWS training programme would be ideal for you. It would also suit individuals with IT experience in Systems Admin roles, but new to Cloud Computing, and who want to embark on a career in this sector.

Job academy programme details

Enrolment and Studying

We have made our Job Academy process simple. You will first go through our onboarding process, where we will have a no-obligation consultation, to give us both ample opportunities to ask and answer questions, before deciding the best route forward for you.

You will then go through our induction process, where we will discuss the training schedules and prepare you to begin your training.

Once you have completed your training, practical labs, assessments, and exams, you will go through the recruitment process and work towards becoming job ready.

Recruitment Process 

Our Recruitment Team will work with you to help you prepare for any upcoming job interviews, helping you feel more prepared and confident.

The recruitment process includes:

  • Welcome email with the next steps explained in detail.
  • Invitation to CV workshops, which covers:
    • How to create multiple CVs tailored to your specific job descriptions.
    • Looking at candidates from an employer’s perspective (Value, Behaviour, Skills).
    • Creating excellent LinkedIn Profiles & how to create Video CVs.
    • Introducing you to a range of Job Boards.
    • How to handle competency-based interview questions.
    • Preparing you for job interviews.
  • Coaching and assessments to create self-awareness.
  • 1-2-1 competency-based interview question sessions tailored to your industry.
  • Sessions to help you improve your soft skills and confidence.
  • We will share with you live vacancies and networking contacts to help with your job search.
  • On-demand support through our career coaching (interview preparation, mock interview)

Our Recruitment Team will provide you with support for up to 6 months from the day you finish your training with us, with the goal of helping you secure a job or job placement.

Subjects

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Foundation
  • Define what the AWS Cloud
  • Describe key AWS Cloud architectural principles
  • Explain the AWS Cloud value proposition
  • Define the Pricing, Billing and Account management models
  • Describe essential key services on the AWS platform
  • Explain fundamental compliance and security aspects of the AWS platform and the shared security model
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • Gain hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage and database AWS services
  • Understand how to use AWS deployment and management services
  • Identify and define technical requirements for an AWS-based application
  • Understand basic architectural principles of building on the AWS Cloud
  • Learn the AWS global infrastructure
  • Understand security features and tools that AWS provides
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  • Implement cost-control strategies
  • Migrate complex, multi-tier applications (on AWS)
  • Select the most appropriate AWS service to design and deploy an application
  • Design and deploy reliable applications on AWS
AWS Fundamentals in DevOps
  • Use the principal concepts and practices behind the DevOps methodology.
  • Design and implement an infrastructure on AWS that supports one or more DevOps development projects.
  • Use AWS CloudFormation and AWS OpsWorks to deploy the infrastructure necessary to create development, test, and production environments for a software development project.
  • Use AWS CodeCommit and AWS CodeBuild to understand the array of options for enabling a Continuous Integration environment on AWS.
  • Use AWS CodePipeline to design and implement a Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline on AWS.
  • Implement several common Continuous Deployment use cases using AWS technologies, including blue/green deployment and A/B testing.
  • Distinguish between the array of application deployment technologies available on AWS (including AWS CodeDeploy, AWS OpsWorks, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon EC2 Container Service, and Amazon EC2 Container Registry), and decide which technology best fits a given scenario.
  • Use Amazon EC2 Systems Manager for patch management.
  • Leverage Automated Testing in different stages of a CI/CD pipeline.
  • Fine-tune the applications you deliver on AWS for high performance and use AWS tools and technologies to monitor your application and environment for potential issues.
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Payment options

Price On Application

  • Finance options are available
  • No government funding available for this course
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