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AWS Certification Exam Training - Frequently Asked Questions
The Amazon AWS exam is designed for early stage IT professionals interested in building a career in cloud administration. The AWS exam is a multiple choice, multiple answer exam that validates your skills and experience configuring, managing, and supporting the Amazon cloud platform across multiple business environments.
If you have a minimum of 6 months of hands-on industry experience in an IT administration role with a concentration in cloud management and exposure to working on the Amazon AWS platform, you’re ready to start preparing for your AWS Cloud Practitioner certification exam.
After you successfully earn your Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, and gain more IT field experience, you will have options to further specialize in Amazon cloud administration with further certifications. You’ll have options to accelerate your career potentials by earning: AWS Solution Architect Associate, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS SysOps Administrator, and more. Register for our AWS certification training course!
Before taking the Amazon AWS certification exam, you should feel confident in demonstrating your knowledge to a potential employer across these 4 core areas:
- Cloud Concepts
Understand the basic global infrastructure of Amazon AWS and how to describe the basic cloud architectural design principles. Define the AWS Cloud, its value proposition, and identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics.
- Security and Compliance
Understand security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform and the shared security model. Identify AWS access management capabilities and resources for security support.
- Platform Configuration
Define methods of deploying AWS Cloud. Understand key services on the AWS platform and their common use cases including compute, network, databases, and storage. Understand the process of troubleshooting problems associated with AWS configuration and identify sources of documentation or technical assistance.
- Business Proposition
Install and configure identity and access services, as well as management controls.
The technical skills validated through the Amazon AWS certification exam will help prepare you for IT career opportunities such as:
- AWS Networking Specialist
- IT Systems Administrator
- Cloud Engineer
If you have no prior IT experience, and you’re planning out your IT career path, having a well-rounded skillset on servers running both Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS cloud platforms provide the maximum career potential. Getting your foot in the door in IT HelpDesk or IT Support is a great way to get started, giving you access to supporting users running a variety of hardware and software technologies. As you start to build your training and exposure in server management and cloud administration, you’ll increase your problem-solving and troubleshooting skills and will be ready to start studying for the AWS certification exam.
CIAT Career Services team provides personalized career transition support to ensure you translate your technical training and industry certifications into viable career opportunities. Our full suite of career services support includes resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, mock interview support, career coaching, and job placement support, and specialty workshops, to help ensure you’re positioned for success.
Typically, students enrolled in our Certificate In Cloud Administration program feel confident taking the Amazon AWS exam after 5 weeks of technical training and exam preparation.
After you successfully earn your Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, and gain more IT field experience, you will have options to further specialize in Amazon cloud administration with further certifications. You’ll have options to accelerate your career potentials by earning: AWS Solution Architect Associate, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS SysOps Administrator, and more. Register for our AWS certification training course!
Here are four recommended IT certification pathways that kickoff with the AWS certification:
- Cloud Administration Certificate
- Computer Information Systems Certificate
- Associate of Applied Science Degree In Computer Information Systems
- Applied Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems – Cloud Track
Your Amazon AWS exam voucher, retake costs, and exam prep software, are included in the cost of your tuition for any CIAT Bootcamp, Certificate, or Degree programs. CIAT provides unlimited attempts at passing the Amazon AWS to ensure you start your exam calm and confident, without worrying about what will happen if you don’t pass. Prepare for the exam by taking our AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner training course.
You save hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses over a DIY studying approach.
Both CIAT Mission Valley and National City campuses include secure and authorized testing center facilities, available to local San Diego students and alumni. For our online students, we work closely with you to help locate and facilitate an authorized testing center near you.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CIAT has enabled students to take the Amazon AWS certification exam remotely from the comfort of your own home through Amazon’s new “Test Anywhere” process. Don’t put your goals on hold or push off until normalcy returns.
Studying for the Amazon AWS certification on your own is doable, but often leaves you without the required technical skills in your background, or the necessary resources to translate your exam score into an IT career.
Join over 2,000 students who have enrolled in CIAT accredited Certificate and Degree programs and are on their path to launching or advancing their IT careers. Our extensive, custom designed IT curriculum provides training for up to 14 industry certifications, including Amazon AWS.
- No exam fees
- Hands-on training through on-campus and virtual online classes
- Online test preparation workshops
- Test preparation software
- Complimentary week-long IT bootcamps
- One-on-one support from certified instructors
- Accredited Certificate and Degree programs to beef up your resume
- Personalized career services support including resume building and job placement support
*Students are encouraged to take certification exams while actively enrolled in the degree program. Unlimited certification exam attempts expire 90 days after graduation. The following are single attempt exams and are not eligible for a retake voucher: CEH, CASP, CISSP, DevNet & CCNP. See certification exam policy for more details.
Questions About Getting Certified?
Whether you’re just entering the workforce or trying to take your career to the next level, CIAT offers the certifications needed to prove your expertise to current and future employers. Navigating the IT certification landscape by yourself can be challenging. If you’re wondering if this Microsoft Windows Operating System certification training is right for you or you need help getting started on another path, we’re here to help.
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2021 BEST CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS
CIAT has been awarded top ranking status in Intelligent.com’s Best Cybersecurity Program review, highlighted as “Best For Industry Certifications”. Evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.
CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
EC Council, the world's largest cybersecurity technical certification organization, awarded CIAT the Circle of Excellence Award two years in a row for our Certified Ethical Hacker certification training courses and career-ready curriculum.
MILITARY-FRIENDLY
We believe you deserve an education worthy of your service. CIAT welcomes military veterans, active duty service members, and spouses using the Post 9/11 GI Bill®, Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E), Active Duty Tuition Assistance, and MyCAA.
FULLY ACCREDITED
We have high standards and we believe you should too. CIAT has proudly earned accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.