About This Course
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most widely adopted cloud platform, providing over 200 services from global data centres. Millions of organisations—including start-ups, enterprises, and government bodies—utilise AWS to reduce costs, increase agility, and innovate more quickly.
This 11-week course prepares learners for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam, which validates a strong understanding of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, pricing, and support. The course is designed as a progression from AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials and provides a recognised entry point into cloud careers.
Duration: 11 weeksParticipants: Up to 25 participants
Certification: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the value and benefits of the AWS Cloud.
- Understand and apply the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
- Describe the AWS Well-Architected Framework and its pillars.
- Recognise AWS security, compliance, and governance best practices.
- Understand AWS Cloud economics, pricing models, and cost-management tools.
- Describe and position core AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, and databases.
- Identify AWS services for everyday business and technical use cases.
- Locate AWS technical resources and support options.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for unemployed individuals seeking to develop in-demand cloud skills for the IT services industry. No prior cloud experience is required. The knowledge gained is transferable across other leading cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, making it an ideal foundation for broader career progression.
Course Syllabus
Aligned with CLF-C02 Exam Guide.
Domain1: Cloud Concepts
- Benefits of the AWS Cloud
- Design principles of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Migration benefits and strategies using the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework
- Cloud economics and cost optimisation strategies
Domain 2: Security and Compliance
- The AWS Shared Responsibility Model
- Security, compliance, and governance concepts
- Identity and access management
- Security services
Domain 3: Cloud Technology and Services
- Methods of deploying and operating in AWS
- AWS global infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones, edge locations
- Core compute, database, networking, and storage services
- AI/ML and analytics services
- Other in-scope services (application integration, developer tools, end-user computing, IoT)
Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support
- AWS pricing models
- Billing, budgeting, and cost-management tools
- AWS Support options