Join the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge
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Frequently asked questions
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Q: Why complete the challenge?
A: When you’re skilled, you know it—when you’re certified, everyone knows it. Completing the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge showcases your skills to fellow experts, as well as current and future employers. Earning specialty certification increases your professional influence, advances your career, and keeps you in the top ranks among your peers.
By joining the Challenge, you’ll get access to new Twitch training on-demand, AWS Power Hour: Specialty Certification. Plus, get recommended resources, a Resource Hub to help you prepare, and instructions on how to redeem 50% off the cost of your exam as an employee.
Q: Who can participate in the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge?
A: Any Amazonian that registers for the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge before June 30, 2023 will be eligible to participate in the Challenge to receive suggested trainings and instructions on how to redeem your 50% employee discount voucher.
This challenge is only available to current Amazon employees and is not intended for those outside of Amazon.
Q: How do I get a 50% voucher for the AWS Official Certification Exam?
A: All Amazonians must follow the instructions in this wiki to redeem a 50% employee discount voucher toward the cost of an AWS specialty exam, including:
Q: Do I have to follow all of the training in order to complete the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge?
A: All training, review sessions, and preparation resources recommended as part of the Challenge are optional. We do recommend that in addition to the Twitch training, you follow these recommended steps to aid your preparation:
- Review the exam guides to learn about the exams
- Learn about exam topics and get to know exam-style questions by enrolling in courses and taking AWS Certification Official Practice Question Sets on AWS Skill Builder, our online learning center
- Review our white papers and FAQs on each exam page
- Apply your skills by enrolling in AWS Builder Labs and Cloud Quest roles with an AWS Skill Builder subscription. Full time employees get access to a free subscription of AWS Skill Builder when you login using your Amazon employee SSO.
- Prepare for your exam by enrolling in additional AWS Skill Builder exam prep resources including exam readiness and prep courses, where available.
The training curriculum provided is a recommended path of resources. When you feel ready to take the certification exam, go ahead and schedule your exam!
Q: In what languages will the exam be available?
A: Learn more about the languages available and other details of the specific specialty exam you plan to take at one of our Certification pages:
Q: What is the benefit of getting AWS Certified?
A: Earning the highest-level industry recognized credential from AWS showcases your skills, increases your influence among peers, and helps advance your career.
Q: How does staff getting AWS Certified benefit an organization?
A: AWS Certification helps organizations identify and cultivate skilled professionals who can improve cloud operations and drive innovation. Research by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) shows that AWS Certification can help organizations build faster, improve security, reduce downtime, improve deployment time, better innovate with AWS services, and attract and retain top talent. Learn more.
AWS Certification helps AWS Partners retain top talent and better serve their customers. According to research by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), 97% of AWS Partners say that AWS Training and Certification programs put their company in a better competitive position to succeed over the next 3-5 years.
Q: Is there any cost associated with the Get AWS Certified: Specialty Challenge?
There is no cost to sign up or participate in the training and preparation sessions for the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge. To earn an AWS Specialty Certification, participants must take and pass the exam. AWS Specialty Certification exams cost 300 USD. Additionally, Amazonians can access all training on AWS Skill Builder at no cost.
Q: What are the dates of the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge?
A: Registration for the Get AWS Certified: Amazonian Specialty Challenge will be open until June 30, 2023 to receive bi-weekly training tips and resources.
Q: How do I take an AWS Certification exam?
A: We offer AWS Certification exams through Pearson VUE. Learn more about your testing options.
