AWS CloudUp for Her Cloud Practitioner is a flexible learning pathway for women globally. If you're a student thinking about a career in tech, or a professional looking to re-skill, cross skill, or simply cloud curious, this is for you! This learning pathway will set you up for success on your cloud learning journey and help gain the global recognition of achieving your AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.

Just follow the recommended preparation path to help you earn your AWS Certification. Start with free training from AWS, including access to AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials digital training resource on Skill Builder to help you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

Why should you earn an AWS Certification?
When you’re skilled, you know it. When you’re certified, everyone knows it.

You can gain new skills, demonstrate your potential, and start planning a career in the cloud. Becoming an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner demonstrates you have an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud. You’ll also build your credibility and confidence with the cloud skills required to innovate faster.**ESG Research Insights Paper Commissioned by AWS, Understanding the Value of AWS Certifications to Organizations, 2020.

Why should you join AWS CloudUp for Her Cloud Practitioner?
By completing this learning pathway, you’ll be eligible for a 50% discount on the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, when you schedule your exam with Pearson VUE. This learning pathway ends December 31, 2023, so sign up today to get AWS Certified in 2023.
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Here's how to start

To join the AWS CloudUp for Her Cloud Practitioner, follow the steps below.
  1. GET STARTED & GET TRAINED

  1. PREPARE FOR YOUR EXAM

  • Check your progress at an Exam Readiness webinar.
  • Use AWS Certification Official Question Sets to know what to expect.
  • Follow the process (register for details on the process) to redeem your 50% discount on your exam for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and schedule your exam. *
  1. GET AWS CERTIFIED and CELEBRATE

FAQs

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AWS CloudUp for Her Cloud Practitioner is a flexible learning pathway for women. All eligible participants will receive a 50% discount voucher toward the cost of your AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam while supplies last to schedule your exam with Pearson VUE. After you complete the AWS CloudUp for Her Cloud Practitioner, you’ll receive email instructions on how to utilize your voucher and schedule your exam.

You have until December 31, 2023 to join and access your exam voucher. Your exam appointment can be for any day before December 31, 2023.

All resources provide are self-pace and digital. If you feel ready to take the certification exam, you can schedule your exam as soon as you want.

After nearly six years since its pilot release, the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C01 exam is undergoing a long-awaited revamp. The AWS Training and Certification team is introducing a fresh and updated version of the exam, which, naturally, will be called the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam.

The last date that you can take the CLF-C01 exam version is on September 18, 2023. Meanwhile, you can take the new AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam version beginning on September 19, 2023. You can start registering for this new exam version on August 22, 2023.

The new CLF-C02 exam domains aren’t too different from the original exam version. The first two domains: (1) Cloud Concepts and (2) Security and Compliance, are still the same. However, there have been adjustments in the weight assigned to each. In the CLF-C01 version, the Cloud Concepts exam domain has a weight of 26%, while Security and Compliance has a weight of 25%, but in the new CLF-C02 exam version, the Cloud Concepts domain will now make up only 24% of the exam weight, while the Security and Compliance domain has now a whopping 30% of the exam coverage. For more details please refer to Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Exam Guide

No is not necessary to take the new version of the exam to renew your AWS Cloud Practitioner certification. If you successfully pass the CLF-C01 exam before its retirement, the certification and digital badge you receive upon passing will remain valid for a period of three years.

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam and practice exam are available in English, French (France), German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Spanish (Latin America).

AWS Certifications build credibility and confidence by validating your cloud skills with an industry-recognized credential. Getting AWS Certified can help you validate your cloud knowledge and skills. Earning AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner demonstrates you have an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud.

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.

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.

There’s no cost to sign up or follow the learning digital pathway provided in Skill Builder. All eligible participants can request a 50% discount on the exam for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner when you schedule your exam with Pearson VUE. * To earn the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification, participants must take and pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

Registration will be open from February 27, 2023 to December 31, 2023. To be recognized for completing the learning pathway, you must pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam before December 31, 2023.

We are offering a 50% off discount voucher to eligible participants when you schedule your exam with Pearson VUE. Pearson VUE offer exams in testing centers or at home via online proctoring. Learn more about your testing options.

To help you showcase your achievement, we provide digital badges on Credly’s digital badging platform as a benefit of earning an AWS Certification. You can add your digital badge to your professional profiles, digital resumes, or email signatures. You can also share your digital badge as a post on social media. Learn more about badges.

AWS Partner learners can also share their certification status with their organization by completing the certification consent process. Learn more about sharing your certification status with your employer.