AWS Resources for Continued Learning and Hands-on Practice

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AWS on Coursera

You can continue your learning with AWS by diving into other AWS courses on this platform. These courses include courses that go deeper into the topics that you learned about in this series, in addition to courses on topics that this series didn’t cover. 

To learn more, see AWS on Coursera.

AWS SkillBuilder

AWS offers more courses through AWS SkillBuilder. You can use AWS SkillBuilder to advance your professional goals with access to 600+ free courses, gain experience in an AWS Management Console sandbox, explore game-based learning, take AWS Certification Official Practice Exams, and more. 

To learn more, see AWS SkillBuilder.

AWS Cloud Quest

If you enjoy games, consider taking game-based training through AWS Cloud Quest, the only 3D role-playing game that’s designed to help you build practical skills in the AWS Cloud. First, choose your role: Cloud Practitioner, Serverless Developer, Solutions Architect, Machine Learning Specialist, Security Specialist, Data Analytics Specialist, or Networking Specialist. You can then learn and apply cloud skills to help the citizens of your virtual city. After you finish all the assignments in your role, you can showcase your achievement with a digital badge. Whether you’re starting your cloud learning journey or diving into specialized skills, AWS Cloud Quest can help you learn in an interactive, engaging way. 

To learn more, see AWS Cloud Quest.

Get hands-on with AWS

Learning concepts is crucial. However, applying your new skills to build cloud solutions can help you be better prepared to enter the IT field as an AWS Cloud Consultant. You can get hands-on with AWS in many ways, such as using hosted lab environments or your own AWS account.

Build in your own personal AWS account

To build on AWS in your own personal AWS account, you can either create solutions on your own, or you can follow tutorials. However, be aware that you might incur costs when you build solutions in your own AWS account.  

AWS offers the AWS Free Tier, but you should familiarize yourself with the rules of the AWS Free Tier before you build in your AWS account. Also, delete resources when you are done with them so that you can avoid incurring unnecessary charges.  

The AWS Well-Architected Labs website also offers hands-on tutorials. This website offers a collection of workshops and hands-on labs to help you learn, measure, and build by using architectural best practices. 

To learn more about these resources, see the following:

• AWS Hands-on Tutorials
• AWS Free Tier
• AWS Well-Architected Labs

Build in a hosted lab environment

AWS Builder Labs

AWS Builder Labs help you learn cloud skills and develop hands-on with practice in the AWS Management Console. You can learn at your own pace with 100+ Builder Labs, which are available with an individual subscription to AWS Skill Builder. 

To learn more, see AWS Builder Labs.

AWS Jam

AWS Jam offers hands-on challenges through AWS Jam events that you can solve either individually or in a team. These events can be public or private. By participating in AWS Jam, you can advance your cloud adoption journey by solving challenges that are designed to teach AWS best practices around security, migration, DevOps, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and more. 

To learn more, see AWS Jam.

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