AWS-trained individuals are ready to fill in-demand cloud roles
Preparing individuals for entry-level cloud roles in operations, site reliability, and infrastructure support
Preparing individuals for entry-level cloud roles in operations, site reliability, and infrastructure support
Individuals starting their careers in cloud computing may not have a decade of on-the-job experience, but they won’t come on board with a decade’s worth of legacy thinking either. Precisely because they are new to the cloud, these individuals can help your company challenge outdated approaches and embrace change in the digital age.
Following is the AWS re/Start curriculum breakdown by topics.
| Introduction to the cloud (basic computing and introduction to AWS) | 20 hrs |
| Linux Fundamentals | 42 hrs |
| Networking Fundamentals | 22 hrs |
| Security Fundamentals | 33 hrs |
| Python Programming | 46 hrs |
| Database Fundamentals | 31 hrs |
Jumpstart on AWS (JAWS) provides a deeper dive into AWS from an operational perspective. JAWS is covered between Week 8 - Week 11.
| Well-Architected Framework | 7 hours |
| Understanding-Systems-Operations-on-AWS | 8 hours |
| Tooling-and-Automation | 6 hrs |
| Computing-Servers | 10 hrs |
| Computing-Scaling-and-Name- Resolution | 13 hrs |
| Computing-Containers-and-Serverless | 10 hours |
| Computing-Database-Services | 8 hours |
| Networking | 9 hours |
| Storage-and-Archiving | 16 hours |
| Monitoring-and-Security | 10 hours |
| Managing-Resource-Consumption | 7 hours |
| Creating-Automated-and-Repeatable-Deployments | 16 hours |
Room for instructor driven reinforcement sessions is provided through the twelve weeks, in order to validate learners’ preparation. Peer to peer sessions are also included to prepare learners to teamwork in a professional environment The personal portfolio project ls an activity targeting the completion of a program final project: the learners will be able to leverage this personal portfolio for skills demonstration during the interview process.
| Daily Recap sessions/reinforcement time. | 40 minutes /day | ||
| 1/1 activities like mentoring, small presentations, personal portfolio preparation. | 2 hours/week |
The curriculum features sessions and activities Blending soft skills learnings with professional environment-like tools, processes and best practice exposure. The sessions are applied to the technical curriculum and to the personal portfolio project to make this a unified and Immersive experience for the learners.
| Self-Assessment — Who Am I? | 1 hours |
| Amazon Leadership Principles | 4 hours |
| Communicaion Skills | 3 hrs |
| Goal settings | 2 hrs |
| Teamwork and Collaboration | 4 hrs |
| Technical Thought process | 3 hours |
| Digital Presence | 2 hours |
| Personal Portfolio Project* temporarily removed from agenda due to covid-19 and virtual training | 2 hours |
| Resume preparation | 5 hours |
| Elevator pich | 1 hours |
| Networking skills | 4 hours |
| Hiring process | 1 hours |
| Interview process | 1 hours |
| Explore cloud job postings | 3 hours |
| Explore cloud posibilities | 2 hours |
| Community session: SME visit | 4 hours |
| Community session: Company visit | 4 hours |
| Community session: Alumni visit | 2 hours |
| Community session: Networking event | 6 hours |
| Community session: Mock interview | 6 hours |
| Graduation Ceremony | 4 hours |
| Certification Exam | 4 hours |
| program wrap-up | 4 hours |
During week 12 of the program, learners will have an opportunity to study and prepare for the cloud practitioner certification exam. Learners can complete assesssments for foundational AWS topics to review AWS core services.
| Cloud practitioner certification practice | 3 hours |
AWS re/start graduates pursue entry-level cloud roles in operations, site reliability, and infrastructure support. In there positions, graduates use python scripts, support Linux operating systems, operate network infrastrures, deploy basic AWS core services, and carry out initial troubleshooting.