FREE AWS Certification Training Resources
To support you on your AWS Certification journey, we have compiled FREE AWS certification training resources on all things Amazon Web services related. These in-depth AWS cheat sheets, practice questions, blog articles and video tutorials are perfect for students preparing for the AWS certification exams and anyone curious about cloud computing. For best results, we recommend supplementing these free learning resources with our comprehensive AWS training courses.
Overview
For quick navigation, click on the free AWS resource below that you want to get started with in preparation for your AWS certification exam. To the left, you’ll find all AWS free certification training resources from Digital Cloud Training. On the right hand side, we have listed the free certification training resources provided by Amazon Web Services.
FREE AWS Certification Training Resources provided by Digital Cloud Training
FREE Beginner's Guide to AWS Certification
Keen to get AWS Certified – but not sure how to get started? Then this FREE eBook is for you! Learn how to get AWS certified with this Beginner’s Guide to AWS Certification.
Complete the form below to access your FREE eBook with practical tips and insights on how to get started with Amazon Web Services.
These in-depth cheat sheets cover pretty much every fact you need to know to successfully pass your AWS certification exam! Exam-specific facts, tables and diagrams will help you understand and retain the theory you need to know before you take your exam on Amazon Web Services.
Click on the icons below to navigate to your exam-specific AWS cheat sheets.
Test your AWS knowledge with free AWS Practice Exams.
- Pass mark: 70-75% (depending on AWS certification)
- Coverage: Multiple knowledge areas
- Explanations & References: Provided
- Completion time: No time limit
Click on the icons below to navigate to your exam-specific AWS Free Practice Questions.
AWS Free Study Plan
Follow our free AWS study plan to successfully prepare for your AWS Certification Exams
AWS Articles
Check out the most popular articles from our blog that will get you started on your AWS Certification journey.
- Are AWS Certifications worth it?
- Career Change to IT | A practical Guide
- Top-Paying Cloud Certifications and Jobs
- AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud Certifications – Which Is Better?
- Entry Level Cloud Computing Jobs – Roles and Responsibilities
- Top 10 Reasons to Join an AWS Bootcamp
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect SAA-C03 – How to best prepare
Below you’ll find some of our most popular videos from the Digital Cloud Training Youtube channel. To access our AWS certification specific playlists, click on the AWS icons below.
- Which AWS Certification should I get?
- How to get started with AWS?
- How to best prepare for your AWS Certification Exams
- Why an AWS certification alone won’t get you an AWS job
- Entry Level Cloud Jobs
- How to get hands-on Experience with AWS
- Why an AWS certification won’t get you a high salary
- How to Get a Cloud Job Without Experience
- Why you can’t become a Cloud Solutions Architect overnight
- SAA-C03 | Exam Tips for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate – Practice Questions Walkthrough
- AWS Tutorial on Amazon EC2
- Deep Dive on Disaster Recovery Solution on AWS
AWS Facebook Group
Join the discussion on anything AWS related in our private Facebook group where students get to ask questions and share their most recent AWS exam experiences.
- Join the AWS Certification QA Group on Facebook
FREE AWS Certification Training Resources provided by Amazon Web Services
AWS Exam Guides
To help students prepare for their exams, Amazon offers exam blueprints. These official exam guides contain the content outline and target audience for the certification exam.
Click on the icons below to download your AWS Exam Guide AWS Exam Guide.
AWS Sample Exams
Amazon also gives students the opportunity to review sample exam questions, which demonstrate the format of the questions used on the exam.
Click on the icons below to access Free AWS Sample Questions.
AWS Whitepapers
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers and FAQs to familiarize yourself with commonly raised questions and issues. Below you’ll find a few examples:
AWS Qwiklabs Catalog
Students get temporary credentials to Amazon Web Services, so they can learn the cloud. Search the Qwiklabs catalog for free hands-on labs.
AWS Learning Library
The AWS Learning Library offers free access to video courses that help you prepare for your AWS Exam. In the AWS learning library, check the box “Free Digital Learning” and search for “Exam Readiness”. After selecting your course, you’ll be ask to register your account to access the content. No credit card details required.
AWS Blog
Visit the Amazon Web Services Blog that offers vast information on how to use AWS. Select the AWS component that you are most interested in. For example, you can zoom into the categories of AWS Compute, AWS Architecture, Big Data, Security and Database.
AWS YouTube Channel
Visit the Amazon Web Services YouTube Channel to check out the playlists that AWS has compiled on various topics: