AWS Cloud Practitioner to Solutions Architect

Course overview

A practical, hands-on AWS cloud programme designed to take learners from foundational cloud concepts to designing and deploying scalable solutions on AWS. Students work with core AWS services, networking, security, storage, databases, monitoring and cost management while applying cloud architecture principles through real-world labs and projects.

Who it's for: IT professionals, system administrators, software developers, data professionals, cloud beginners and technology practitioners who want to build practical AWS skills and pursue a career in cloud computing.

What you will learn

• Understand fundamental cloud computing concepts and AWS architecture
• Navigate and configure core AWS services
• Deploy and manage applications using AWS compute services
• Work with AWS storage and database services
• Design secure and scalable AWS network architectures
• Configure identity and access management using IAM
• Apply AWS security and encryption best practices
• Design highly available and fault-tolerant cloud architectures
• Implement load balancing and auto scaling
• Use monitoring and logging to maintain cloud workloads
• Apply AWS cost optimisation principles
• Understand Infrastructure as Code fundamentals
• Design solutions based on the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Build practical cloud projects using AWS
• Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate examination

Curriculum

Prerequisites

• • Basic computer literacy
• • General IT or software development experience is helpful
• • Basic networking knowledge is recommended
• • No previous AWS experience required