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Solutions Architect - Associate

Program Guide
APAC

Welcome to the program!

Showcase your cloud expertise by becoming an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate. This certification
validates your skills with a wide range of AWS services to help you recommend solutions that meet customer needs.

This program includes self-paced training in AWS Skill Builder and weekly live sessions with our training architects.
These sessions provide exam strategy insights, real-world use cases, and hands-on demos of AWS services.

Throughout the program, our AWS Subject Matter Experts will help you:

Connect what you Develop an exam Apply knowledge and test

learn to real-world success strategy concepts through a series
customer solutions of practice exam questions

Who should participate?

This program is designed for AWS Partners with:

• Foundational knowledge of cloud computing • Time each week to complete 8+ hours of training
and attend live sessions
• 1+ years of experience with cloud technology

How do I get started?

Step 1: Join the live sessions—save your seat while space is available. Register now.

Step 2: Set up your AWS Partner Network (APN) account using your business email.

Step 3: Next, sign into AWS Skill Builder as an AWS Partner using the credentials from step 2.
Enroll in the AWS Skill Builder Learning Plan for this program.

We’re looking forward to connecting at the live study session

on Friday, February 2 at 10:00 am IST | 12:30 pm SGT | 3:30 pm AEDT | 5:30 pm NZST
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Detailed Program Overview

Task Description Action

Week 1 - Kickoff and Intro to AWS

Welcome to the program! Our program lead and training architects will give you Remember to
Live Study Session an overview, set expectations, walk through program materials, and answer your register for the live
questions. We’re excited you’re here—let’s get started! sessions!

To fully benefit from the program, be sure to regularly access your digital
learning materials and complete the weekly AWS Skill Builder trainings assigned
in your learning plan. This week, complete these trainings:
• AWS Networking Basics
• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Basics
From your AWS
• AWS IAM – Architecture and Terminology
Skill Builder
Digital Training • Authentication and Authorization with AWS IAM
Learning Plan
• Introduction to AWS Security Token Service (STS)
• AWS PartnerCast – Windows on AWS Series
• AWS PartnerCast – APCR SAA Week 1 Content Review

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS—consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder

and complete this AWS Lab:
• Launching Amazon EC2 Instances

Week 2 – AWS Security and Live Exam Strategy

Join our training architects or a live exam strategy session, get your questions
Live Study Session answered, and follow along as our instructors walk through an AWS Builder
Lab.

Register for a virtual or in-person exam through Pearson VUE using your AWS
Schedule Your Exam Certification account. Doing this can help keep you accountable to your goal! Schedule Exam
Aim for a period of time 4—6 weeks from now.

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• Getting Started with AWS Control Tower
• What is AWS Secrets Manager
• Access AWS Secrets Manager
• Access AWS Secrets Manager Concepts
• AWS Security – Encryption Fundamentals Part I
• AWS Security – Encryption Fundamentals Part II From your AWS
Digital Training • Getting Started with Amazon GuardDuty Skill Builder
• AWS Security Hub Primer Learning Plan
• AWS PartnerCast – APCR SAA Week 2 Content Review

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS—consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder

and complete these AWS Labs:
• Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Policy Creation Challenge
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Detailed Program Overview

Task Description Action

Week 3 – Compute, Containers, and Introduction to Data Transfer

Join our training architects for a live exam strategy session, get your
Live Study Session questions answered, and follow along as our instructors walk through an
AWS Builder Lab.

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• AWS Compute Services Overview
• Amazon EventBridge Overview and Integration with SaaS Applications
• Introduction to Amazon Elastic Container Registry
• Getting Started with Amazon ECS
• Getting Started with AWS Fargate
• Amazon EKS Primer
• AWS PartnerCast – AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, From your AWS
and CodePipeline Pt 1 Skill Builder
Digital Training • AWS PartnerCast – AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Learning Plan
and CodePipeline Pt 2
• AWS Transfer Family Primer
• AWS PartnerCast – APCR SAA Week 3 Content Review

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS—consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder

and complete these AWS Labs:
• Building and Deploying a Containerized Application with Amazon Elastic
Kubernetes Service
• AWS Storage Gateway: S3 File Gateway Setup, Configuration,
and Monitoring

Week 4 – Storage, Databases, and Intro to Load Balancers

Join our training architects for a live exam strategy session, get your
Live Study Session questions answered, and follow along as our instructors walk through an
AWS Builder Lab.

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• Getting Started with AWS Storage Part 1
• Getting Started with AWS Storage Part 2
• Introduction to Building with AWS Databases Part 1
• Introduction to Building with AWS Databases Part 2
• Introduction to Building with AWS Databases Part 3 From your AWS
Digital Training • Getting Started with Application Load Balancer Skill Builder
• AWS PartnerCast – APCR SAA Week 4 Content Review Learning Plan

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS—consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder

and complete these AWS Labs:
• S3 for Application Storage
• My Bucket, My Rules
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Detailed Program Overview

Task Description Action

Week 5 – Everything Else! (CloudFormation, Cost Management, Amazon EMR, Data Analytics)

Join our training architects for content reviews, exam strategy, and real-world
Live Study Session
use cases for what you are learning.

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• Data Analytics Fundamentals Part 1
• Data Analytics Fundamentals Part 2
• Introduction to Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)
• Machine Learning Exam Basics From your AWS
• AWS Billing and Cost Management
Skill Builder
Digital Training • Getting Started with AWS CloudFormation
Learning Plan
• AWS Well-Architected Framework Foundations

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS—consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder

and complete these AWS Labs:
• Applied Machine Learning: Building Models for an Amazon Use Case
• Serverless Architectures with Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Kinesis
Streams with AWS Lambda

Take Exam
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Will the live session be recorded?
Yes, the live session will be available on-demand and shared with registered participants via email.

What should I do if I receive a 403 error when accessing courses in

AWS Skill Builder?
Make sure that you choose to log into Skill Builder as an AWS Partner and enter your APN Partner Central
account information.

How do I register for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam?
To register for an exam, create an account or sign in at aws.training/certification, then navigate to Exam
Registration and follow the prompts. Still need help? Get step-by-step guidance on how to register for an
exam as an AWS Partner.

How much does the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam cost?
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam fee is 150 USD.

How do I share my AWS Certification achievement with my employer?

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to provide consent for your employer to view your certifications. Remember
—your AWS Certification belongs to you and you can always change this setting if your employer changes.

My AWS Certification account name doesn’t match my legal ID.

How can I update my profile?
To change your name on your AWS Certification Account, submit a ticket to the AWS Training and
Certification Support team. Select Account Assistance as the inquiry type and Name Change as the additional
details, and include the requested information in the description. If needed, our Support team will request
documentation to process the edit. Once all necessary information is submitted, allow up to two days for the
change to be processed.

Who should I contact if I experience technical issues?

Having issues with Skill Builder? Review the AWS Skill Builder support website or contact support with specific
details about the challenge you’re encountering.

Experiencing issues with APN Partner Central? Contact the APN Support team directly.

What if I have additional questions about AWS Certification?

Browse the AWS Certification FAQs on our website.

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