AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

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The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates foundational, high-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, and terminology. This is a good starting point on the AWS Certification journey for individuals with no prior IT or cloud experience switching to a cloud career or for line-of-business employees looking for foundational cloud literacy.

Exams & Recommended Training

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Recommended Training	Required Exam
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials	AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

Target Audience

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This exam is designed for candidates new to Cloud who may not have an information technology (IT) background. This exam is for line-of-business roles like sales, marketing, product or project management, to get a foundational understanding of AWS Cloud.

Prerequisites

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To earn this certification, you will need to take and pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. The exam features a combination of two question formats: multiple choice and multiple response. Additional information, such as a detailed exam content outline, is in the exam guide.

Recertification

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• AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise though a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices.
• You can retake the current AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam to recertify.
• You can recertification by passing any Associate-level or Professional-level certification.