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AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep

A two-day AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 preparation course covering AWS cloud value, shared responsibility, security, services, billing, pricing, and support.

Format
Live virtual, in-person, or private on-site
Duration
2 days
Level
Introductory
From
$1195.00

About this course

Course overview

Build AWS cloud fluency and prepare for CLF-C02.

AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep is a two-day course for professionals preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam and for teams that need a practical foundation in AWS cloud concepts. Participants learn AWS cloud value, shared responsibility, core services, security and compliance, cloud economics, billing, pricing, and support concepts at a foundational level.

The course is designed for business, operations, project, product, finance, support, and early-career technical professionals who work with AWS teams or cloud initiatives. Exam voucher, exam registration, and scheduling are handled separately unless explicitly included in a private engagement.

Learning outcomes

What you'll learn

Every module is tied to an outcome you can bring back to your team the next day.

  • Describe the value proposition of AWS Cloud, cloud economics, migration benefits, global infrastructure, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • Explain regions, Availability Zones, edge locations, elasticity, scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, and managed services
  • Explain the AWS shared responsibility model, identity, access, security controls, compliance resources, and security best practices
  • Describe foundational AWS compute, storage, database, networking, application integration, analytics, migration, monitoring, AI/ML, and management services
  • Explain AWS pricing models, billing tools, cost controls, support plans, purchasing options, and cloud financial governance
  • Use domain-weighted review, terminology drills, service-selection scenarios, practice questions, and a post-class study plan to target CLF-C02 readiness
  • Document 16.0 PMI education PDUs: 10 Ways of Working, 2 Power Skills, and 4 Business Acumen

Audience

Who it's for

  • Professionals preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam
  • Business, operations, project, product, finance, support, and analyst roles that work with AWS or cloud teams
  • Early-career technical professionals who need a structured introduction to AWS cloud concepts
  • Organizations building a shared vocabulary for cloud value, security, services, billing, pricing, and governance

Course structure

Syllabus

A structured path from core concepts to applied practice.

Module 1

Day 1 - Cloud Concepts, Security, Compliance, and AWS Foundations

  • CLF-C02 exam format, scoring model, domain weights, study strategy, and question patterns
  • AWS cloud value proposition, agility, elasticity, reliability, global reach, and economies of scale
  • Regions, Availability Zones, edge locations, global services, high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery basics
  • AWS shared responsibility model, identity and access management, root user protection, MFA, policies, roles, least privilege, and federation basics
  • Compliance resources, AWS Artifact, security services, encryption, network security, logging, monitoring, and incident awareness
  • Well-Architected Framework pillars, governance, account strategy, tagging, policy, and organizational controls
Module 2

Day 2 - AWS Services, Billing, Pricing, Support, and Exam Practice

  • Compute services: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, containers, and managed compute concepts
  • Storage services: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier storage classes, lifecycle, durability, availability, and backup concepts
  • Database, networking, application integration, analytics, AI/ML, migration, monitoring, and management service positioning
  • AWS pricing principles, free tier, pay-as-you-go, reserved capacity, savings plans, spot, and total cost of ownership
  • Billing tools, budgets, cost allocation tags, Cost Explorer, pricing calculator, organizations, consolidated billing, and support resources
  • Domain-weighted CLF-C02 review, timed practice set, readiness checklist, and 30-day study plan

Public cohorts

Upcoming sessions

Secure your seat in a live, instructor-led cohort. Private team deliveries available on request.

No public cohorts on the calendar yet.

We run this course as a private team cohort on demand, or you can be the first to know when the next public date drops.

Frequently asked questions

Still have questions?

Which AWS exam does this course prepare for?
This course is aligned to the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam guide and domain structure.
Does this course include the AWS exam voucher?
No. Exam voucher, registration, and scheduling are handled separately unless explicitly included in a private engagement.
Do I need technical AWS experience before attending?
No deep technical experience is required. The course is designed for foundational cloud fluency and is useful for business, operations, project, product, finance, support, and early-career technical roles.
How many PMI PDUs does this course provide?
This course documents 16.0 PMI education PDUs: 10.0 Ways of Working, 2.0 Power Skills, and 4.0 Business Acumen. PDUs can be self-reported to PMI under the Course or Training category.
What do participants receive after the workshop?
Learners receive completion documentation, a domain-weighted CLF-C02 study plan, cloud concepts map, service-selection guide, and practice review log.

Bring this training to your team

We deliver private cohorts in-person and online, tailored to your operating context.