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AWS cloud foundations and associate-level certification prep

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 6 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
45 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At the start of a cloud-skills cohort
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Identity and access management and shared responsibility
What would you do?

A developer asks for full admin

Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 45 minutes
  • Scenario, sorting activity, timeline, tabs and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, ranking, word cloud slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 239.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 239.1Describe the core services: compute, storage, database and networkingVendor exam guides [check before build]Whole course
SO 239.2Explain identity and access management and shared responsibilityVendor documentation [check before build]Whole course
SO 239.3Design for resilience and weigh the costVendor well-architected guidance [check before build]Whole course
SO 239.4Choose a service for an architecture scenarioBest practiceWhole course
SO 239.5Plan exam technique and keep up with launches + your infoVendor exam guides [check before build]Whole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 6 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 45 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

A website that went down with one data centre

3 pages

9 min
Before you beginNoteList
The outageTextImage
What went wrongTimelineQuiz
2

Core services: compute, storage, database, networking

3 pages

9 min
Four familiesTabs
Which service?Sorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Identity and access management and shared responsibility

3 pages

9 min
Who is responsible?Sorting activity
Least privilegeScenarioQuiz
CheckMulti-select quiz
4

Designing for resilience and cost

2 pages

6 min
Trade-offsTable
ChooseScenarioQuiz
5

Architecture scenarios: choosing the right service

2 pages

6 min
Scenario pollScenarioQuiz
CheckQuiz
6

Exam technique, time management and keeping up

2 pages

6 min
TechniqueChecklistYour infoKey factYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "bring an architecture you run
PollWhat is your cloud level?
QuizStatic images for a website are best stored in… (Object storage ✔ · Relational table · Email · Small virtual machine)
ContentFour service families, shared responsibility, resilience trade-offs
RankingRank by resilience: one machine, two machines in one zone, two zones, two regions
QuizA developer asks for full admin. Best response? (Grant only what is needed ✔)
Word cloudThe cloud term that confuses you most
ScaleHow confident are you choosing a service for a scenario?
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{HELP_CONTACT}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Confidence in core services · IAM · resilience · cost · exam technique grid
  6. Do you plan a certification attempt? multiple choice
  7. Which cloud task do you want covered? short text
  8. I can say ‘I do not know which service fits’ without feeling judged. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the cloud learning path and security contact? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

6 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Link to the next recommended course{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Who to ask for help or to report a concern{{HELP_CONTACT}}
  • Where completion is recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run AWS cloud foundations and associate-level certification prep training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At the start of a cloud-skills cohort, and weekly in the run-up to an exam.

Who needs this training?

Cloud engineers, solutions architects, pre-sales staff and IT staff moving to cloud; run by a cloud centre of excellence or IT training team.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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