AWS Training and Certification Blog

Welcome to May’s post announcing new training course launches and certification launches — helping equip you and your teams with the skills to work with AWS services and solutions.

This month, we launched multiple new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including Lab Maker, a new AI-powered learning experience that generates instant, personalized labs for popular AWS services; new and updated Microcredentials topics, as well as new classroom courses.

In this post, we explore how our newest AWS Jam experience can transform your BI capabilities through a unique combination of structured challenges and practical application. You’ll discover the six real-world challenges you’ll tackle and learn how this experience can accelerate your career growth in business intelligence and AI-powered analytics.

AWS Skill Builder now offers Lab Maker, a powerful new AI-powered feature that generates instant, personalized labs for popular AWS services. Simply describe what you want to build in natural language, and Lab Maker generates step-by-step guided instructions overlaid directly in a simulated AWS Management Console, helping you build practical cloud and AI skills at the moment you need them.

Welcome to April’s post announcing new training course launches and certification launches — helping equip you and your teams with the skills to work with AWS services and solutions. Missed our March course update? Check it out here. 

This month, we launched multiple new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including localized exam prep materials in support of the Security – Specialty Exam. You’ll also want to check out the exciting announcement about microcredentials. 

Starting today, microcredentials are freely accessible to all builders. No AWS Skill Builder subscription required.

This blog post explores why PostgreSQL matters, how AWS supports the PostgreSQL community, and how you can build your expertise through AWS Skill Builder while earning a digital badge to showcase your skills.

The AWS AI & ML Scholars program powered by AWS Skill Builder expands access to foundational AI education and upskilling for students and aspiring technologists who may have had limited access to this kind of training.

Applications are open through June 24, 2026, for learners 18 years or older who want to build a career in AI through project-based learning. No prior experience is required, just your curiosity and commitment to build on AWS.

To help developers and engineers gain skills employers are seeking, we’re excited to announce new AWS and JetBrains Skill Paths: Build and Deploy Custom LLMs with Python and AWS and From ML to GenAI: Building Real-World Apps on AWS. These two Skill Paths arm you with practical AI and ML skills.

Welcome to March’s post announcing new training course launches and certification launches — helping equip you and your teams with the skills to work with AWS services and solutions.

This month, we launched multiple new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including two new microcredentials topics, three new AWS Builder Labs, one new AWS Builder Labs Learning Plan, as well as localized exam prep materials in support of the AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03), AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03), and AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional (AIP-C01) Certification exams.

In addition, registration is now open for the standard exam version of the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional certification — offering a great opportunity to validate your expertise in foundation models, RAG architectures, and responsible AI deployment.

Using AI effectively isn’t just a nice-to-have skill—it’s essential for career growth, team and organizational success. AWS generative AI tools are optimizing workflows and spearheading new opportunities for groundbreaking innovations. It’s time to be more productive with generative AI and AWS The new AWS Generative AI Essentials course (now live on Coursera and edX) is […]