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Data Engineer - Associate

Program Guide

Welcome to the program!

Validate your cloud expertise as an AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate. Earning this certification shows you
have the skills to design automated data-based solutions natively in AWS.

This program includes self-paced digital 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 success strategy Apply knowledge and test
learn to real-world and apply this knowledge to your concepts through a series
customer solutions own experiences of practice exam questions

Who should participate?

This offering is designed for AWS Partners with:

• 1-2 years of experience working with AWS • An intermediate understanding of data concepts
(recommended) including ETL pipelines, use of Git commands, and
familiarity with concepts for networking, storage,
• 2-3+ years of experience in data / data and compute
engineering (recommended but not required)

How do I get started?

Step 1: Join the live sessions – familiarize yourself with the Ring Central events landing zone and make sure you add
sessions to your calendar!

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 and enroll into the
Learning Plan created for this program.

Build practical skills with an AWS Skill Builder Individual subscription. Claim your 7-day free trial

We look forward to seeing you at the kickoff

on Monday, May 6 2024
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Task Description Action

Week 1 - Kickoff and Technical Essentials

Kickoff Join our training architects to kick start your learning journey. They will cover Live on Ring
important information for the program and help get you started. Central

It’s critical you access your digital materials each week. Get started with
the program and complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder
learning plan:
• AWS Technical Essentials From your AWS
Digital Training • Fundamentals of Analytics on AWS – Part 1 Skill Builder
• Fundamentals of Analytics on AWS – Part 2 Learning Plan

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS – consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder
and complete these AWS Builder Labs:
• A Day in the Life of a Data Engineer
• Analyzing CloudWatch Logs with Kinesis Data Streams and Kinesis Data
Analytics

Live Study Session Fundamental Theory Review and Exam Strategy Introduction Live on Ring
Central

Week 2 – Domain 1 - (Part 1)

Live Study Session Domain 1 Content Review - Data Ingestion and Transformation

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• AWS Partner: Data Analytics (Technical)
• Introduction to Amazon Kinesis Streams
Digital Training • Introduction to Amazon Kinesis Analytics
From your AWS
• Introduction to Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) Skill Builder
• AWS Glue Getting Started Learning Plan

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS – consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder
and complete this AWS Lab:
• Exploring Google Ngrams with Amazon EMR and Hive
• Managing IoT Sensor Data with Amazon ElastiCache for Redis

Live Study Session Domain 1 Exam Strategy | Schedule Exam Live on Ring
Central

Week 3 - Development with AWS Services (Part 2)

Live Study Session Domain 2 Content Review Live on Ring

Central

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• Introduction to Amazon Athena
• Introduction to Amazon Quicksight From your AWS
• Visualizing with Quicksight Skill Builder
Digital Training
• AWS Database Offerings Learning Plan
• Serverless Analytics
• AWS Hadoop Fundamentals

If you’d like to go hands-on with AWS – consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder
and complete these AWS Labs:
• Analyze Big Data with Hadoop
• Building BI Dashboards with Amazon QuickSight
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Task Description Action

Live Study Session Domain 2 Exam Strategy Live on Ring
Central

Week 4 - Deployment on AWS

Live Study Session Domain 3 Content Review Live on Ring

Central

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• Best Practices for data Warehousing with amazon Redshift
• Introduction to Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)
• AWS Identity and Access Management – Basics
• Getting Started with AWS Storage
Digital Training From your AWS
• Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Storage Classes Deep Dive
Skill Builder
• Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Troubleshooting
Learning Plan
• Managing Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

If you’d like to go hands on with AWS – consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder
and complete this AWS Lab:
• Building with Amazon Redshift Clusters
• S3 for Application Storage

Live Study Session Domain 3 Exam Strategy Live on Ring

Central

Week 5 - Security, Troubleshooting, and Optimization

Live Study Session Domain 4 Content Review Live on Ring

Central

This week, complete these trainings from your AWS Skill Builder learning plan:
• Introduction to Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Subnets, Gateways, and Route Tables Explained
• Understanding AWS Networking Gateways
• Exam Prep Standard Course: AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-
C01)
• AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate Official Practice Question Set
From your AWS
Skill Builder
If you’d like to go hands-on with AWS – consider subscribing to AWS Skill Builder
Digital Training Learning Plan
to complete the full length practice exam:
• Exam Prep Enhanced Course: AWS Certified Data Engineer
- Associate (DEA-C01 – English)
• Exam Prep Official Pretest: AWS Certified Data Engineer -
Associate (DEA-C01 - English)

Live Study Session Domain 4 Exam Strategy Live on Ring

Central

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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 in the Ring Central events
page.

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 Data Engineer – 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 Data Engineer – Associate exam cost?
The AWS Certified Data Engineer – 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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