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Module 14: Bridging to Certification

AWS Academy Cloud
Developing

Welcome to Module 14: Bridging to Certification.

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Module At the end of this module, you should be

objectives able to do the following:
• Identify how to prepare for the AWS Certified
Developer – Associate exam
• Identify where to find resources

At the end of this module, you should be able to do the following:

• Identify how to prepare for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam
• Identify where to find resources

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Module overview
Sections
1. Certification and resources
2. Additional resources

This module includes the following sections:

1. Certification and resources
2. Additional resources

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Section 1: Certification and resources

Module 14: Bridging to Certification

Section 1: Certification and resources.

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Why get a certification?

• Digital badges
• Exam discount
• Event recognition
• AWS Certified Global Community
• Free practice exams
• AWS Certified store

AWS Certification helps learners build credibility and confidence by validating their
cloud expertise with an industry-recognized credential. Certification also helps
organizations identify skilled professionals to lead cloud initiatives with AWS.

Being AWS Certified provides the following benefits:

• Digital badges: Showcase your AWS Certification achievement with digital badges
on your social media and email signatures, and to gain immediate access to
exclusive AWS-sponsored certification events.
• Exam discount: Get access to a 50 percent discount voucher to apply toward
recertification or any other exam.
• Event recognition: Receive invites to regional Appreciation Receptions, and use
your digital badge to get exclusive access to AWS Certification Lounges at AWS
re:Invent and select AWS Summit events.
• AWS Certified Global Community: Gain access to the AWS Certified community on
LinkedIn and network with your peers.
• Free practice exams: Prepare for your next AWS Certification with a practice exam
voucher.
• AWS Certified store: Unlock access to exclusive AWS Certified merchandise.

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Certification exam domain 1 objectives

Domain 1: Deployment (22 percent)
1.1 Deploy written code in AWS using existing continuous integration and
continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, processes, and patterns
1.2 Deploy applications using AWS Elastic Beanstalk
1.3 Prepare the application deployment package
to be deployed to AWS
1.4 Deploy serverless applications

Domain 1 of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam is Deployment. It makes

up 22 percent of the exam and covers the following objectives:
1.1 Deploy written code in AWS using existing continuous integration and continuous
delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, processes, and patterns
1.2 Deploy applications using AWS Elastic Beanstalk
1.3 Prepare the application deployment package to be deployed to AWS
1.4 Deploy serverless applications

For more information about this domain, see the exam guide at
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-dev-associate/AWS-
Certified-Developer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf.

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Certification exam domain 2 objectives

Domain 2: Security (26 percent)
• 2.1 Make authenticated calls to AWS services
• 2.2 Implement encryption using AWS services
• 2.3 Implement application authentication and authorization

Domain 2 of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam is Security. It makes up 26

percent of the exam and covers the following objectives:
2.1 Make authenticated calls to AWS services
2.2 Implement encryption using AWS services
2.3 Implement application authentication and authorization

For more information about this domain, see the exam guide at
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-dev-associate/AWS-
Certified-Developer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf.

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Certification exam domain 3 objectives

Domain 3: Development with AWS Services (30 percent)
3.1 Write code for serverless applications
3.2 Translate functional requirements into application design
3.3 Implement application design into application code
3.3 Write code that interacts with AWS services by
using APIs, SDKs, and the AWS Command Line
Interface (AWS CLI)

Domain 3 of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam is Development with AWS
Services. It makes up 30 percent of the exam and covers the following objectives:
3.1 Write code for serverless applications
3.2 Translate functional requirements into application design
3.3 Implement application design into application code
3.3 Write code that interacts with AWS services by using APIs, SDKs, and the AWS
Command Line Interface (AWS CLI)

For more information about this domain, see the exam guide at
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-dev-associate/AWS-
Certified-Developer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf.

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Certification exam domain 4 objectives

Domain 4: Refactoring (10 percent)
4.1 Optimize applications to best use AWS services and features
4.2 Migrate existing application code to run on AWS

Domain 4 of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam is Refactoring. It makes

up 10 percent of the exam and covers the following objectives:
4.1 Optimize applications to best use AWS services and features
4.2 Migrate existing application code to run on AWS

For more information about this domain, see the exam guide at
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-dev-associate/AWS-
Certified-Developer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf.

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Certification exam domain 5 objectives

Domain 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting (12 percent)
5.1 Write code that can be monitored
5.2 Perform root cause analysis on faults found in testing or production

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Domain 5 of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam is Monitoring and

Troubleshooting. It makes up 12 percent of the exam and covers the following
objectives:
5.1 Write code that can be monitored
5.2 Perform root cause analysis on faults found in testing or production

For more information about this domain, see the exam guide at
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-dev-associate/AWS-
Certified-Developer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf.

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Exam readiness resources

Resource Description Preparation
Exam guide • Describes the recommended knowledge • Review the outline to identify areas or services that you
that is expected for certification candidates might need to spend more time with before sitting for
• Provides a content outline for each domain the exam.
and a list of tools, technologies, and • Note the services that are listed as in or out of scope to
concepts that might be on the exam help focus your preparation time.
Sample • Provides sample questions and answers in • Become familiar with the style of the questions and
exam the format that is used for the exam answer choices.
questions • Attempt to answer each question.
• Use the resources that are listed in the answer key to
follow up on topics that you missed.
AWS Well- • Website that covers the five pillars of the • Familiarize yourself with the key concepts for each pillar.
Architected AWS Well-Architected Framework • Read the whitepapers that are associated with each
pillar.
AWS • Technical content that is written by AWS, • Broaden your technical understanding of key topics that
Whitepapers independent analysts, and the AWS Partner the exam covers.
and Guides Network (APN)
FAQs • Website with frequently asked questions • Review the FAQs that are related to the services that are
about AWS products and services covered in this course and the AWS Certified Developer –
Associate exam.
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This slide lists the primary AWS resources to use to prepare for the exam and assess
whether you are ready to take it.

For more information, see the following resources:

• Exam guide: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-dev-
associate/AWS-Certified-Developer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf.
• Sample exam questions: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-
dev-associate/AWS-Certified-Developer-Associate_Sample-Questions.pdf.
• AWS Well-Architected: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/.
• AWS Whitepapers and Guides: https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers.
• FAQs: https://aws.amazon.com/faqs/.

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Exam readiness training

Course Learn to...

Exam Readiness: AWS Certified • Understand the exam structure and question types
Developer – Associate • Identify questions that relate to AWS development concepts
(Classroom)
• Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question
Half-day class
• Allocate your time while studying for the exam

Exam Readiness: AWS Certified • Understand the exam structure and question types
Developer – Associate (Digital) • Identify questions that relate to AWS development concepts
2 hours • Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question

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AWS also offers the Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer – Associate training.
The training is available in classroom and free digital training formats. This training
helps you to prepare for the AWS Certification exam.

AWS develops the training so that the content is current with the newest best
practices.

The training also reviews sample exam questions in each topic area and teaches you
how to interpret the concepts that are being tested so that you can more easily
eliminate incorrect responses. You will also receive tips about allocating your study
time.

For more information about both formats and to schedule your course, see the
following resources:
• Classroom: https://www.aws.training/SessionSearch?courseId=18953.
• Digital: https://www.aws.training/Details/Curriculum?id=19185.

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AWS Training and Certification portal

Explore AWS Certification To purchase a practice exam:
and training at 1. Sign in to https://aws.training
https://aws.training
2. Choose Certification
• Schedule and manage exams 3. Choose Go to Your Account
• View your certification history
4. Choose Schedule New Exam
• Access your digital badges
5. Choose Schedule Practice Exam
• Purchase a practice exam
• View your certification benefits

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The AWS Training and Certification portal provides several resources related to
certification. You can schedule an exam, view your certification history, purchase a
practice exam, and view your certification benefits.

The practice exam supplements the exam guide and helps you test your knowledge
before you take the final exam.

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Section 2: Additional resources

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Section 2: Additional resources.

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AWS Documentation
Explore AWS Documentation at
docs.aws.amazon.com
• User and developer guides
• API references
• Tutorials and projects
• SDKs and toolkits
• And more!

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To access user and developer guides, API references, tutorials and projects, SDKs and
toolkits, and other resources, see AWS Documentation at
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/.

Each AWS service developer guide contains a Getting started section with step-by-
step tutorials that can help to familiarize you with the service.

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Explore AWS training

• AWS Technical Essentials (Classroom)
• AWS Technical Essentials (Digital)
• Introduction to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (Digital)
• Introduction to Containers (Digital)
• Introduction to Serverless Development (Digital)
• Developing on AWS (Classroom)
• Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) Primer (Digital)
• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) (Digital)
• Getting Started with DevOps on AWS (Digital)
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Build your technical skills with the following recommended courses:

• AWS Technical Essentials (Classroom):
https://aws.amazon.com/training/classroom/aws-technical-essentials.
• AWS Technical Essentials (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=71079.
• Introduction to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/Video?id=15878.
• Introduction to Containers (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=27182.
• Introduction to Serverless Development (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=27074.
• Developing on AWS (Classroom):
https://aws.amazon.com/training/classroom/developing-on-aws/.
• Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) Primer (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=30260.
• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Primer (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=32894.
• Getting Started with DevOps on AWS (Digital):
https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=66768.

For more information about AWS training for developers, see

https://aws.amazon.com/training/learn-about/developer/.

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AWS Cloud Adoption Framework

• Provides guidance and best

Business Platform practices to help organizations
build a comprehensive approach to
People Security cloud computing
• Can be used across the
Governance Operation
organization and throughout the IT
lifecycle to accelerate successful
AWS CAF perspectives
cloud adoption
AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) • Is organized into six perspectives
aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/ that consist of sets of capabilities

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Each organization’s cloud adoption journey is unique. However, for any organization
to successfully migrate its IT portfolio to the cloud, three elements must be aligned:
people, process, and technology. Business and technology leaders in an organization
must understand the organization’s current state, target state, and transition
necessary to achieve the target state. In this way, they can set goals and create
processes for staff.

The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) provides guidance and best practices
to help organizations identify gaps in skills and processes. The framework also helps
organizations build a comprehensive approach to cloud computing—both across the
organization and throughout the IT lifecycle—to accelerate successful cloud adoption.

At the highest level, the AWS CAF organizes guidance into six areas of focus, called
perspectives. Perspectives span people, processes, and technology. Each perspective
consists of a set of capabilities, which cover distinct responsibilities that functionally
related stakeholders own or manage.

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Hands-on options
Resource Description
Self-Paced Labs • Get hands-on practice in a live AWS environment with AWS services and
real-world cloud scenarios.
• Follow step-by-step instructions to learn a service, practice a use case,
or prepare for AWS Certification.
AWS Quick Starts • Use automated reference deployments that are built by AWS solutions
architects and AWS Partners.
• Deploy popular technologies on AWS based on AWS best practices for
security and high availability.
• Includes AWS CloudFormation templates that automate the
deployment, and a guide that describes the architecture and provides
deployment instructions.
Getting Started • Learn the fundamentals and start building on AWS before launching
Resource Center your first application.

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AWS also provides hands-on learning options.

Self-Paced Labs
Self-paced labs provide hands-on practice with AWS services and real-world cloud
scenarios in a live AWS environment. You can:
• Take an individual lab to get familiar with an AWS service.
• Follow a learning quest that leads you through a sequence of labs so that you can
learn how to work with related AWS services. When you complete a quest, you
earn a Quest Badge, which you can display on your resume, website, or LinkedIn
profile.

For more information, see the Self-Paced Labs website at

https://aws.amazon.com/training/self-paced-labs/.

AWS Quick Starts

AWS solutions architects and partners build Quick Starts to help you deploy popular
technologies on AWS. These technologies are based on AWS best practices for
security and high availability. These accelerators reduce hundreds of manual
procedures into a few steps, so that you can build your production environment
quickly and start to use it immediately.

Each Quick Start includes AWS CloudFormation templates that automate the
deployment, and a guide that discusses the architecture and provides step-by-step
deployment instructions. For more information, see the AWS Quick Starts website at
https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/.

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Getting Started Resource Center

This resource center helps you to learn the fundamentals of AWS and start building on AWS right
away. The website includes step-by-step tutorials, learning paths, and resources to dive deeper.

For more information, see the Getting Started Resource Center at https://aws.amazon.com/getting-
started/.

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Module wrap-up
Module 14: Bridging to Certification

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It’s now time to review the module.

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Module summary
In summary, in this module, you learned how to do the following:
• Identify how to prepare for the AWS Certified Developer –
Associate exam
• Identify where to find resources

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In summary, in this module, you learned how to do the following:

• Identify how to prepare for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam
• Identify where to find resources

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Thank you

Corrections, feedback, or other questions?

Contact us at https://support.aws.amazon.com/#/contacts/aws-academy.

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Thank you for completing this module.

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