Importance of AWS Training and Certification

Driving business value through cloud skills training

Cloud technologies continue to help organizations transform their businesses at a rapid pace. To ensure continued value from their cloud investments, organizations must empower their teams with current,  role-relevant cloud skills.

Training has also been shown to improve confidence and productivity, enabling teams to complete projects faster and troubleshoot with greater ease. Ninety-seven percent of organizations indicated that employment of AWS Certified staff puts their company in a better competitive position  over the next three to five years. ⁽¹⁾

Cloud skills training can take many forms, and organizations today can select from a variety of different training delivery (modalities).

By choosing an AWS course, organizations can equip their teams with the latest cloud skills in a hands-on environment led by expert AWS Authorized Instructors. Participants learn from curriculum developed, delivered, and updated by AWS experts. Every class offers an opportunity to engage with a live instructor to ask questions and share best practices.

In this article, we will highlight how AWS Training and Certification can equip your teams with the cloud skills to achieve or exceed your business objectives. Read on to discover why organizations of every shape and size across a wide range of industries choose AWS Training and Certification to empower their teams and accelerate innovation.

Improve bottom-line results

Cloud skills training can lead to faster time to market, increased profitability, lower business risk, and higher employee engagement. AWS Training helps you achieve these benefits and more—quickly and comprehensively—by enabling your teams to develop essential, in-demand cloud skills in a supportive and interactive environment. As your teams develop cloud fluency, AWS courses can also lead to more effective collaboration and faster innovation through a shared understanding.

Attract, develop, and retain top talent

The cost of reskilling an existing employee is estimated to be 23% cheaper than hiring a new employee. It can help you retain your employees by investing in their professional growth with training that can propel their careers. And it empowers your staff to leverage the foundational skills and knowledge they already have as they transition to cloud roles.

Unleash business innovation with expert training

Skillsoft Global Knowledge AWS training courses equips your teams with essential, in-demand cloud skills by learning from AWS Authorized Instructors in a hands-on environment. It’s the only official AWS instructor-led training, and it’s informed by first-hand knowledge of how and where our customers need help building in the AWS Cloud.

Flexible learning to boost your career to the next level

With training available in public and private settings, in convenient virtual and in-person classrooms, and spanning a wide range of topics and all skill levels, AWS training offers something for every team at every organization.

Start your journey today—and discover how far your teams can go with official AWS Training delivered by expert AWS Authorized Instructors.

You can also attend one of our free AWS Discovery Days. Our Cloud Practitioner Essentials Discovery Day is a three-hour event and is designed to teach business leaders and IT technical professionals the benefits of computing in the AWS Cloud. We’ll cover AWS services for computing, storage, database management, networking, and content. You will learn how to use AWS services to improve business processes and gain an understanding of how to benefit from AWS security and compliance services.

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Source:

1”Understanding the Value of AWS Certifications to Organizations” Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG)