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Hostersi, one of Poland’s leading IT solutions companies, has been an AWS Partner for more than a decade. More than 60% of its diverse slate of customers — including everything from banks to advertising agencies to the Polish public sector — are based on AWS. In 2018 Hostersi discovered an important principle: If you want […]

How PETRONAS’ AWS Skills Guild propelled Aiyna Nazieha Muhamad to become the first female PETRONAS Exclusive AWS Virtual DeepRacer winner — with the fastest time ever recorded in Malaysia. Since 2019, PETRONAS, Malaysia’s national petroleum company, has been going through an extensive digital transformation, embedding data, analytics, and automation into almost every aspect of the […]

Capgemini is partnering with HAQM Web Services (AWS) to address the digital divide through education and employability programs, emphasizing the importance of digital inclusion as part of its sustainabilitypledge. In this blog, Anurag Kumar Pratap, Capgemini’s Vice President & CSR Leader in India, discusses Capgemini’s collaboration with AWS re/Start program to train 1,800 learners in India for cloud-related careers by 2024.

This month we launched 16 digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including six AWS Builder Labs—two of which focus on skills development for generative AI—and two new AWS Jam Journeys focused on security challenges from AWS re:Inforce 2023. We have a new AWS Certification exam, currently in beta: AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate. For new-to-cloud learners, ages 18+, dive into a new six-course series to help you build professional skills. Plus, take advantage of the 7-day free trial of AWS Skill Builder Individual subscription.

Learn how Hector Rodriguez pivoted from working as a massage therapist to a cloud associate with Morgan Stanley after he upskilled with cloud training at AWS Academy member institution, Queensborough Community College.

Learn how earning a digital badge from AWS Education Programs can help job seekers stand out in a sea of applicants.

When Olumuyiwa (Muyiwa) Kolayemi moved to the United States from Nigeria, he was unable to find work that matched his engineering background. Determined to succeed, he worked at the Boston Public Market to make ends meet. That’s when he found AWS re/Start, a free-to-the-learner, multi-week, workforce development training program that prepares individuals for careers in the cloud. Three years after starting the program, Muyiwa reflects on his journey to launch a cloud career.

EPAM and ITSkills4U are empowering career growth of Ukrainians by providing training to 16,000 individuals living in a war zone and those displaced by the war and seeking refuge.

Learn how AWS Academy member institution Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) is helping students build in-demand cloud skills and validated expertise to land rewarding careers in cloud, and foster continued learning for its instructors.

We’re back with the August course launches and certification updates from AWS Training and Certification – to equip you and your teams with the skills to work with AWS services and solutions. Discover 13 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including 5 AWS Builder Labs, AWS Jam Journey: Containers, and a new AWS Networking knowledge badge readiness path. For learners in Cape Town, South Africa, we opened our first international AWS Skills Center. And AWS Partners in sales roles can learn how to sell to public sector customers.