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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

Pass the official AWS exam and deploy your first real cloud workload.

A complete, exam-aligned path to the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification. Every module maps to a published CLF-C02 domain and its exam weight, and every domain is backed by a hands-on lab in a real AWS account — so you leave with the certificate and the ability to actually use the console.

Duration
8 Weeks
Contact Hours
40+ hours
Modules
5
Level
Beginner — no IT background required
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) course
Cloud

What You Will Be Able to Do

Outcomes, not topics covered. Each one is something you can demonstrate by the end of the course.

  1. 1Explain cloud computing, its economics, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework
  2. 2Apply the Shared Responsibility Model to decide what AWS secures and what you secure
  3. 3Configure IAM users, groups, roles and MFA correctly
  4. 4Identify the right AWS compute, storage, database and networking service for a workload
  5. 5Estimate and control cloud cost with pricing tools, budgets and billing alarms
  6. 6Deploy a secure, monitored website on AWS
  7. 7Sit the CLF-C02 exam with five full mock exams behind you

Full Curriculum

5 modules. Published in full — nothing behind a signup form.

  • Cloud fundamentals and the benefits of cloud computing
  • Cloud economics: CapEx vs OpEx, total cost of ownership
  • Deployment models: public, private, hybrid
  • Service models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
  • The AWS Well-Architected Framework and its pillars
  • Cloud migration strategies

Hands-on: Lab: AWS Free Tier account setup and console tour

  • The Shared Responsibility Model — what AWS secures vs what you secure
  • IAM: users, groups, roles, policies
  • Multi-factor authentication and root account protection
  • Encryption at rest and in transit; KMS in outline
  • AWS compliance programs and Artifact
  • Security services overview: GuardDuty, Shield, WAF

Hands-on: Lab: configure IAM users, groups, policies and MFA

  • Global infrastructure: regions, availability zones, edge locations
  • Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, Elastic Beanstalk
  • Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
  • Databases: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
  • Networking: VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, ELB
  • AI/ML services overview: SageMaker, Rekognition, Bedrock
  • Monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail

Hands-on: Three labs: launch EC2, host on S3, run a Lambda function

  • Pricing models: on-demand, reserved, spot, savings plans
  • AWS Pricing Calculator and cost estimation
  • Cost Explorer, Budgets, and cost allocation tags
  • Consolidated billing and AWS Organizations
  • Support plans: Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise

Hands-on: Lab: set a budget and a billing alarm

  • Exam registration, scheduling, and test-centre vs online proctoring
  • Question formats and test-taking strategy
  • Five full-length timed mock exams
  • 300+ practice questions with explanations
  • Domain-by-domain gap review

Capstone Project

Deploy a secure, monitored website using EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch and billing controls — configured, documented and defensible as a portfolio piece.

Who This Course Is For

  • Career changers entering cloud with no IT background
  • IT support staff moving toward cloud roles
  • Sales and account teams who need to speak AWS credibly
  • Students building a certified foundation before deeper AWS tracks

Where This Leads

Cloud Support AssociateJunior Cloud EngineerCloud Sales / Pre-SalesTechnical Account ManagerOn-ramp to AWS Solutions Architect Associate