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
CloudWhat You Will Be Able to Do
Outcomes, not topics covered. Each one is something you can demonstrate by the end of the course.
- 1Explain cloud computing, its economics, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- 2Apply the Shared Responsibility Model to decide what AWS secures and what you secure
- 3Configure IAM users, groups, roles and MFA correctly
- 4Identify the right AWS compute, storage, database and networking service for a workload
- 5Estimate and control cloud cost with pricing tools, budgets and billing alarms
- 6Deploy a secure, monitored website on AWS
- 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