AWS Microcredential

AWS Certification
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AWS has launched a new line of hands-on “microcredential” digital badges aimed at validating real-world skills, not just multiple-choice knowledge. The announcement is here: Earn AWS's generative AI certification and build cloud, AI skills with new tools.

A few years ago, the SysOps exam included labs, but they were removed “temporarily” and never came back. Many of us have been asking for meaningful hands-on validation, and AWS is finally responding with these new microcredentials.

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As of today, there are two available:

AWS Serverless Demonstrated and AWS Agentic AI Demonstrated

Skill Builder course: AWS Skill Builder

Skill Builder course: AWS Skill Builder

Unlike the free “knowledge” badges, these microcredentials require access to the Skill Builder subscription tier (currently listed at around $29/month or $449/year), kinda sucks in my opinion. Is this a straight money grab from AWS?.
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It’s worth mentioning that these are not offical certifications from AWS, but I bet this is a training ground of sort for future certs.

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Here is the credly badges that you can earn.

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The official announcement from Amazon can be found here.

What do you guys think? Useful? Money grab? Is this something you plan to go after?

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Interesting.

I already have access to skill builder, so will I be able to take these ‘micro certifications’ without an issue.

Anyone else taken these yet, that can chime in?

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I have not taken the microcerts, as this announcement is just 8 days old or so.

BUT!!

I plan to do it next week - lets see how it goes.

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For the price of the AWS skill builder, I think I will go for this. Who doesn’t like more low cost education!