☁️ AWS Solutions Architect – Associate Level
Presented by VetsinTech & Craig Newmark Philanthropies Audience: Veterans, Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, and Military Spouses
Build the skills to power the cloud! This live, instructor-led course provides you with strong foundational for the AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification. Learn how to design and deploy highly available, cost-efficient, and scalable systems on AWS using real-world tools, hands-on labs, and expert guidance.
🎓 Course Value: $5,000+ — offered completely free to our military and veteran community - including spouses, thanks to Craig Newmark Philanthropies. 📅 Duration: 4 weeks | Monday–Thursday 🕔 Time: 5PM–7PM CDT (3–5PM PT | 6–8PM ET) 🖥️ Format: Live via Zoom + Canvas LMS 🔒 Scholarship form required.
✅ Registration Instructions:
1. Apply for a Scholarship: vetsintech.co/scholarship
2. Create ViT Account: Use the same email as your Eventbrite ticket → vetsintech.co
3. ✍️ Submit your Oplign profile: Resume Submission Page
4. Join Orientation: 🗓️ December 29th @ 12:00 PM ET 🔗 vetsintech.co/orientation
5. Orientation is Required (unless alternate arrangements are approved via smarlow@vetsintech.co or blentell@vetsintech.co )
- Create an AWS Free Tier Account (instructor guidelines provided before class begins)
💡 Nice to haves:
· Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
· Basic understanding of distributed systems (recommended)
🧰 What You’ll Learn:
· Cloud architecture, high availability, and scalability
· EC2, IAM, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, Load Balancers, and Auto Scaling
· Security, encryption, and AWS Well-Architected Framework
· Serverless computing (Lambda, API Gateway)
· Monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail)
· Containerization (ECS, EKS), Route 53, SQS/SNS
· Hands-on AWS console work and CLI usage
🧪 Labs & Assignments: Hands-on labs via AWS Free Tier, quizzes per module
🎯 Target Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Exam: 130 mins | $150 | 65 questions | Pearson VUE or Online) VOUCHER NOT PROVIDED!
🧾 Materials Provided:
· Canvas LMS access for curriculum, lab guides, and white papers
· AWS links and study resources
· Knowledge checks and practice quizzes
🖥️ Tech Specifications:
· A working computer with Zoom
· Active participation in Zoom
Let’s build your next chapter—together.
Need help? Contact us at vitacademy@vetsintech.co
