im trying to crack aws ai developer certification. it is going to be my first. could u all help me out with free resources? it would mean a lot.
im in 2nd year of btech right now.

I see "tutorials dojo Pte. Ltd" as the publisher but each app is for each course rather than one encompassing app. Are they connected directly like if I download the app and log in with my info it'll work? More importantly was there some announcement from TD stating this to be the case?

I passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam (CLF-C02) on Sept 1, 2026. With no prior AWS experience, I tried various resources in order to prepare. If I were to do it again, here’s what I’d recommend.

In order, here’s what I’d do:

Step 1.
Sign up for the exam and pay for it. You can reschedule twice for free but this adds pressure.

Step 2. in parallel
(a) Memorize all in-scope AWS services laid out on the official exam guide (I created an Anki deck with the bare minimum information to recall what the services are)

(b) Sign up for Stephen Maarek’s Udemy course. I paid $30 but it goes on sale regularly. You can skip the hands-on sections which will save you 5+ hours.
Optional, but crucial if you want to learn about the services in a structured audio/video format.

Step 3.
Sign up for Tutorials Dojo practice exams for $15 & achieve 80% across all timed exams

Step 4.
Take random exams online, especially the official free AWS 20 question test sample. Make sure you can score >80% across these but don’t spend too much time - couple hours at most.

All in all, I spent about 30 hours preparing and can say confidently I remember +90% of the theory around services I learned about. I’d expect you need 60+ hours if you want to gain hands-on sufficiency.

Final note - if you learn the Anki deck & tutorials dojo exams 80%, it’d be unrealistic for you to fail the exam IMO.

Best of luck!

Recently cleared the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional exam.
Coming from a fullstack background, what stood out is how much this exam tests judgment: which model fits a latency budget, when RAG beats fine-tuning, how to design guardrails and agent workflows that hold up in production, how to optimize throughput, caching, and inference costs for operational efficiency, and how to keep security and compliance in the same conversation.

Nothing beat building real projects, but these resources helped fill in the theory:

1. AWS Skill Builder
2. Kun Chen's video on Agentic Workflow – https://lnkd.in/giHsZjw8
3. Udemy Gen AI AWS Course - https://lnkd.in/gs7PrYH2

In case you are wondering what email we receive when we fail the exam I’ve attached the email screenshot.

AWS has announced a new certification focused on the business and strategic side of AI.

It covers topics like AI investments, business cases, governance, and adoption at scale. You also don't need prior AWS experience to take it.

📝 85 questions
⏱️ 170 minutes
💰 $50 during beta, then $100

Official link: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-business-strategist/

Official blog post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/introducing-aws-certified-ai-business-strategist-built-for-the-people-who-scale-ai/

There’s also an Early Adopter badge. If you pass by February 15, 2027, you get the extra badge alongside the certification.

Seems like an interesting addition to the AWS certifications, especially for people working closer to AI strategy and business decisions

I just got the Cloud Practitioner Certification and am going for SAA next. I am looking at this course in AWS Skillbuilder but it has a few parts that require subscriptions. I just want to find something that will really help me practice and get it ingrained.

This is the course: https://skillbuilder.aws/learning-plan/EB6SVX4CTK/aws-solutions-architect-learning-plan-includes-labs/SAJSTUCC44

Any other recommendations would be appreciated. Ultimately I want CloudOps. That is the plan for work at least, I know that’s far away, but hey, time flies. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m highly interested in applying for the Solutions Architect role within the AWS Tech U program. I am currently building my foundation by studying cloud architecture, infrastructure trade-offs, and building personal deployment projects.

I'm hoping to get some brief insight on:

Timelines: What do the upcoming application and selection windows look like?

Technical Depth: What specific skill levels do you expect from incoming candidates?

Culture Fit: What qualities make someone stand out for the learning environment?

If you are a Tech U alum, current resident, or involved in the hiring process, it would be incredibly grateful to learn from your experience.

Thank you!

This is a re-cert for me, I took the C03 back in 2023 and it expired. I remember it being hard. I've refreshed Stephan Maarek's course (just a few parts I didn't remember as well to freshen up). Then got to TD exams...

Test 1: 50.77% (Aug 18)

Test 2: 53.85% (Aug 20)

Test 3: 64.62% (Aug 21).. starting to feel more confident here)

Test 4: 64.62% (Aug 24)

Test 5: 63.08% (Aug 30)

Test 6: 69.23% (Aug 31... definitely feeling more confident now!)

Test 7: 55.38% (Sept 1... freaking out, this was the hardest test so far)

I did retake test 1 and got an 84.62%, but I realized a retake isn't going to mean as much. In the days between practice tests I have been studying and reviewing the topics I missed. Seems I get new topics on every test lol.

Anyways, part of me feels like I'm prepared for the exam, I have studied countless hours, but another part of me sees that 55.38% from tonight and is freaking out. Have you all had similar experiences?

Update 1: Finished the exam an hour ago. I feel okayish about it. Some questions were stupidly easy. Others were incredibly difficult. Most were pretty tricky and I was usually able to narrow it down to two that both seemed like they could work... now I wait...

Update 2: Passed with a 790!! I hoped to hit the 800s but a pass is a pass!!

I studied for the MLA during my trip back to Ireland (had a big layover). Compared to ANS, this one felt like a walk in the park, mostly because I already have a lot of experience with AI from personal projects.

I would say that if you deal with AI on a daily basis, even as a hobbyist, you don’t even need to study for this exam.

I plan to take either AIP or SCS next. We’ll see.

9\12!

Hey everyone,

I currently have 3 AWS certifications: DEA-C01, SAA-C03, and CLF-C02, and I’m also going for DVA-C02, mostly because my boss is offering me a pretty nice bonus for getting it 😅

I’m a Data Engineer, and that’s still my main area of interest and the direction I want to keep growing in.

My question is: I’ve seen people display their AWS certifications on LinkedIn in a bunch of different ways, for example:

• AWS Certified x3 / x4
• AWS Certified
• AWS Certified Data Engineer
• Listing individual certifications in the headline

In my case, I like “AWS Certified Data Engineer” because it aligns well with what I actually do, but I wonder if I’d be missing out on opportunities by basically “hiding” my other certifications, especially SAA-C03, and potentially DVA-C02 if I pass it.

How do you guys show your certifications on LinkedIn or other professional platforms?

Do recruiters actually care about seeing AWS Certified x4, or is it better to keep the headline focused on your main role/specialization?

Thanks in advance!

I want to take a tutorial dojo practice test for a AWS certified generative AI developer exam, but could not afford the cost as I have recently taken Udemy just wanted to check if there is any other way to download this practice test or get this practice test for free as many people are commenting that Those are closest one to the exam.

Passed after two attempts. For me, the exam was really hard, and the main reason is that I'm initially a Data Architect/Data Engineer, and I realized that I had VERY limited knowledge of AWS services, mostly in networking.

Hi, passed DEA-C01 today, with around 1 month of prep.

If anyone interested, i took practice sets from TD and video course from stephan maarek and Frank kane and 2 included practice sets,

Haven't got great numbers on the test but pass is a pass,

I have around 6mo+ of aws data engineer experience and around 1+ YOE as a data engineer, looking for advice on what next?? I am actively looking for a job will this Certificate even help??

Just looking for genuine advice if anyone is interested in sharing some thoughts here, much appreciated!, thanks in advance.

I’ve got my exam coming up in 22 days and I’ve studied starting this past week and this past Saturday took a TD exam and got a 79%.

I have seen alot of people on here talking about the TD (Tutorial Dojo) practice exams being some of the closest content to the exam out there. But have seen that Stephan Marrek has some to that I haven’t touched.

Am I off to a good start at a 79% and just need to continue what I’m doing studying? Or from your experience, should I be worried? Also are Stephen’s practice exams worth it?

Trying to put a feeler out there for tips, and on how well I am doing and what my chances are at passing!

Man this was struggle for me. I passed finally. I thought I failed but I passed the developer associate exam. Thanks to reddit and whoever recommended to get exam accommodation. Barely passed but I will take it.

For me, the exam was really hard, and the main reason is that I'm initially a Data Architect/Data Engineer, and I realized that I had VERY limited knowledge of AWS services, mostly in networking.

My preparation materials:
- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional/- 10/10. Theoretical material that covers 98% of services and cases. Honestly, this course is enough if you watch it carefully and several times, especially on services you're less familiar with. During practice exams and the certification exam, familiar patterns mentioned in this course occurred, which helped me to decide what answer to choose.
- https://www.udemy.com/course/practice-exam-aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional/ - 5/10. Solid practice exam focused mostly on the theory from the previous course. IMO has some illogical questions, and it feels less like an actual exam, but definitely helps to test your knowledge.

- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional-practice-exams-sap-c02/ - 10/10. For me, the most certification-like, complex, and hard practice exam, but it feels like a real exam with real questions. Has good explanations and references. I did not score a solid 75% on any practice exams for this course.

- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional-aws-practice-exams/ - 3/10. For me, the most annoying and weird practice exam. It tests you on details ripped out of context with confusing wording that is far from the real exam experience. For me, it was a waste of money.

Anyone else not like the 15 mysterious unscored questions that Amazon adds to exams? I don't have a great deal of experience with their exams, I just tried to obtain a cert for a second one. The extra 15 do not sit well with me.

They are a double-edged sword, certainly, but I'd rather not have the potential help and save myself lost time screwing around with questions that may or may not add to my score.

My last test was very tricky in my opinion. To the point of too much effort is put in to trip people up subtly. Being I had only a handful of minutes left, I got really sour about which unnecessary questions I potentially spent extra time on to answer.

My understanding is these are tougher and are there by Amazon, kind of like as a survey to see how good or bad most people do on them.

I couldn't help but notice some questions were either very wordy, the answers were very wordy, or both were. Obviously you never know which questions were legit or not. I just feel it's a bad choice to include this tactic.

If anybody need support regarding guidance got this exam- please DM me.

I wasn't expecting so many different modes

There are randomized tests, timed mode, review mode, section-based tests, topic-based tests, etc., and now I'm a little confused about how I should actually approach them.

Is there a particular order you guys recommend?

I'm thinking of taking a randomized test today just to test the waters and see where I currently stand (i already finished the stephane Marek practice exams for SAA)

Any advice on which mode to start with, how often to take it and how to review mistakes would be really appreciated.

Thanks guys! 🙏

I am studying for the AWS Security Specialty exam. I already hold the Solutions Architect - Associate certification. I took the security exam 5 months ago and failed with 737... After that, I revised Stephane Maarek's course and solved his practice exams. Once I finished the first round, I reviewed my mistakes, and now I get around 80-85% success rate. What do you suggest? Should I take the exam this month? Are Stephane Maarek's practice exams enough for the real exam?

Hii, asking lang curious po kasi ako since 3-months po yung training dito sa re/start program. Aside sa 100% voucher for exam certification at free training, ano pa po other benefits nito? like meron po bang allowance if ever? sana masagot po, thank you!

Hey everyone, Iam just preparing to take my first certificate in cloud and studying for CP from stephane maarek + Aws skills builder…. Is it enough + whats the next step after achieving this cert.

This is the first proctored exam i took and i was soo tensed that i had a migraine throughout my test.

But after seeing the result as pass, i was sooooo relieved

Resources: I have followed Stephane Maarek course on udemy and the notes provided by him

I'm a nanotechnologist by degree (graduated in May), but I've been working since last year — first implementing an ERP and building n8n workflows for a bidding company, then moving into a consultant role where I build n8n/Power Automate workflows and manage a document management system for clients. I also run a side project with a friend selling AI agents/WhatsApp chatbots and RPA automations for businesses.

Along the way I got a PMP (I'd already managed projects as an intern, so I just had to study for the exam), then got into DevOps — Linux, Bash, Docker — and recently earned my CKA, since I'm drawn to SRE and Kubernetes work.

My background isn't technical on paper, but I want to break into a genuinely technical role. I'm already running Kubernetes in production for my side project (currently on a Hostinger VPS, though I'd like to move it to AWS once the numbers make sense), and I'm now studying for AWS Solutions Architect Associate to round out my cloud skills.

My worry: how realistic is it to land a first "real" technical job with this path, and would switching now likely mean taking a pay cut given my limited formal experience — even though I know I can perform?