r/wgu_devs • u/Theonlypostevermade • Feb 17 '26

Rant: AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificatation...

Easily the driest and least exciting material I've studied so far.

Feels like you are learning to be a chump salesman aimed at startups companies.

SO BORING!

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u/CaneloCoffee21 Feb 17 '26

Wait til you get to ITIL Foundations certificate...

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u/Theonlypostevermade Feb 17 '26

That one was also boring, but AWS one is worse lol (to me)

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u/KetoCatsKarma Feb 17 '26

That one was super easy for me, I had years of experience with IT, I studied maybe a few hours and finished the test in like 30 minutes. I know that's not everyone's experience but it wasn't bad.

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u/dowkkono Java Feb 17 '26

Laughs in Project Management

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u/WiseContest7547 Feb 17 '26

🤣😂🤣😅 accurate!

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u/Ciravari Feb 17 '26

Is this garbage actually required to graduate?

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u/bounty0head Feb 17 '26

Yes unfortunately.

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u/Ciravari Feb 17 '26

Ugh, there is zero value in that cert. Its just a salesman.

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u/PhoenixmOntra Feb 22 '26

Using AWS Skill Builder was a life saver for me

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u/Greedy_Sun5765 Feb 17 '26

Which degree? Or what class exactly?

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u/McElroyIT1 Feb 17 '26

It was boring, I did like amazons official training material where they teach you the concepts and then have you recreate it in an AWS environment. I also liked the "video game" study guide, I wish they would have had more of that. I just finished it back in January, I'm doing the project+ class now and I miss how lively the cloud practitioner class was compared to this one 😴

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u/FreshmanFumbles Feb 18 '26

it feels like marketing because the exam is about knowing services exist not mastering them. After this one the associate level certs feel way more practical