Southeastern to offer free AWS Cloud Computing training classes
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Science and Technology,
along with Workforce Talent Initiative, are sponsoring two Amazon Web Services Cloud
Computing professional development workshops. Back by popular demand, “AWS Cloud Foundations”
and “AWS Cloud Data Analytics Foundations” will run simultaneously beginning Nov.
6 through Dec. 12.
“Southeastern’s College of Science and Technology is pleased to offer these courses
at no cost as a community service to help prepare Louisiana’a workforce for current
and future jobs in information technology,” said Workforce Talent Initiative Program
Coordinator Paul Forbes. “Lion Up to take your career to the next level.”
Forbes explained that the AWS Cloud Foundations course prepares participants
to sit for the certification exam in Cloud Foundations. The AWS Cloud Analytics Foundations
course is an introductory or “lite” version of the Data Analytics Specialty certification
course.
“The course offered here serves as an introduction with hands-on analytics labs,”
he said. “It does not prepare participants for the AWS Cloud Data Analytics Specialty
certification exam. That course will be offered at a later date.”
It is not required for individuals to register for both courses; however, Forbes
encourages those unfamiliar with AWS or cloud computing to do so. Registration is
available on line at https://forms.gle/LRATCH03DeR11qveLA. The registration portal closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4.
Information about the AWS courses can be found at the following links: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/ and https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-data-analytics-specialty/.
For more information, email Workforce Talent Initiative at wti@southeastern.edu.
