AWS CERTIFIED COURSES

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)

Course Information

Learn how to design distributed systems and applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 course.


Develop the skills needed to design secure, resilient, and scalable solutions on AWS with this course. You’ll gain a high-level understanding of core architecture principles, key services, and best practices, helping you make informed design decisions and build reliable cloud solutions with confidence.

We cover account structures, networking, compute, storage and databases, along with patterns for resilience, observability and automation. You will map Well‑Architected principles to real‑world scenarios and weigh trade‑offs as you develop reference architectures.
 
With the guidance of our Aspire 2Be experts, this programme prepares architects and engineers to review and improve existing workloads and design new solutions. By the end of this course, you will have the ability to architect and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems with confidence on AWS.
Module 1: Secure architectures
• Identity, access and data protection controls
• Network security and workload isolation
• Threat detection and remediation
 
Module 2: Resilient architectures
• Multi‑AZ, multi‑Region and decoupling patterns
• Recovery objectives and backup strategies
• Observability and reliability testing
 
Module 3: High‑performing architectures
• Compute, storage and database choices
• Caching and content delivery
• Performance troubleshooting
 
Module 4: Cost‑optimised architectures
• Cost‑aware design and pricing levers
• Governance for spend visibility
• Exam readiness and next steps

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam is proctored online. You have 130 minutes to answer 65 multiple‑choice or multiple‑response questions across domains covering secure, resilient, high‑performing and cost‑optimised architectures.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Passing the SAA‑C03 exam awards the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate credential.

You can contact us directly via the contact page, or fill out the form here.

We are able to offer full and part-funded opportunities, subject to eligibility. We can also offer discounts for group bookings. Contact us for further information.

Solutions engineers and architects with foundational cloud knowledge who design or review solutions on AWS.

Upon completion of your course, we will issue you with a certificate of achievement to demonstrate that you have successfully completed the training. We also have many pathways available if you’d like to progress further in your digital skills journey!

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