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AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep

Pass the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam and open the door to remote cloud jobs paid in dollars.

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About this course

Get ready to pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — the entry credential that gets a Nigerian into cloud and DevOps roles. You'll learn what the cloud and AWS actually are, the core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFront and more) in plain English, the shared-responsibility security model, how AWS pricing and billing work, the Well-Architected basics, and a real exam strategy with practice questions. By the end you'll have a complete study and exam-readiness pack and the confidence to book and sit the real exam.

The cloud is simply renting computers in someone else's data centre over the internet instead of buying your own. AWS is the biggest renter in the world — and the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is the entry badge that opens remote cloud jobs paid in dollars for Nigerians who can't or won't leave home.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. What the cloud is — and why this certificate opens doors for Nigerians12 min
  2. Compute and storage: EC2, Lambda, and S3 in plain terms14 min
  3. Databases and networking: RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, and CloudFront14 min
  4. Security: the shared-responsibility model and IAM14 min
  5. Pricing, billing, support plans, and the AWS global setup13 min
  6. The Well-Architected Framework and migration basics12 min
  7. Exam strategy, practice questions, and your study pack to exam day13 min

Your project

Build your AWS Cloud Practitioner study and exam-readiness pack

A single study and exam-readiness pack (shared doc link or pasted text) containing: organised notes on every core service category, 15 self-made CLF-C02-style practice questions each with the correct answer and a why-explanation, a dated study schedule running to a chosen exam day, and a personal readiness checklist.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep free?

Yes. AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep?

You will build practical skills in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Cloud concepts & deployment models, Shared-responsibility security model, IAM & account security, AWS pricing, billing & support plans, Well-Architected Framework basics, Certification exam strategy. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Build your AWS Cloud Practitioner study and exam-readiness pack and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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