AWS Cloud Practitioner

Overview

ZHELTA Academy's three-semester AWS Cloud Practitioner pathway is built on a real AWS Free-Tier account you provision in week one and keep forever. Semester 1 covers cloud value, AWS global infrastructure, IAM, EC2 + EBS + S3, and the billing console. Semester 2 widens the lens to VPC + subnets + security groups, RDS + DynamoDB, Lambda + API Gateway, CloudWatch + CloudTrail. Semester 3 closes with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, Organizations + SCPs, AWS Config + Trusted Advisor, and exam-style scenario drills. Maps 1-for-1 to CLF-C02 so you finish ready to sit and pass.

What you'll learn

• Semester 1 — AWS Cloud Concepts + Foundations: cloud value proposition, AWS global infra (regions / AZs / edge), IAM users / groups / roles / policies, EC2 + EBS + S3, billing console + cost explorer
• Semester 2 — Core Services + Networking + Databases: VPC + subnets + route tables + SG/NACL, RDS + DynamoDB, Lambda + API Gateway + EventBridge, CloudWatch + CloudTrail + X-Ray, ELB + ASG, S3 storage classes
• Semester 3 — Well-Architected, Cost & Governance: 6 pillars of WAF, AWS Organizations + SCPs, AWS Config + Trusted Advisor + Security Hub, Cost Explorer + Budgets, exam-style scenario drills
• 56+ hand-authored hands-on labs on a real AWS Free-Tier account — every lesson opens into the AWS Console
• 3 graded capstone certificates demonstrating end-to-end cloud competence

Outcomes

• Pass AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) on first attempt
• Provision, secure and bill a personal AWS account end-to-end
• Architect a multi-tier web application on AWS using VPC + EC2 + RDS + S3 + CloudFront
• Run a Well-Architected Review against a public reference architecture
• Qualify immediately for Junior Cloud Engineer, AWS Support Associate, and Cloud Operations Analyst roles

Syllabus

1. AWS Cloud Concepts + Foundations

   Sem 1

   20 modules · cloud value, AWS global infra, IAM, EC2 + EBS + S3, billing · 20 interactive labs (AWS Free-Tier) · Capstone: Personal AWS Lab Account + Cost-Optimized EC2 Build.

2. Core Services + Networking + DBs

   Sem 2

   22 modules · VPC + subnets + SG/NACL, RDS + DynamoDB, Lambda + API Gateway, CloudWatch + CloudTrail, ELB + ASG · 22 interactive labs · Capstone: Multi-tier Web App on AWS.

3. Well-Architected, Cost & Governance

   Sem 3

   14 modules · WAF 6-pillars, AWS Organizations + SCPs, AWS Config + Trusted Advisor, Cost Mgmt, exam scenarios · 14 interactive labs · Capstone: WAF Review of a Public Reference Architecture.