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The web content provides an overview of seven top-rated free online courses aimed at helping individuals prepare for the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam in 2023.

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The article outlines a curated list of the best free online courses available for those preparing to take the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam in 2023. These courses are offered on platforms such as Udemy, Coursera, and YouTube, and are designed to provide comprehensive training on AWS services, hands-on experience, and exam preparation strategies. The courses cater to a range of learners, from beginners to those with some AWS knowledge, and include resources from AWS itself, as well as from experienced instructors and industry professionals. The article emphasizes the importance of these courses in building foundational knowledge, gaining practical skills, and ultimately succeeding in the certification exam to advance one's career in cloud computing with AWS.

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  • The author believes that hands-on experience with AWS, coupled with thorough preparation of exam topics, is crucial for passing the AWS Developer Associate exam.
  • Free courses are considered a valuable resource for exam preparation, although they may not be as comprehensive as paid options like Stephane Maarek’s course on Udemy.
  • Continuous updates to free courses are highly regarded, ensuring that content remains relevant with the latest AWS updates and exam changes.
  • The article suggests that companies prefer hiring certified AWS Developer Associates, indicating the certification's value in the job market.
  • Combining free courses with practice tests is recommended for better exam preparation and to increase the chances of passing the certification exam on the first attempt.
  • The author endorses a Coursera Plus subscription for those interested in multiple Coursera courses, highlighting the subscription's cost-effectiveness for accessing a wide range of courses and certifications.
  • Visual aids such as animations and slides are praised for enhancing the learning experience and understanding of cloud computing concepts.
  • The article expresses confidence in the quality and effectiveness of the free resources listed, particularly those created by reputable instructors and organizations.

7 Best Free Courses to Crack AWS Developer Associate Certification for Beginners in 2023

My favorite free online courses to prepare for AWS Developer Associate Certification in 2023

Hello guys, if you are preparing for the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam and looking for free online courses then you have come to the right place.

In the past, I have shared the free online courses to prepare for AWS Cloud Practitioner and SysOps Administrator certifications and today I am going to share free online training courses to prepare for the prestigious AWS Developer Associate exam.

The exam requires hands-on experience with AWS but that’s not enough, you also need to prepare all the exam topics and that’s where these online courses can help you.

These are the best and completely free courses from websites like Udemy, Coursera, freeCodeCamp, and Youtube and you can use them to prepare for this prestigious AWS cloud certification. If you are looking forward to pursuing a career in cloud computing, then the AWS developer associate will be an excellent position for you. You can start your career as an AWS developer associate, but before that Amazon will conduct an exam in order to provide you with the certification of expertise in AWS developer associate. Even in the industry, companies are looking for a certified AWS developer associate because no one would appreciate the fact where they have to invest in you to make you an expert. Besides this, there are several ways to pass the AWS developer associate exam with flying colors. One of them is to enroll in a free course (listed below) and then once you have enough knowledge about the technology, you can easily pass the AWS developer Associate exam. We have listed all the best free available courses in this article through which you can pass the AWS developer associate exam. They are not as comprehensive as Stephane Maarek’s AWS Developer course, one of the most comprehensive and best AWS developer certification courses but they are still good enough to prepare well.

7 Free AWS Developer Associate Certification Courses to Join in 2023

These are the best free courses you can take to prepare for the AWS Developer Associate exam. The list contains free AWS courses from Udemy, Coursera, and YouTube. You can use these free training materials to prepare for this prestigious exam.

1. AWS Developer Associate training [Free Udemy Course]

This course is strictly designed for you to perform better in the AWS developer associate exam. In this course, the instructor will teach you all the basics related to the AWS platform. Apart from AWS developer associate training the instructor, Alan Rodrigues, will give you basic training on other AWS services. So far 20 thousand students have enrolled in this 7 hours long video course. The first 4 hours of the course are dedicated to the understanding part and the rest 2 hours are for implementation. In this course, you will be provided with some real-time problems that you need to solve before proceeding to the next level. Apart from this, the USP of this course is that it is being updated by the instructor continuously as per the new updates being introduced by the AWS regularities. If you are looking for something that is interesting, thanks to the animations used in the course and straight-forward to pass your AWS developer associate exam then this course is the best fit for you.

Here is the link to join this free course — AWS Developer Associate training

2. AWS Fundamentals: Migrating to the Cloud [Free Coursera Course]

In this free Coursera AWS course, experts will share their valuable experience of AWS and Cloud computing, and somewhere down the line; these pieces of advice will help you in your career. This course is available on Coursera for FREE and its offered by AWS itself, and according to instructors, they have used Coursera to deliver their knowledge because Coursera is one of the best online training platforms, and they wanted to help as many aspirants as they can. There are a couple of more free AWS courses on Coursera that are part of this specialization which you can take to learn about serverless, security, and cloud migration.

If you are looking for a comprehensive free AWS course that can help you prepare for the AWS developer associate exam, then this course is for you.

Here is the link to join this course — AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native

This course is part of the AWS Fundamentals Specialization which contains more AWS Courses for better preparation.

By the way, If you are planning to join multiple Coursera courses or specializations, then consider taking a Coursera Plus subscription which provides you unlimited access to their most popular courses, specialization, professional certificate, and guided projects. It costs around $59/ per month but is worth it because you get access to more than 7000+ courses and projects, and you can also get unlimited certificates.

3. AWS Certified Developer — Associate 2023 [FreeCodeCamp]

This is another awesome free resource to prepare for the AWS Developer Associate exam for beginners.

Freecodecamp.org creates this course, and it is available on YouTube, the reason why the creators of this course chose YouTube is that they want that anyone across the globe can access it for free.

Though these instructors are also teaching on Udemy they preferred YouTube for this particular course. In this course, the instructors will teach you everything that is anywhere related to the AWS developer associate exam. It is one of the most detailed courses available on the internet for the AWS developer associate exam. If you are looking forward to learning everything through a single course, this is for you. You can also combine this course with these AWS Developer Practice tests for better preparation.

You can also watch this course on Youtube or right here:

4. AWS Essentials [Free Course on Udemy]

This free Udemy course is more of a basic introduction to AWS as a platform. In this course, the instructor will cover all the services offered by the AWS platform.

In this free AWS course, you will learn bits and bytes of all the services, and overall it will help you create a broad range portfolio, and that will ultimately help you generate more job opportunities for you.

Apart from this, the course will provide you with enough information to pass the AWS developer associate. If you have prior knowledge about the AWS developer associate, then this course is the best pick for you.

This course will help you explore various other options that you can work on instead of just being an AWS developer associate. Linux Academy creates this course, and this company is known for teaching professional skills.

They have used sharp and detailed animations that make the whole understanding process easy. Besides this, in this 7 hours 35-minute long video course, the instructors will give you a complete overview of most AWS services that you work on.

Here is the link to join this free resource — AWS Essentials

5. AWS Concepts (FREE Udemy Course)

Another course from Udemy that will help you build a base around AWS services. In this course also, you will be taught about all the basic services offered by AWS, and through this course to you will explore a new option where you can build your career. But this course is quite short and straightforward in comparison with the “AWS Essentials” course. This course is specially designed for those students who are looking for a brief introduction to various AWS services. Though this course will cover all the services and give you a briefing about each if you are looking for detailed information, then you have to enroll in some other advanced level course. Apart from this, in the AWS developer associate exam, this course will help create a base, to pass the AWS developer associate exam with flying colors you have to again enroll in another course.

If you are looking for a start, then this course is the best pick for you.

Here is the link to join this free Udemy course — AWS Concepts

6. AWS Basics for Beginners — Full Course [YouTube]

This is another great free course to learn AWS basics right through to advanced cloud computing concepts. This course is ideal for beginners — absolutely no cloud computing experience is required!

This course is created by Neal Davis — Founder of Digital Cloud Training, and one of my favorite Udemy instructors for AWS and Cloud computing topics. Having attended his AWS Certified Developer Associate Exam Training 2023 [NEW] course, I was pretty sure that this free course will a good resource to prepare for AWS certification including AWS developer associate and I wasn’t disappointed.

There are lots of hands-on exercises using an AWS free tier account to give you practical experience with Amazon Web Services. Visual slides and animations will help you gain a deep understanding of Cloud Computing.

You can watch this free course on Youtube or right here:

7. AWS Developer Certification | AWS Certified Developer Associate (FIRST 6 HOURS)

This is another great free resource to become a certified AWS Developer Associate in 2023. This course is actually the first 6 hours of Ranga’s AWS Developer Associate Certification — Step by Step — 2023 Udemy course which is also one of the highest-rated courses on this topic.

This free course provides super and quality Content and covers important concepts like EC2, LoadBalancer, AustoScaleGroup, Lambda in detail.

You can watch this free course on YouTube or right here:

That’s all bout the best free online training courses to pass the AWS Developer Associate certification exam in 2023. All these courses will help you prepare for the AWS developer associate exam, none of them will take the guarantee to help you crack it. You have to explore all different sources of knowledge that can help you score some extra marks than the passing limit. Remember, the better you will prepare, the more you will be benefited.

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P. S. — If you are serious about passing AWS Developer Associate Certification on the first attempt and can spend few bucks like $10 for quality training material then I highly recommend you check out Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2023- NEW! course by Stephane Maarek on Udemy. This is one of the best and very affordable courses and it will help you to pass the exam on the very first attempt, saving $200 in re-try.

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