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Overview of AWS Certifications  \n2. Benefits of Getting Certified  \n3. Techniques & Resources  \n4. Practicalities  \n5. Conclusion  \nAWS CERTIFICATIONS  \n© Amazon Web Services, Inc.  \nBENEFITS_  \nFor employees  \n■ Better job opportunities and salary  \n■ Professional growth  \n■ Professionalise your team  \nFor employers  \n■ Identify skilled IT professionals via AWScertifications  \nPERCEIVED  \nDOWNSIDES_  \n■  \n■  \n■  \nI don’t have the time / money I don’t think I’m ready Certifications aren’t valuable  \nTECHNIQUES &  \nRESOURCES_  \nVideo  \n■ Video courses (A Cloud Guru, Udemy)  \n■ AWS exam readiness  \n■ re:Invent videos and AWS Get Certified Challenge  \nBooks  \n■ Study guides  \n■ AWS documentation and whitepapers  \nHands-on  \n■ Practical experience  \n■ Hands-on Labs  \n■ Practice exams (Tutorials Dojo)  \nPRACTICALITIES _  \n■ Book the exam in advance  \n■ If English is not your first language, request non-native speaker addition time (30 extra minutes) before you book the exam (Request Exam Accommodation-> ESL +30 Minutes) .  \n■ You can take some exams (SA Pro) in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, or Spanish  \n■ If you passed an AWS certification within the last  \n12 months, you are entitled to a 50% discount  \nPRACTICALITIES _  \nYou can take the exam:  \n■ At a Pearson VUE test centre:  \n- PSI testing centres are not available any more  \n-Check your nearest Pearson VUE centre and book in advance  \n■ At home:  \n-Check system requirements in advance (install Pearson software, no secondary monitor, Windows or macOS only)","cbCaiuMYjhdmFwQ7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuMYjhdmFwQ7","pdf",1098828,16,"English","# Overview of AWS Certifications\n## Benefits of Getting Certified\n## Techniques & Resources\n## Practicalities\n## Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"Which AWS certifications does the author mention?\",\"answer\":\"The author lists AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, AWS SysOps Administrator Associate, AWS Security Specialty, plus Terraform Associate and Jenkins Engineer.\"},{\"question\":\"What benefits does certification provide according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"For employees it highlights better job opportunities and salary, professional growth, and helping professionalise a team. 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