A gentle four-week plan at a few hours per week. No hands-on skill is required, but a free-tier account helps the services stick.
| Week | Focus | Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud concepts and global infrastructure | You can explain the value of the cloud |
| 2 | Security and the shared responsibility model | You can split AWS vs customer responsibility |
| 3 | Core services (compute, storage, network, database) | You can say what each core service is for |
| 4 | Billing, pricing, support + timed review | You consistently pass practice reviews |
Final tips
The Security and Cloud Technology domains are over half the exam, so weight your time there. Free AWS digital training plus the exam guide is usually enough. Avoid “exam dump” sites - they breach AWS policy and copyright.