Last week, I got the privilege to attend an Item Development Workshop for the Associate Architect Exam. I participated as a Subject Matter Expert as the certification program pulls both Amazonians and industry professionals together to develop questions. I’m not going to go into details about the workshop or share any content, because of the NDA. I do want to share 3 observations I found during my time in the in the workshop:
- AWS takes certification, the validity of certification and the value of certifications with immense regard. The program is designed to recognize those who have AWS knowledge. As the certification is not about memorization but the ability to learn, understand and apply.
- The AWS certification team is amazing.
- AWS people are very intelligent and have a deep understand of both AWS and technology.
The experience was a learning fascinating experience and hope to continue to participate as an SME for other workshops.