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AWS CloudUp - Cloud Practitioner

Become an AWS Cloud Certified Professional

We recognise the importance of having flexible study options and an environment for you to build confidence while creating a professional network. Our aim is to set you up for success on your cloud learning journey, helping you learn some practical skills and gain the globally recognised AWS certification.

What is CloudUp?

Lumify Work New Zealand (formerly Auldhouse) is proud to partner with AWS to bring you CloudUp - a flexible, community-based learning program designed to provide Amazon Web Services Cloud Foundations training on your terms.

Join a supportive and fun community that will:

  • set you up for success on your cloud learning journey

  • help you achieve your AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification

  • expand your career network as an AWS Professional

This bootcamp-style program can be completed over 8 weeks and is designed to ensure minimal disruption to your working week.

Priced at $154 (excluding GST) with an exam voucher for participants based in Australia and New Zealand. It includes weekly online self-paced AWS tutorials and modules as well as online Q&A sessions with Lumify Work AWS Authorised Instructors.

Below are the dates for our upcoming programs:

  • March Program, from 5 March 2024 until 23 April 2024

  • June Program, from 18 June 2024 until 6 August 2024

  • October Program, from 15 October 2024 until 3 December 2024

Registrations for our programs are currently closed.

We will soon be sharing our program calendar for 2024. In the meantime, please feel free to submit your Expression of Interest via email to [email protected].


How to register

Refer to these instructions to register for the program. If you are a referred participant, please check these steps.

If you have any issues, contact us at [email protected].


Who should join CloudUp?

CloudUp was created for people who:

  • aim to achieve an AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification

  • don’t have the ability to study full-time due to work commitments

  • want a flexible way of learning

  • prefer studying as part of a motivating and supportive community

There is no pre-requisite knowledge required to join - the Cloud Practitioner course is great for those new to tech or new to the AWS Cloud.


Exam and certification

To round out your knowledge there are optional exam prep sessions you can attend. To keep connected during the program, there is a Discussion Forum on our learning platform for Q&As.

At the end of the 8 weeks, you will book to take your AWS Cloud Practitioner exam and participate in a graduation event.

The exam voucher is only included for participants based in Australia and New Zealand.

Time commitment required
All CloudUp events are optional, but to ensure you have the depth of knowledge required to pass the exam, you should set aside approximately 1-2 hours per week. This commitment would include self-paced online modules and online Q&A sessions.


What you'll learn

In this course, you'll learn the AWS foundational concepts of cloud computing and how they can unlock business value. It explores how businesses can use cloud technology to innovate and build new solutions for their customers and business processes.

This course shows you the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the AWS platform. You will learn how to optimise the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS services and how they fit into cloud-based solutions.

During the course, you can expect to:

  • Explore best practices and design patterns to help you architect optimal IT solutions on AWS

  • Build and explore a variety of infrastructures through guided, hands-on activities

  • Learn to create fledgling architectures and build them into robust and adaptive solutions

Abilities validated by the certification:

  • Effectively demonstrate knowledge of how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies

  • Define a solution using architectural design principles based on customer requirements

  • Provide implementation guidance based on best practices to your organisation throughout the life cycle of the project

Course objectives:

  • Understand what Cloud Computing is

  • Understand the cloud business model

  • Understand the key characteristics of cloud technology

  • Understand security practices within the Cloud

  • Recognise the key benefits of the cloud for business through the Cloud Value Framework

  • Understand the levers that can be used to achieve business outcomes for each area of cloud value