Recommendation for IT Certificate.

[dfrecore]

My husband got an AWS cert that actually covers 36cr (semester) at Purdue Univ Global.  He got a job offer from Amazon soon after getting his cert.

It depends on what school you go to as to how many credits you can get for things.

Also, does it have to be a cert, or can it be actual courses?  Because you could take some UL college courses in Cloud or whatever, and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

That is interesting. I chat with Purdue rep and they don't offer AWS cert.  Only Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing and Solutions witch is 180 credits and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.  I don't have yet my BSBA to do it.  It can be a course or certificate.  In the end, they want a paper with my name on it, degree or cert.

https://www.purdueglobal.edu/degree-prog...echnology/

I didn't say he got the cert through them, I just said that he got it, and if he goes to PUG, it comes in to cover 36cr (sem) - which equals 54cr (quarter).  They're a quarter-based school, but we generally talk about semester-based credits here, so I converted it for ease of discussion.

PUG has some Cloud courses, which is why I suggested it.  They could go towards their Cloud degree, but they can also be used towards other degrees.

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@dfrecore its its interesting.  Did he land the job only based on the certification?

No, he has 20+ years of experience.  But he got the cert and then literally 2 days later someone called him.  It could have been a coincidence...

Sorry, I misunderstood you.  Can you say where he got AWS cert?

Ummm...from AWS...not sure what you're asking?  Are you asking how he studied?  If so, he paid for some program online he's used before (something with the name "king" in it I think).