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AWS DVA-C02 Online Training

This AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) training teaches the cloud skills needed to pass the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam. You'll learn to work with AWS developer tools at an associate level, including developing and optimizing cloud-based applications in the AWS cloud, and packaging and deploying apps with CI/CD workflows.

Updated May 2023

35Skills
243Videos
1Practice Exam
34h 1mTotal
243 videos1 exam34h 1m

Who This Course Is For

This AWS DVA-C02 training is considered associate-level AWS training, which means it was designed for software developers. This AWS skills course is designed for software developers with three to five years of experience with cloud platforms.

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.AWS Lambda Fundamentals50m
  • Create and Deploy Code in the Cloud9 IDEFree1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Extend AWS Lambda Functionality and Deployments48m
  • Premium skill.Author, Build and Deploy SAM Templates1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Deploy and Configure a REST API Gateway1h 4m
  • Premium skill.Deploy and Configure a Websocket API Gateway56m
  • Premium skill.Implement Message Queues with AWS SQS53m
  • Premium skill.Implement a Fanout Design Pattern with AWS SNS55m
  • Premium skill.Register and Deploy Containers with ECR and ECS1h
  • Premium skill.Evaluate Advanced Deployment Methods for Containers on ECS56m
  • Premium skill.Orchestrate Microservices with IAM in AWS using Docker Compose49m
  • Premium skill.Understand and Deploy Caching in AWS1h 11m
  • Premium skill.Understand and Deploy AWS DynamoDB1h 12m
  • Premium skill.Understand and Deploy AWS RDS Instances1h 8m
  • Premium skill.Connect Lambda to Private Resources on a VPC59m
  • Premium skill.Deploy and Connect an RDS Resource on Private Subnets49m
  • Premium skill.Query Items and Attributes in DynamoDB1h 13m
  • Premium skill.Optimize DynamoDB by Using Batch Operations59m
  • Premium skill.Understand and Deploy AWS Storage Resources1h 15m
  • Premium skill.Understand and Implement Caching Strategies53m
  • Premium skill.Implement an Advanced Caching Solutions54m
  • Premium skill.Manage Branches in AWS CodeCommit58m
  • Premium skill.Understand the Basics of Git and AWS CodeCommit1h 12m
  • Premium skill.Collect and Query Time-Series Data with AWS Timestream1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Create a Basic CICD Pipeline using CodePipeline and Elastic Beanstalk59m
  • Premium skill.Dig Deeper into CICD Pipeline Strategies57m
  • Premium skill.Deploy and Test Infrastructure as Code Templates using Taskcat and CodePipeline1h 6m
  • Premium skill.Create Unit and Integration Tests for Lambda Deployments1h
  • Premium skill.Understand AWS IAM, Roles, and Policies54m
  • Premium skill.Understand the Fundamentals of AWS Accounts and Resources49m
  • Premium skill.Encrypt Data at Rest in AWS48m
  • Premium skill.Monitor AWS Resources with CloudWatch48m
  • Premium skill.Plan for Monitoring Across AWS53m
  • Premium skill.Configure Real-Time Log Streaming to S348m
  • Premium skill.Plan for Logging in AWS58m

Certification

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Demonstrate your skills in developing cloud-based applications and solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This certification validates your ability to design, develop, and deploy cloud-based applications and solutions using AWS services. It is recom...

Exam DVA-C02Level AssociateDifficulty IntermediateCost $150 USD
AWS SDKAWS CLIAWS services integrationSecurity best practicesApplication deployment
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For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Cloud application delivery can stall when development teams lack a shared AWS pattern for building, deploying, securing, and monitoring applications. This intermediate AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) course gives IT Directors and Team Leads a structured path for developers with cloud experience to standardize on AWS services used in modern application delivery: Lambda, API Gateway, SAM, SQS, SNS, ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, CodeCommit, CodePipeline, IAM, encryption, CloudWatch, and logging.

The course is a realistic assignment for software developers, cloud engineers, and DevOps-aligned IT Practitioners who need certification preparation and practical AWS deployment fluency. Plan for roughly 34 hours per learner, plus review time for exam readiness or internal implementation standards. For change management, Team Leads can assign sections by role — serverless, containers, databases, CI/CD, or monitoring — before rolling patterns into production workflows.

CBT Nuggets Playlists and Team Reporting help Training Managers assign the right sequence, monitor progress, and support certification-focused upskilling across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to connect AWS developer skills with day-to-day application delivery work, not just exam objectives. The course maps to common production scenarios: deploying Lambda functions, exposing applications through API Gateway, building CI/CD pipelines, securing access with IAM, connecting workloads to private VPC resources, and monitoring resources with CloudWatch.

  • Faster cloud application deployment: Teams practice packaging and deploying serverless applications with Lambda, SAM templates, API Gateway, and CodePipeline.
  • More consistent integration patterns: Developers learn when to use SQS queues, SNS fanout, WebSocket APIs, caching, and DynamoDB batch operations.
  • Stronger operational readiness: IT Practitioners cover encryption at rest, IAM roles and policies, CloudWatch monitoring, log streaming to S3, and logging plans.
  • Reduced dependency on specialists: Cross-functional teams gain working knowledge of containers on ECS, RDS in private subnets, DynamoDB querying, and storage resources.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • Core AWS developer services covered by the DVA-C02 exam, including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, ECS, and ECR
  • Serverless application patterns using Lambda, SAM templates, queues, notifications, and API integrations
  • CI/CD concepts using AWS CodeCommit, CodePipeline, Elastic Beanstalk, Taskcat, and infrastructure as code templates
  • Security and access control fundamentals, including AWS accounts, IAM roles, policies, VPC connectivity, and encryption at rest
  • Monitoring and logging approaches using CloudWatch, real-time log streaming to S3, and AWS logging plans

Ability

  • Create, extend, deploy, and test Lambda-based applications in AWS
  • Build REST and WebSocket API Gateway integrations for application workloads
  • Deploy containerized applications with ECR, ECS, Docker Compose, and advanced ECS deployment methods
  • Configure DynamoDB, RDS, caching, storage, and time-series data resources for application use cases
  • Build basic and more advanced CI/CD pipelines for AWS application deployments

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