A AWS is launching Student Rewards in AWS Builder Center, a new program aimed at college students around the world. Through it, verified students can accumulate up to US$579 in resources, including cloud credits, premium training and certification vouchers.
The initiative represents a commitment of more than $500 million in resources to support higher education students with cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) training and certification tools. The objective is to prepare these students to start careers in both areas.
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What the program offers
To participate, college students aged 18 or over must verify their enrollment and complete their profile on the AWS Builder Center. Once done, they immediately receive 12 months of premium access to Skill Builder, an AWS learning platform with over 900 courses, hands-on labs, certification exam prep, and game-based learning.
From there, the student unlocks additional rewards as they accumulate badges for actions on the platform, such as publishing articles, commenting and maintaining engagement. The rewards table is as follows:
- Seven badges: $10 in AWS credits;
- 14 badges: $20 in AWS credits;
- 21 badges: Voucher for the AWS Foundational Certification exam.
How to sign up for the program
The Student Rewards sign-up process can be completed in about five minutes, according to AWS, in three steps:
- Verify your student status: Sign in to AWS Builder Center and complete verification using SheerID. Most scans complete within minutes.
- Complete the profile: do upload of a photo and fill in the About section. This step unlocks the year of premium access to Skill Builder.
- To win badges and unlock rewards: publish articles, comment and maintain engagement to accumulate badges and advance in rewards.
In addition to individual rewards, students can connect to communities organized by theme and region on the platform to explore cloud technology, build projects and develop skills together.
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