• Program connected more than 98% of graduates with job interview opportunities worldwide
  • AWS re/Start is building a diverse pipeline of entry-level trained talent by collaborating with local organizations

Dubai, UAE – Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), is celebrating the successful first year of AWS re/Start – a no-cost, cohort-based, workforce development training program that prepares individuals for careers in the cloud and connects them to potential employers. Currently operating in 180 cities across 60 countries worldwide including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Tunisia, Iraq, and Palestine, the program is part of AWS’s effort to train 29 million people in cloud computing skills by 2025 and connects participants with employment opportunities with local employers.

AWS re/Start is a unique curriculum, providing no-cost cloud skills training that supports learners in building a skill set that aligns with the needs of some of the region’s most in-demand tech jobs. Through coursework and hands-on labs, using real world scenarios, learners can gain the technical skills they need for cloud roles. AWS re/Start works with different collaborating organizations across the MENA region that share its mission of building a diverse global pipeline of entry to mid-level trained talent. 

AWS re/Start curriculum is adapted to meet learners where they are in their learning journey, desired objectives, and learning modalities. Through scenario-based exercises, instructor-led sessions, learners build Linux, Python, networking, security, database, automation, and core AWS Cloud skills.

Learners receive job-specific training for roles such as technical support specialist, systems administrator, cloud automation lead, up to infrastructure engineer and more. AWS re/Start also provides learners with professional skills including effective communication, collaboration, resume writing, and interview coaching to prepare them for employer meetings and interviews.

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About Amazon Web Services

For over 15 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud offering. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any cloud workload, and it now has more than 200 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and application development, deployment, and management from 96 Availability Zones within 30 geographic regions, with announced plans for 15 more Availability Zones and five more AWS Regions in Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, and Thailand. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

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