AWS Academy
AWS Academy has partnered with NAAIC to empower community college faculty with AI-related training and resources. Through this collaboration, AWS Academy provides community colleges with:
Turnkey Curriculum
Prebuilt courses covering foundational and advanced AWS topics from cloud fundamentals to AI/ML applications. All materials include:
Lecture slides and instructor guides
Hands-on lab exercises using select AWS services
Assessments aligned with certification exam objectives
Pathway to Certifications
The curriculum maps to AWS AI Practitioner, AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, and other in-demand credentials ensuring graduates obtain recognized industry certifications.
Faculty Development Workshops
Special sessions led by AWS experts to help instructors guide students through AI Practitioner coursework, troubleshoot lab environments, and tailor exercises to local workforce needs.
Resources
Subscription to AWS Skill Builder for 1 year. AWS Skill Builder offers hundreds of free digital courses tailored to roles across the technology spectrum, as well as test prep and vouchers for AWS certifications.
By joining AWS Academy, community colleges can quickly stand up AI-focused certificate and degree programs that align with employer needs. Learn more about joining AWS Academy.
Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance
The AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance is a global initiative that addresses the skills gap and prepares learners for in-demand tech-enabled jobs. The Tech Alliance works backward from employer needs, building industry-aligned, future-proof skilling pathways to empower learners with cloud, emerging technologies, and job readiness skills.
Established in 2023, Skills to Jobs has cultivated partnerships with employers, governments, academic institutions, private skilling providers and public sector agencies across multiple countries.
Learn more about AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance.
AWS Skills to Jobs GenAI Skilling Pathway
AWS Skills to Jobs provides faculty with resources to effectively integrate AI competencies into their programs, including:
Industry-validated skill maps highlighting the most critical AI competencies for entry-level roles
No-cost learning paths with over 30 hours of hands-on content covering fundamentals through advanced applications of GenAI and ML
Access to student events for both hands-on learning and hiring
Request Access to the full pathway here.
AWS Builder Center
The AWS Builder Center is a free community platform that gives educators and students hands-on access to AI and cloud learning resources. Built around three pillars — Learn, Connect, and Build — the platform provides everything needed to develop applied AI skills, engage with a global community of builders, and showcase real-world projects.
Getting started is simple and free for both educators and students. Visit builder.aws.com, create a Builder ID, andyou're in — no credit card required.
For Educators
The Builder Center helps faculty stay current with the tools and technologies shaping the AI industry. Educators can:
access 330+ self-paced courses in generative AI, machine learning, and cloud services
curate resources for their syllabi
join topic-focused community groups, called Spaces, covering areas like AI, security, and Amazon Bedrock
publish articles, and submit feedback directly to AWS product teams
For Students
The Builder Center serves as both a learning platform and a career accelerator. Students can complete hands-on workshops from Level 100 to Level 400, experiment with open-source tools through the Toolbox, and deploy real applications. Projects can be published to a public profile, creating a tangible portfolio for employers.
An active #students community connects learners globally through articles, projects, and Cloud Club events.
Learn more about the AWS Builder Center.
Machine Learning University (MLU)
AWS Machine Learning University (MLU) is a free initiative that expands access to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning education through its educator enablement program, specifically designed to help community colleges increase their teaching capacity and deliver AI/ML course content.
Resources include:
Open-source educational content about Gen AI and ML topics
Regular content releases on YouTube and GitHub
Hands-on technical training and collaboration
By promoting inclusive and industry-aligned tech education, AWS is helping to cultivate the next generation of diverse and skilled technology leaders. Sign up for MLU’s interest list for program announcements.
AWS Training and Events
Upcoming and previous training and events with AWS.
