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Our programmes
Whatever your aspirations are for your career in cloud, our cloud pathway will give you the right skills and experience to reach your career goals.

“The 12-week programme with Digital Futures has been an incredible experience. Our technical lead, Ryan, has been so supportive from day one; questions are encouraged and there is plenty of hands-on practical and group work. The cohort members are all from a non-tech background, so you’re all really learning together”
Rawaz Kader, Cloud Engineer

Realise your potential
- Analyse client requirements, troubleshooting problems and following cloud best practice to run your solutions
- Collaborate across teams and demonstrate the benefits of cloud technologies to multiple stakeholders
- Develop your expertise in each of the core cloud disciplines across DevOps, SysOps and architecting
- Support and maintain cloud adoption and migration projects whilst working with our clients
Course modules
Our immersive training develops your technical and professional skills, giving you the key foundational knowledge to start and progress in your career in cloud.
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Understand the Cloud Foundations as you start work on your cloud learning essentials, alongside an introduction to the AWS Cloud.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Develop the skills to design and implement available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS.
Linux
You'll learn the fundamentals of both Linux commands and Bash Shell Scripting, both of which you'll use in your day-to-day work.
Infrastructure-as-Code
You will learn Python for automation, AWS Cloudformation, and Hashicorp Terraform to build solutions using code.
Other Cloud Platforms
We will cover Google Cloud Platform and learn to map its services to AWS, highlight the differences and discuss poly-cloud strategies.
Professional skills
Develop consulting skills aligned to delivery methodologies such as Agile and enhance your communication, presentation, and interview skills.
AWS certifications
All the training at Digital Futures is underpinned by industry-aligned certifications, ensuring all of our engineers are set up for success.
The initial 12-week immersive training Academy takes a candidate through the AWS Cloud Practitioner and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) courses and exams.
All of your training and exams from foundation level, through to associate and professional level are provided through the AWS Academy and you will be supported by Digital Futures every step of the way.

Master the latest technologies
Some of the key technologies and frameworks you will learn as a Digital Futures AWS Cloud Engineer















A typical day at the Academy
We take a holistic approach to your development and provide a dynamic learning experience to ensure you reach your full potential

9:00 am
Self-study
Work independently on your cloud essentials such as Infrastructure-as-Code, Python and Terraform.
10:30 am
Workshop
Instructor-led live session focused on AWS.
12:00 noon
Lunch
Take a break from life in the Academy to relax, refuel, and recharge ready for a full afternoon of learning and challenges.

1:00 pm
Workshop
Instructor-led live session focused on AWS.
3:30 pm
Labs
Get hands-on practice using AWS and cloud services in a real environment.
5:30 pm
Wrap up
Finish off the day.
Meet your instructor
Ryan Pothecary
Cloud Engineering Lead Instructor
Ryan is the Cloud Engineering Training Lead at Digital Futures, with responsibility for creating, developing and delivering our Cloud Engineering pathway.
Ryan has been in the IT industry for over 30 years, during which he has held architect and consultant roles for a number of companies, including senior solution architect roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he helped customers with their move to the cloud.
He is passionate about ensuring the IT industry better reflects society and believes that education leads to experience and opportunity.
