AWS is offering 100% free vouchers for its Foundational and Associate-level certifications via the AWS Educate Emerging Talent Community (ETC). If you're preparing for an AWS certification, this is your chance to get certified without any cost! Here's everything you need to know to claim your free voucher.
Available Vouchers
Foundational Level (4,500 points required)
Covers:
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- Expires: August 31, 2025
Associate Level (5,200 points required)
Covers:
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate
- Developer Associate
- SysOps Administrator Associate
- Data Engineer Associate
- Machine Learning Engineer Associate
- Expires: August 31, 2025
How to Qualify for the AWS Emerging Talent Community (ETC)?
To join the ETC and access these free vouchers, you must:
- Be 18 years or older.
- Earn a qualifying badge from an AWS Training program (e.g., AWS Educate, AWS re/Start, or AWS Academy).
- Complete at least one badge course in your AWS Educate learning dashboard.
Once you earn a qualifying badge, you’ll gain access to the Emerging Talent Community (ETC), where you can start earning points to claim your free voucher.
Firstly must complete the badge courses(at least one)in your learning dashboard, after you are eligible to ETL community. in this the blue point navigated are courses and there's more below and the red point navigated is the page to go to ETL home page
I already have an AWS Educate Account. How do I access the AWS Emerging Talent Community?
Learners who have qualified for the ETC, can access the ETC by logging into AWS Educate and selecting the “Emerging Talent Community” tab from the navigation bar on the top right of the screen next to your AWS Educate Profile. Please note that it may take up to 72 hours for the “Emerging Talent Community” to appear in your navigation bar if your qualifying badge is not an AWS Educate badge. Learners who earn a qualifying badge in AWS Educate should be able to access the Emerging Talent Community (ETC) within a few minutes of earning their badge if they meet all other ETC eligibility criteria. From the AWS Emerging Talent Community homepage you can complete the AWS Emerging Talent Community onboarding content to get full access to content within the AWS Emerging Talent Community.
How much time does it take for the reward request to be reviewed?
Typically, rewards are reviewed within 3 business days.
How to Earn Points in the ETC?
You can earn points by:
- Reading articles
- Watching videos
- Taking quizzes and surveys
- Completing tasks on the ETC homepage Points are displayed in the top right corner of the AWS Educate navigation bar (indicated by a gem icon). You can also check your points and rewards history on the Activity page.
How to Claim Your Free Voucher?
- Sign up for AWS Educate (if you don’t already have an account).
- Log in and navigate to the Emerging Talent Community (ETC).
- Complete tasks to earn 4,500 points (Foundational) or 5,200 points (Associate).
- Go to the Rewards tab and request your voucher.
Eligibility Requirements
To claim your free voucher, you must:
- Complete an AWS Skill Builder exam prep course for your chosen certification.
- Score 80% or higher on an official AWS Skill Builder practice exam or question set.
Important: Ensure your AWS Skill Builder email matches your AWS Educate email to avoid issues.
click here after joining to ETL and earned points
- Click here signup skillbuilder.
- complete this skillbuilder for foundational badge assessment to get score 80% or high and eligible for requesting foundational exam vouchers by earned points in ETL community.
- complete this skillbuilder for associate badge assessment to get score 80% or high and eligible for requesting associate exam vouchers by earned points in ETL community.
Key Notes
- New content is added to the ETC 6 times per week, so check frequently for new opportunities.
- Rewards are subject to availability and may change over time.
- If you’re under 18, you can still participate in AWS Educate courses and earn badges, but you won’t have access to the ETC until you meet the age requirement.
Don’t Miss This Opportunity!
AWS certifications are highly valued in the tech industry, and this is your chance to earn one for free. Act fast, as vouchers are available only while supplies last.
For more details, visit the official AWS Educate FAQ:
AWS Educate Learner FAQs
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