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AWS Cloud Foundations Training

Learn AWS the way cloud engineers actually work with it.

A structured 24-class progression through cloud and AWS fundamentals, networking and VPC design, compute and application hosting, storage and databases, security, reliability and architecture, operations, monitoring and cost, automation and Infrastructure as Code finishing with an integrated cloud engineering capstone. You design one cloud environment and progressively grow it into a production-oriented AWS architecture.

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4 Months · 24 Classes · 16 Weeks · Progressive Cloud Engineering Project

Duration
4 Months
Classes
24 Classes
Period
16 Weeks
Format
Progressive Project

Why this program is different

This isn't a tour of the AWS console.

The curriculum is deliberately progressive. You design one cloud environment in class one and keep extending it network, compute, data, security, reliability, observability, cost, governance and Infrastructure as Code until it becomes a production-oriented AWS architecture you can defend.

  1. 01Cloud concepts
  2. 02IAM & account security
  3. 03Networking
  4. 04VPC & connectivity
  5. 05Compute & hosting
  6. 06Storage & databases
  7. 07Security & reliability
  8. 08Architecture design
  9. 09Monitoring & cost
  10. 10Automation & IaC
  11. 11Integrated capstone

Each phase doesn't start over. It improves the environment you already built which is exactly how cloud teams actually work.

Who it's for

Built for people developing foundational cloud capability.

A foundation-building programme for people who want structured depth in AWS architecture, security and operations.

Students

Studying a technology course and want practical AWS skills alongside the theory.

Beginners entering cloud

Starting from cloud concepts and networking fundamentals before touching advanced tooling.

Aspiring cloud engineers

You want structured depth in AWS architecture, security and operations rather than scattered tutorials.

Certification candidates

Preparing for AWS Cloud Practitioner and building toward Solutions Architect; Associate reasoning.

Early-career technology professionals

Already working in tech and building the cloud depth your role increasingly needs.

NYSC Corp Members

Using your service year to build practical Cloud & DevOps skills that can give you an advantage when you transition into the job market.

The four-month journey

Foundations, then architecture, then operations, then the capstone.

Each month builds directly on the last, taking the same cloud environment further.

Month 1

Cloud & Networking Foundations

Understand the cloud model, secure the account, and build the network the project runs on.

  • Cloud concepts
  • IAM
  • Networking
  • VPC
  • Route 53
  • Load balancing
  • EC2
Month 2

Compute, Data & Architecture

Host the application properly, give it storage and a database, then make it secure and resilient.

  • Auto Scaling
  • Serverless
  • S3
  • EBS
  • EFS
  • RDS
  • KMS
  • High availability
  • Well-Architected
Month 3

Operations, Cost & Automation

Observe it, understand what it costs, govern it, and stop building it by hand.

  • CloudWatch
  • CloudTrail
  • Cost Explorer
  • Budgets
  • Tagging
  • AWS CLI
  • CloudFormation
  • Terraform
Month 4

Integration, Incidents & Capstone

Break it, fix it, consolidate it, and defend the finished cloud architecture.

  • Event-driven patterns
  • Incident response
  • Architecture design
  • Production readiness
  • Capstone
  • Certification readiness

What you'll learn

24 classes, organised into 10 progressive phases.

Expand any phase to see the class topics, the concepts covered and the practical project attached to each class.

The progressive project

One cloud environment. 24 classes. A complete engineering journey.

The capstone isn't a brand-new project created at the end. It's the architecture you've been building since class one, deployed and defended in full.

Month 1 — Cloud & Networking Foundations
  1. 01Design a basic AWS architecture for a web application
  2. 02Secure a new AWS environment with IAM, MFA and least privilege
  3. 03Design the network requirements for the project
  4. 04Build the VPC, subnets, routing and security controls
  5. 05Put the application behind a load balancer and troubleshoot it
  6. 06Deploy and configure the application on EC2
Month 2 — Compute, Data & Architecture
  1. 07Compare compute options and add a scalable compute design
  2. 08Add persistent storage with S3 and EBS
  3. 09Add an Amazon RDS database and connect the application
  4. 10Review and harden the environment as a security engineer
  5. 11Remove single points of failure and define recovery requirements
  6. 12Diagram and review the architecture against Well-Architected
Month 3 — Operations, Cost & Automation
  1. 13Configure CloudWatch monitoring, logs, dashboards and alarms
  2. 14Estimate costs, apply tags and a budget, recommend optimisations
  3. 15Create a governance standard for the project
  4. 16Manage resources with the Console and CLI, then automate a task
  5. 17Recreate part of the infrastructure as code
  6. 18Redesign a component with a serverless or event-driven pattern
Month 4 — Integration, Incidents & Capstone
  1. 19Investigate and recover a deliberately broken AWS environment
  2. 20Design a complete AWS solution for a business scenario
  3. 21Consolidate everything into a production-oriented architecture
  4. 22Deploy, secure, monitor and optimise the integrated environment
  5. 23Complete the cloud engineering capstone: design, deploy, defend
  6. 24Present the architecture and complete certification-readiness assessment

Where it ends up

The AWS architecture you finish with.

By the final phase your project runs as a secured, highly available, monitored and cost-controlled AWS environment, reproducible as code.

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  1. Users
    End users
  2. DNS
    Route 53
  3. Entry point
    Application Load Balancer
  4. Public subnets
    NAT Gateway
    Internet Gateway
  5. Compute
    EC2 Auto Scaling group
  6. Data
    Amazon RDS (Multi-AZ)
    Amazon S3
    Amazon EBS
  7. Identity & secrets
    IAM roles
    AWS KMS
    Secrets Manager
  8. Telemetry
    CloudWatch
    CloudTrail
    AWS Config
  9. Cost & governance
    Cost Explorer
    Budgets
    Tagging standard
  10. Infrastructure as Code
    CloudFormation
    Terraform

What you will build

Practical work, in every class.

A selection of the hands-on projects in the programme. Every one of the 24 classes has its own.

AWS Architecture Design

Design a basic AWS architecture for a fictional web application, identifying compute, networking, storage, database, identity and monitoring requirements and explaining why each is needed.

Secure AWS Environment

Protect the root account, enable MFA, create appropriate identities and roles, apply least-privilege permissions, and test access.

VPC Build

Build the project VPC, configure public/private subnets and routing, apply security controls, and test connectivity.

Load Balancer & Connectivity Troubleshooting

Place an application behind an Application Load Balancer with health checks and DNS, then troubleshoot deliberately introduced connectivity and security problems.

  • curl
  • ping
  • dig
  • nslookup
  • ss

EC2 Application Deployment

Deploy and configure the project application on EC2, securing access, installing dependencies, exposing required ports and verifying availability.

Storage & Database Layer

Add S3 and EBS storage with access controls, versioning and lifecycle policies, then attach a securely placed Amazon RDS database.

Security Review

Review the project as a security engineer, identify exposed resources and weak controls, and apply foundational AWS security improvements.

Monitoring & Cost Control

Configure CloudWatch dashboards, logs and alarms, estimate project costs, apply tags and a budget, and recommend optimisations.

Infrastructure as Code

Recreate a portion of the manually built infrastructure as code, review changes before applying them, and demonstrate reproducible deployment.

Broken AWS Environment

Investigate a deliberately broken AWS environment with Console, CLI, CloudWatch and networking tools, restore the application, verify recovery and document the incident.

Services & tools

The AWS stack you'll actually operate.

Grouped by the role each service plays in the environment you build.

Identity & security

  • IAM
  • AWS Organizations
  • KMS
  • Secrets Manager
  • WAF
  • Shield
  • CloudTrail

Networking

  • Amazon VPC
  • Subnets & route tables
  • Internet & NAT Gateway
  • Security Groups
  • NACLs
  • Route 53
  • Elastic Load Balancing

Compute

  • Amazon EC2
  • Auto Scaling
  • ECS / Fargate
  • AWS Lambda
  • API Gateway

Storage & databases

  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EBS
  • Amazon EFS
  • Amazon RDS
  • DynamoDB

Operations & cost

  • CloudWatch
  • AWS Config
  • AWS Health
  • Cost Explorer
  • AWS Budgets
  • Pricing Calculator

Automation & IaC

  • AWS Console
  • AWS CLI
  • CloudShell
  • AWS SDKs
  • CloudFormation
  • Terraform

Engineering mindset

You're not just learning AWS services. You're learning how to reason about cloud systems.

The curriculum keeps returning to the habits that separate a cloud engineer from a console operator.

  • Architectural reasoning
  • Service selection trade-offs
  • Least privilege by default
  • Designing for failure
  • Cost awareness
  • Troubleshooting
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Evidence-based diagnosis
  • Governance and documentation
  • Operational readiness

What you'll be able to demonstrate

Skills you can show, explain and defend.

Demonstrable capability across the ten areas the programme covers evidenced by the architecture you built, not by a certificate.

Cloud fundamentals

  • Service models
  • AWS global infrastructure
  • Shared Responsibility Model
  • Well-Architected Framework

Identity & access

  • IAM users, groups, roles
  • Policies
  • Least privilege
  • MFA
  • Credential security

Networking

  • CIDR and subnets
  • VPC design
  • Route tables
  • Security Groups and NACLs
  • Route 53
  • Load balancing

Compute

  • EC2
  • AMIs and user data
  • Auto Scaling
  • ECS/Fargate concepts
  • Lambda

Storage & databases

  • S3
  • EBS
  • EFS
  • Amazon RDS
  • DynamoDB fundamentals
  • Backups and snapshots

Security

  • Defense in depth
  • Encryption and KMS
  • WAF and Shield concepts
  • CloudTrail
  • Misconfiguration review

Reliability

  • Multi-AZ design
  • Fault tolerance
  • RPO and RTO
  • Disaster recovery strategies

Operations & monitoring

  • CloudWatch metrics, logs, dashboards
  • Alarms
  • Incident investigation
  • Runbooks

Cost & governance

  • Pricing Calculator
  • Cost Explorer
  • Budgets
  • Tagging
  • AWS Config
  • Organizations

Automation & IaC

  • AWS CLI
  • CloudShell
  • Scripted operations
  • CloudFormation
  • Terraform

Program structure

How the four months are organised.

Programme length
4Months
Overall period
16Weeks
Structured sessions
24Classes
Class cadence
2Sessions / week
Session length
2Hours / session
Scheduled class time
4Hours / week

How the hours break down

The 24 classes account for 48 hours of core class content. Alongside that there is approximately 16 additional hours of learning time across labs, project work, assignments, revision, troubleshooting, assessments, presentations and additional support.

Learning allocation

  • Core class content
  • Practical labs
  • Project development
  • Assignments
  • Revision
  • Troubleshooting
  • Assessments
  • Presentations
  • Additional support

Learning experience

What the programme involves week to week.

  • Structured classes
  • Hands-on AWS practical work
  • Progressive cloud project
  • Assignments
  • Troubleshooting
  • Assessments
  • Presentations
  • Additional support

Program fees

Fees for the next cohort.

One programme, two fee options. Flexible installment payment plans are available on both.

Standard Programme Fee

Full access to the 24-class training.

₦500,000

Full programme

  • 24 classes over 16 weeks
  • Progressive cloud project
  • Assessments and capstone presentation
  • Mentor feedback throughout

Student & Early-Career Rate

Eligibility-based

A discounted, eligibility-based rate for students and early-career professionals.

₦500,000

₦350,000

Full programme

  • Identical 24-class training nothing removed
  • For students and early-career professionals
  • Eligibility confirmed during registration

Flexible installment payment options are available.

Pay the full programme fee upfront, or spread it across an agreed installment plan. Register your interest or contact Forge Tekk to discuss payment arrangements.

FAQ

Questions about the training.

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