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Think like an AWS architect in three days.

Turn business requirements into secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-optimized AWS designs. Architecting on AWS takes you through real architectural scenarios and hands-on labs.

Delivered by 4-time Global AWS Training Partner of the Year winner.

✓  HRD Corp claimable✓  Exam included✓  Yayasan Peneraju eligible✓  Hands-on labs

Campaign fee RM4,538/pax including exam · standard fee RM6,075

CERTIFICATIONAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate SAA-C03
Training3 days Exam length130 min
Questions65 Pass mark720
Next intake 18 to 20 Nov 2026

●  Quick answer

What is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification?

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) is an associate-level AWS certification that validates your ability to design secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-optimised solutions on AWS using the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

AWS recommends at least one year of hands-on experience designing AWS solutions, and deep coding is not required. It suits solutions architects, cloud engineers, system administrators and developers in Malaysia moving into cloud design roles.

●  Exam facts verified against AWS on 20 Oct 2026

Issued by

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Level

Associate

Exam fee

USD 150, included in this campaign fee

Where to sit it

Online-proctored or at a Pearson VUE test centre

Recommended experience

1+ year designing on AWS

Cloud Practitioner first?

Optional

Validity

3 years

Funding in Malaysia

HRD Corp claimable, Yayasan Peneraju eligible

●  Why Trainocate

Global AWS Training Partner of the Year, four years running

Learn from AW Authorised Instructors (AAIs) using official AWS courseware and architecture labs.

US$6.2BAWS’s planned investment in Malaysia through 2038, alongside its Malaysia Region launched in August 2024Source: MIDA 63%Of employers expect skill gaps to hold back business transformation from 2025 to 2030Source: WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025 78%Of employers choose professional certification as their leading upskilling investmentSource: Pearson VUE, 2026 Value of IT Certification
US$6.2BAWS’s planned investment in Malaysia through 2038, alongside its Malaysia Region launched in August 2024Source: MIDA
63%Of employers expect skill gaps to hold back business transformation from 2025 to 2030Source: WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025
78%Of employers choose professional certification as their leading upskilling investmentSource: Pearson VUE, 2026 Value of IT Certification

●  Your certification pathway

From requirements to certified architect in four steps

Three days of scenario-based training, one exam, and a clear route to Professional and Specialty certifications.

01

Step 01 · 3 days

Attend Architecting on AWS

Work through networking, compute, storage, databases, security, scaling and recovery in architectural scenarios and hands-on labs.

02

Step 02 · 130 minutes

Pass the SAA-C03 exam

65 multiple choice and multiple response questions, online or at a Pearson VUE test centre. Your exam is included in the campaign fee.

03

Step 03 · Valid 3 years

Earn your AWS digital badge

Show employers and clients a verified architecture credential, plus 50% off your next AWS Certification exam.

04

Step 04 · Professional or Specialty

Go deeper

Advance to Solutions Architect Professional, Security Specialty, or branch into Data Engineer Associate.

●  Exam domains

What the exam covers, and how much each area counts

Four design domains from AWS’s SAA-C03 exam guide. The course applies the same Well-Architected lens to every lab.

Design secure architectures

Secure access to AWS resources, secure workloads and applications, and data security controls.

30%

Design resilient architectures

Scalable, loosely coupled architectures and highly available, fault-tolerant designs.

26%

Design high-performing architectures

High-performing storage, compute, database and network solutions, plus data ingestion and transformation.

24%

Design cost-optimised architectures

Cost-optimised storage, compute, database and network architectures.

20%

Bars use a 0 to 40% scale. Weightings of scored content from the AWS SAA-C03 exam guide.

●  Who it’s for

For the people who design how the cloud runs

Solutions architects

Validate the design decisions you already make on AWS.

Current and aspiring architects

Solution-design engineers

Turn requirements into designs that balance cost, risk and performance.

Pre-sales and design engineers

Developers

Understand how the services behind your code fit together.

Application and platform developers

Cloud and systems engineers

Move from running infrastructure to designing it.

Cloud engineers, system administrators

●  Intakes and fees

Pick your intake

Five three-day intakes from November 2026 to March 2027. Choose a date and we’ll confirm your seat.

Architecting on AWS (AWS-ARC)

3 days

NOV18

Wed 18 to Fri 20 Nov 2026

Next available intake

DEC09

Wed 9 to Fri 11 Dec 2026

Before year-end

JAN06

Wed 6 to Fri 8 Jan 2027

Start the year certified

FEB03

Wed 3 to Fri 5 Feb 2027

Q1 intake

MAR03

Wed 3 to Fri 5 Mar 2027

Q1 intake

Campaign fee per person

RM4,538/pax

Includes exam voucher · standard fee RM6,075

  • HRD Corp claimable. Employers can claim this course through HRD Corp.

  • Yayasan Peneraju. Malaysian Bumiputera learners may be eligible for the financing scheme.

  • Team bookings. Training a group? Tell us your headcount for a group quote.

Terms and conditions apply. Fees in Malaysian Ringgit.

●  Exam overview

The exam format, and how to keep it active

Length

130 minutes

Questions

65 multiple choice and multiple response, of which 50 are scored

Scoring

Pass or fail on a 100 to 1,000 scale. Passing score 720

Fee

USD 150, included in this campaign fee

Languages

English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Italian retires after 31 Dec 2026

Delivery

Online-proctored or onsite at a Pearson VUE test centre

Recommended experience

At least 1 year designing cloud solutions with AWS. Deep coding not required

Validity

3 years

Renewal options

Option 1

Pass the latest Associate exam

Retake the current version of the Solutions Architect Associate exam before your certification expires.

+3 years

Option 2

Earn Solutions Architect Professional

Passing the Professional exam automatically recertifies your Associate credential.

Auto-renews Associate

Official AWS exam page ↗    SAA-C03 exam guide ↗    AWS recertification ↗

●  After Solutions Architect Associate

Where Solutions Architect Associate leads

AWS’s recommended next certifications, by the direction you want to grow.

Professional · SAP-C03

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Design complex, multi-account architectures for large organisations. Passing it also renews your Associate. SAP-C03 replaces SAP-C02 after 16 Nov 2026.

180 minUSD 300

Suits
Senior and lead architects

Specialty · SCS-C03

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified Security – Specialty validates your expertise and advanced technical skills in creating and implementing security solutions in the AWS Cloud.

170 minUSD 300

Suits
Security-focused architects and engineers

Associate · DEA-C01

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

Showcase your ability to design data models, manage data life cycles, and ensure data quality with the AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate credential.

130 minUSD 150

Suits
Data and analytics engineers

●  FAQ

Questions people ask before booking

What is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification?

An associate-level AWS certification, earned by passing SAA-C03, that validates your ability to design secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-optimised solutions on AWS using the Well-Architected Framework.

The SAA-C03 exam lasts 130 minutes with 65 questions, 50 of them scored. You need 720 on a scale of 100 to 1,000 to pass. The exam fee is USD 150, and it is included in this campaign fee.

No, it is optional. AWS suggests Cloud Practitioner first only if you have no IT experience. If you already work in infrastructure, development or with AWS, go straight to Solutions Architect Associate.

AWS recommends at least one year of hands-on experience designing AWS solutions. Candidates with one to three years of IT experience have also used it as a starting point. Deep coding is not required, though basic programming familiarity helps.

Yes, when your next step involves designing or improving AWS solutions. AWS launched its Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region in August 2024 with three availability zones and plans to invest about US$6.2 billion in Malaysia through 2038, which supports local demand for AWS architecture skills.

Three years. Recertify by passing the latest version of the exam, or by earning Solutions Architect Professional, which automatically recertifies your Associate credential.

Yes. Trainocate Malaysia is an HRD Corp Registered Training Provider and this course is HRD Corp claimable. Malaysian Bumiputera learners may also be eligible for the Yayasan Peneraju financing scheme. Terms and conditions apply.

●  Reserve your seat

Get AWS Solutions Architect Associate certified in 2027

Tell us your preferred intake. Our team will confirm your seat, help with HRD Corp or Yayasan Peneraju paperwork, and send joining details.

  • Exam voucher included in the campaign fee

  • AWS-authorised instructors and architecture labs

  • Group quotes for teams

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