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● AWS · Professional

Design AWS at enterprise scale in three days.

Solve complex, multi-account architecture problems with confidence. Advanced Architecting on AWS works through real enterprise scenarios, from hybrid networking to migration and cost control.

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

✓  HRD Corp claimable✓  Exam included✓  Yayasan Peneraju eligible✓  Intakes timed for SAP-C03

Course fee RM6,750/pax including exam · HRD Corp claimable

CERTIFICATIONAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional SAP-C03
Training3 days Exam length180 min
Questions75 Valid for3 years
Next intake 21 to 23 Dec 2026

●  Quick answer

What is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification?

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional is AWS’s professional-level architecture certification. It validates your ability to design and implement solutions for complex organisations, design new solutions, improve existing ones, and accelerate migration and modernisation on AWS.

AWS is moving the exam from SAP-C02 to SAP-C03. The last day to sit SAP-C02 is 16 November 2026, so learners on all our intakes will take SAP-C03.

●  Exam facts verified against AWS on 21 Oct 2026

Issued by

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Level

Professional

Exam fee

USD 300, included in this course fee

Where to sit it

Online-proctored or at a Pearson VUE test centre

Recommended experience

About 2 years designing on AWS

SAP-C03 registration

Opens 27 Oct 2026

SAP-C02 last exam date

16 Nov 2026

Funding in Malaysia

HRD Corp claimable, Yayasan Peneraju eligible

●  Why Trainocate

Global AWS Training Partner of the Year, four years running

Learn from AWS Authorized Instructors (AAIs) using official AWS courseware and enterprise architecture scenarios.

US$6.2BAWS’s planned investment in Malaysia through 2038, alongside its Malaysia Region launched in August 2024Source: MIDA 89%Of IT leaders employing AWS Certified staff report faster troubleshootingSource: AWS Certification 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
89%Of IT leaders employing AWS Certified staff report faster troubleshootingSource: AWS Certification
78%Of employers choose professional certification as their leading upskilling investmentSource: Pearson VUE, 2026 Value of IT Certification

●  Your certification pathway

From associate architect to enterprise architect in four steps

Three days of scenario-based training, one professional exam, and room to specialise.

01

Step 01 · 3 days

Attend Advanced Architecting on AWS

Work through multi-account, hybrid networking, migration, data and cost scenarios in group discussions and labs.

02

Step 02 · 180 minutes

Pass the SAP-C03 exam

75 multiple choice and multiple response questions, online or at a Pearson VUE test centre. Your exam is included.

03

Step 03 · Valid 3 years

Earn your AWS Professional badge

Prove senior architecture skills, plus 50% off your next AWS Certification exam.

04

Step 04 · Specialty

Specialise

Add Security Specialty, or DevOps Engineer Professional for automation depth.

●  Exam domains

What the exam covers, and how much each area counts

Four domains from AWS’s current published exam guide. The course covers the same areas through enterprise scenarios.

SAP-C03 replaces SAP-C02 after 16 November 2026
The weightings below are from the official SAP-C02 guide. AWS publishes the SAP-C03 guide when registration opens on 27 October 2026, and we will update this section to match.

Design for new solutions

Deployment strategy, business continuity, security, reliability, performance and cost for new designs.

29%

Design solutions for organisational complexity

Network connectivity, multi-account environments, security controls and cost optimisation across an organisation.

26%

Continuous improvement for existing solutions

Improve operational excellence, security, performance, reliability and cost of existing workloads.

25%

Accelerate workload migration and modernisation

Select workloads to migrate, choose migration approaches and modernise applications.

20%

Bars use a 0 to 40% scale. Weightings of scored content from the AWS SAP-C02 exam guide.

●  Who it’s for

For architects who design for the whole organisation

Cloud architects

Validate senior-level AWS design skills.

Solutions and enterprise architects

Cloud engineers

Step up from building to designing at scale.

Senior cloud and platform engineers

DevOps and software engineers

Understand the architecture behind large systems.

Lead engineers

IT decision-makers

Lead migration and modernisation with confidence.

IT managers and technical leads

●  Intakes and fees

Pick your intake

Five three-day intakes from December 2026 to July 2027, all timed for the new SAP-C03 exam.

Advanced Architecting on AWS

3 days

DEC21

Mon 21 to Wed 23 Dec 2026

Next available intake

JAN25

Mon 25 to Wed 27 Jan 2027

Start the year certified

MAR22

Mon 22 to Wed 24 Mar 2027

Q1 intake

MAY10

Mon 10 to Wed 12 May 2027

Q2 intake

JUL26

Mon 26 to Wed 28 Jul 2027

Mid-year intake

Course fee per person

RM6,750/pax

Includes exam voucher

  • 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

Exam version

SAP-C02 until 16 Nov 2026, then SAP-C03. SAP-C03 registration opens 27 Oct 2026

Length

180 minutes

Questions

75 multiple choice and multiple response

Scoring

Pass or fail on a 100 to 1,000 scale. SAP-C02 passing score 750

Fee

USD 300, included in this course fee

Languages

English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese and Spanish (Latin America)

Delivery

Online-proctored or onsite at a Pearson VUE test centre

Recommended experience

About 2 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS solutions

Validity

3 years

Renewal options

Renew

Pass the latest Professional exam

Retake the current version of the exam before your certification expires.

+3 years

Save

Use your 50% exam discount

Active AWS certification holders get 50% off their next AWS Certification exam, including retakes for renewal.

50% off

Official AWS exam page ↗    SAP-C02 exam guide ↗    AWS recertification ↗

●  After Solutions Architect Professional

Where Solutions Architect Professional leads

Specialise in security, or add automation depth at the same level.

Specialty · SCS-C03

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS’s suggested next step for architects: secure workloads, data and identities on AWS.

170 minUSD 300

Suits
Security-focused architects

Professional · DOP-C02

AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional

Automate testing and deployment of AWS infrastructure and applications.

180 minUSD 300

Suits
Architects leading DevOps teams

●  FAQ

Questions people ask before booking

What is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification?

AWS’s professional-level architecture certification. It validates your ability to design solutions for complex organisations, design new solutions, improve existing ones, and accelerate migration and modernisation on AWS.

AWS is updating the exam to SAP-C03. Registration opens on 27 October 2026, and the last day to take SAP-C02 is 16 November 2026. All of our intakes run after that date, so you will sit SAP-C03.

The exam lasts 180 minutes with 75 multiple choice and multiple response questions. The SAP-C02 passing score is 750 on a scale of 100 to 1,000. The exam fee is USD 300, and it is included in this course fee.

AWS recommends about two years of hands-on experience using AWS services to design and implement cloud solutions.

Yes, if you design or lead large AWS environments. AWS launched its Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region in August 2024 and plans to invest about US$6.2 billion in Malaysia through 2038, which supports local demand for senior AWS architects.

Three years. Recertify by passing the latest version of the exam before it expires.

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 Professional 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 course fee

  • Enterprise architecture scenarios and labs

  • Group quotes for teams

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