[NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 2026 (Udemy.com)
Full Practice Exam included + explanations | Learn Cloud Computing | Pass the AWS Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam!
Created by: Stephane Maarek
Last updated September 2026
Our take
Based on the ratings of 295,156 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in September 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a video prep course for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, the entry-level AWS certification. It runs about 14.6 hours across 282 lectures and 23 sections, walking from IAM and EC2 through S3, databases, networking, security and billing, with quizzes at the end of sections and one full practice exam to finish. Stephane Maarek pitches it at complete beginners, and the requirements list asks for no IT background at all. About 1.4 million students have enrolled.
Reviewers praise how simply Maarek breaks down each service and how he flags what matters for the exam versus what is just good background. Several say they passed using this as their main study material, one on the first attempt, and one paired it with a separate set of six practice tests. Complaints are mild but real. One four-star reviewer says some hands-on videos still show an older AWS console, so following along takes some squinting. One three-star review found the slides-plus-voice format sleepy, since the instructor never appears on camera after the intro. Another noted a few slide points needed outside research.
The rating breakdown backs the praise: roughly 200,000 five-star reviews against under 1,000 one-star. The course was last updated in September 2026, so the CLF-C02 material is current. It is a paid course, and the same instructor's Solutions Architect Associate course sits beside it as the natural next step once the badge is earned. If you want the Cloud Practitioner certification and have never touched AWS, start here.
Pros
- Maarek explains each service simply and flags what the exam actually tests, reviewers say.
- Hands-on demos in the AWS Free Tier plus section quizzes and a full practice exam.
- Updated in September 2026, with 32 caption tracks and all 300+ slides as a PDF download.
- Roughly 200,000 five-star reviews, and reviewers report passing the exam with it as their main material.
Cons
- Some hands-on videos still show an older AWS console, so demos can be hard to follow.
- Instructor is voice-over-slides only after the intro; one reviewer found it sleepy.
- Only one practice exam included; one reviewer leaned on a separate six-test pack to pass.
The course delivers what it promises and is enough to pass the CCP exam, hence 5 stars. However, more exposure and practice is needed to really get comfortable with AWS.
Genuinely beginner-friendly, no IT background needed, though reviewers with some software experience say it clicks faster.
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What you will learn
- FULLY UPDATED FOR CLF-C02: Pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification
- Full Practice Exam with Explanations included!
- Learn the AWS Fundamentals (EC2, ELB, ASG, RDS, ElastiCache, S3)
- All 300+ slides available as downloadable PDF
Course content
23 sections · 282 lectures · 15 hours of video 21 quizzes, 1 practice test, 6 articles
- 1Introduction 2 free previews6 lectures · 14 min
- 2Code & Slides Download1 lecture
- 3What is Cloud Computing? 6 free previews7 lectures · 1 quiz · 32 min
- 4IAM - Identity and Access Management 15 free previews20 lectures · 1 quiz · 58 min
- 5EC2 - Elastic Compute Cloud 10 free previews16 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.4 hours
- 6EC2 Instance Storage 1 free preview14 lectures · 1 quiz · 42 min
- 7ELB & ASG - Elastic Load Balancing & Auto Scaling Groups8 lectures · 1 quiz · 39 min
- 8Amazon S321 lectures · 1 quiz · 1 hour
- 9Databases & Analytics19 lectures · 1 quiz · 47 min
- 10Other Compute Services: ECS, Lambda, Batch, Lightsail11 lectures · 1 quiz · 37 min
- 11Deployments & Managing Infrastructure at Scale14 lectures · 1 quiz · 46 min
- 12Leveraging the AWS Global Infrastructure12 lectures · 1 quiz · 49 min
- 13Cloud Integrations8 lectures · 1 quiz · 18 min
- 14Cloud Monitoring12 lectures · 1 quiz · 39 min
- 15VPC & Networking12 lectures · 1 quiz · 35 min
- 16Security & Compliance20 lectures · 1 quiz · 56 min
- 17Machine Learning11 lectures · 1 quiz · 19 min
- 18Account Management, Billing & Support20 lectures · 2 quizzes · 1.2 hours
- 19Advanced Identity5 lectures · 1 quiz · 9 min
- 20Other Services20 lectures · 1 quiz · 36 min
- 21AWS Architecting & Ecosystem15 lectures · 1 quiz · 51 min
- 22Preparing for the Exam + Practice Exam - AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner7 lectures · 1 quiz · 23 min
- 23Congratulations - AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner3 lectures · 9 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Anyone wanting to acquire the knowledge to pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification
What you need before you start
- No AWS Cloud experience is necessary, we'll use the AWS Free Tier
- No IT prerequisites required
How it compares
Against the other 235 rated Udemy courses in AWS on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 83% of them
- Reviews295,156#2 of 236 by number of reviews
- Length14.6 hourslonger than 70% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 85% of them
Course Description
This course covers the newest CLF-C02 exam.
Welcome! I'm here to help you prepare and PASS the newest AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.
[May 2023 Update]: Over 20 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[April 2022 Update]: Over 30 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[Oct 2021 Update]: Over 30 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[April 2021 Update]: Over 20 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes
[Feb 2021 Update]: Over 4 hours of content has been updated/created in order to keep up with exam and AWS UI changes
[Dec 2020 Update]: The S3 section has been entirely re-recorded to accommodate for the AWS UI changes
Beginners welcome: no need to know anything about AWS!
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification is a great entry-level certification for AWS. It's great at assessing how well you understand AWS, its services, and its ecosystem.
I want to help YOU pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification with flying colors.
This AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner course is different from the other ones you'll find on Udemy. Dare I say, better (but you'll judge!)
It covers in-depth all the new topics on the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 exam
It's packed with practical knowledge on how to use AWS inside and out
We are going to learn by doing
It teaches you how to prepare for the AWS exam
It's a logical progression of topics, not a laundry list of random services
It's fast-paced and to the point
It has professional subtitles
All 300+ slides available as downloadable PDF
This AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner course is full of opportunities to apply your knowledge:
There are many hands-on lectures in every section
There are quizzes at the end of every section
There's an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner practice exam at the end of the course
We'll be using the AWS Free Tier most of the time
I'll be showing you how to go beyond the AWS Free Tier (you know... the real world!)
Instructor
My name is Stéphane Maarek, I am passionate about Cloud Computing, and I will be your instructor in this course. I teach about AWS certifications, focusing on helping my students improve their professional proficiencies in AWS.
I have already taught 1,500,000+ students and gotten 500,000+ reviews throughout my career in designing and delivering these certifications and courses!
With AWS becoming the centerpiece of today's modern IT architectures, I've decided it's time for students to learn how to be an AWS Cloud Practitioner. So, let’s kick start the course! You are in good hands!
This course also comes with:
Lifetime access to all future updates
A responsive instructor in the Q&A Section
Udemy Certificate of Completion Ready for Download
A 30 Day "No Questions Asked" Money Back Guarantee!
Join me in this course if you want to pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam and master the AWS platform!
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
295,156 Reviews
Stephane Maarek
Stephane is a solutions architect, consultant and software developer that has a particular interest in all things related to Cloud & Big Data. He's also a many-times best seller instructor on Udemy for his courses in AWS and Apache Kafka.
[See FAQ below to see in which order you can take my courses]
Stéphane is recognized as an AWS Hero and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional & AWS Certified DevOps Professional. He loves to teach people how to use the AWS properly, to get them ready for their AWS certifications, and most importantly for the real world.
He also loves Apache Kafka. He used on the Program Committee organizing the Kafka Summit in New York, London and San Francisco. He also was an active member of the Apache Kafka community, and has authored blogs on Medium and the guest blog for Confluent. He also has co-founded Conduktor, a prominent company in the Kafka ecosystem.
During his spare time, Stéphane composes piano music, that he publishes online under the artist name Makera ?
FAQ: In which order should you learn?...
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Reviews
By Thái Bình Trần Nguyễn on 9/4/2026
I start to learn AWS for my industry career, and this Cloud Practitioner course gives a very good knowledge of all the important services in AWS, categorized by each needs, and if you have already had experience as a software engineering, you will understand quickly the intuition why those services exist. Stephane also shows how to proceed our thinking during the exam which is very useful.
By Audrey Esteban Agüero Fonseca on 8/28/2026
The way the teacher explains is awesome and easy to follow. The course is of great quality. The only suggestion I would give is to update some videos to the newer versions of AWS' UI, so that it gets easier to follow the hands-on practice. Thank you for the course!
By Jegor Zelenjak on 8/17/2026
The course delivers what it promises and is enough to pass the CCP exam, hence 5 stars. However, more exposure and practice is needed to really get comfortable with AWS. The hands-on demos were very useful to see AWS in action and understand the concepts better.
By Abdul Aliyev on 8/11/2026
Great course and it did really help me pass the exam. I completed this course and did the practice exams on tutorials dojo - it was enough to pass the test. The only small thing that I found an issue with is that some of the videos was showing the old UI that did not have the services that were being discussed. So maybe updating those few videos that are referencing services and options that no longer exist would be good. Thank you!
By Ishu Gupta on 7/14/2026
This course is really good and worth it. This covers all key areas asked in Cloud Practitioner exam. Also Perform Mock Tests as well by Stephane Maarek. Mock Tests really helps. Course Name: 6 Practice Exams | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 (Includes 6 Mock Tests as on date 14th July, 2026)
By Teme W on 7/10/2026
Excellent course! Stephane explains AWS concepts in a clear, engaging, and practical way. The course is well organized, the hands on demonstrations are helpful, and the practice exams closely reflect the real AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. This course gave me the confidence and knowledge I needed to pass my CCP exam. I highly recommend it to anyone preparing for AWS certification. Thank you, Stephane!
By Haider Ali on 7/9/2026
Excellent course! The explanations are clear, well-structured, and focused on the exam objectives. It gave me the confidence to pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam on my first attempt. Highly recommended for anyone preparing for the certification. Thank you
By Reece McCormack on 7/4/2026
The course was extremely helpful. I used Stephane's training as a crash course over a four-day period (Monday–Thursday) and sat my exam on the fifth day (Friday). While I wouldn't recommend this approach for most people, I passed with no issue, and that is in large part due to this course and the practice exams also provided by Stephane.
By Onkar Mohite on 7/2/2026
"After the initial introduction, the instructor never appeared on camera to explain the material face-to-face. Listening only to a disembodied voice for the entire course quickly became repetitive, unengaging, and induced sleep. To make the course significantly more interesting and maintain student engagement, the instructor needs to be visible on screen during the video lessons
By Jilani Nethmi Lamesha Wanniarachchige on 6/3/2026
Great course! The content is clear and well-organized. Stéphane explains AWS concepts in a simple and engaging way, making them easy to understand. The practice questions and hands-on examples were extremely helpful. I feel much more confident about taking the certification exam. Highly recommended for anyone starting their AWS journey!
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Overall Score : 94 / 100



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