AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate Course Requirements at CTU
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate is a short Course / Skills Programme offered by CTU for 2027 learners. This page covers the Grade 12 subjects and admission score you need to qualify, what the course involves, where you can study it, the careers it leads to, and how to apply.
Grade 12 Required Subjects to study AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate at CTU
- No formal prerequisites, although AWS and IT experience is helpful
About this course
This course prepares you to design solutions on Amazon Web Services. Across five modules it covers resilient, high-performing, secure, cost-optimised and operationally excellent architectures, working with AWS compute, storage, networking and security services and recommended practices. It suits cloud architects, infrastructure staff and developers moving into cloud design, and prepares you for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate (SAA-C03) exam. CTU's corporate division can also run it as customised training for company teams, and scheduled classes can be joined on campus or virtually.
Possible careers
Cloud architect, cloud engineer, solutions architect or DevOps engineer.
Course intelligence for AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate
Data-driven planning insights for this specific course: job market outlook, NSFAS funding, and how competitive admission is likely to be.
Job market outlook
AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate doesn’t currently appear on the national scarce-skills list. That’s not a red flag on its own, most jobs in South Africa aren’t on that list, it just tracks where employers reported the strongest hiring pressure. Your own results, experience and network will matter more here than national demand trends.
NSFAS funding
NSFAS does not usually fund students at private institutions like CTU. Ask CTU directly about its own bursaries or payment plans, and check whether a sector SETA offers funding for this field.
Admission chances
CTU’s intake and this course’s requirements with its published admission requirements generally leave more room than the most sought-after courses, so you likely have a reasonable window to apply without rushing, though applying early is always the safer bet.
These insights are estimates generated from South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand (DHET, November 2023 draft), NSFAS’s published funding rules, and this university’s general applicant demand. They’re planning guidance, not a guarantee. Always confirm funding and admission specifics directly with CTU and NSFAS.
How to apply for 2027 studies
Book through CTU's corporate training team via the course page, the contact centre on 0861 100 395 or WhatsApp 083 648 7294 for short courses. Request a formal quote and choose a date from the national hybrid schedule.
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- Fees
- Priced on quote; prices change without notice, so request a formal quote from CTU.
- Application deadline
- Scheduled dates through the year
- Campus
- Menlyn Campus, Pretoria
- Boksburg Campus, Boksburg
- Roodepoort Campus, Roodepoort
- Three Rivers Campus, Vereeniging
- Cresta Campus, Johannesburg
- Century City Campus, Cape Town
- Stellenbosch Campus, Stellenbosch
- Gqeberha Campus, Gqeberha
- Bloemfontein Campus, Bloemfontein
- Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom
- Durban Campus, Durban
- Polokwane Campus, Polokwane
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Source: Official website: https://ctutraining.ac.za/courses/aws-certified-solutions-architect/, last verified 2026-09-22. Requirements and fees change. Always confirm current details directly with CTU Training Solutions before applying.