Amazon Web Services now offers an ‘intensive’ one-year training course in South Africa – here’s how to apply Subscribe Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a partnership with Explore Data Science Academy to offer an intensive one-year training course. The course provides a fundamental understanding of software development and cloud computing technologies, giving students a competitive edge, the group said. Clive Charlton, head of solution architecture for the Sub-Saharan African Public Sector at AWS, said that 95% of students who graduate from the academy, find a job with an average starting income of R360,000 a year. “The courses are extensive, and we also know that the cost of qualifications and training is often a barrier to young South Africans upskilling themselves.