About

Alexa Skill Builder

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder — Specialty is Amazon’s first AWS certification for Alexa, the popular virtual assistant used in Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers. This certificate is launched by Amazon to provide a path to developers who want to acquire the validation for working with the virtual assistance for smart speakers.

AWS Certificate Alexa Skill Builder is developed for individuals who perform a role as an Alexa skill builder. This certification authenticates a candidate’s ability to build, test, and publish Amazon Alexa skills.

Learning Path

Why to get AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder?

Elucidate the value of voice.
Design the user experience.
Understand AWS and Alexa’s best practices for a skill.
Design and develop the architecture to build a skill.
Develop a skill.
Test a skill.
Validate a skill.
Troubleshoot a skill.
Manage the skill publishing process
Work with Alexa developer Console
Manage Skill operations and lifecycle

What are Alexa Skills?

Alexa Skills are basically the third-party applications that Amazon uses for its smart speakers, such as:

Weather Programs,
Home Automation Functions,
Games, and more.

Alexa Skills Kit is the software used by developers to build and publish new skills. Generally, developers use Amazon’s AWS Lambda service to run their code entirely in the cloud.

How to Prepare for AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder’s Exam ?

The best practice for preparation of Alexa Skill Builder Exam is no other than hands-on experience. There are many appropriate AWS Training courses and other resources, that helps candidates to gain additional knowledge and skills to prepare for certification. Below is a list of tips to help you prepare for the exam. Follow these study tips and you should have the best possible chance at exam success.

Abilities Validated by the Certification

Explain the value of voice
Design the user experience
Design the architecture to build the skill
Follow AWS and Alexa security best practices for the skill
Develop, test, validate, and troubleshoot the skill
Manage the skill-publishing process and work with the Alexa Developer Console
Manage skill operations and life cycles

Recommended Knowledge and Experience

At least 6 months of hands-on experience building Alexa skills using the Alexa Skills Kit, including skills that incorporate services from the AWS Cloud
Proficiency with a programming language
Published an Alexa skill