Cloud Computing Course in Reading

A 6 weeks online program built for Reading career switchers. No prior tech background required. CPD-recognised career switch programme, with live sessions, recordings, and a capstone project.

Why study cloud computing from Reading

Reading sits in Thames Valley, with a job market shaped by the Thames Valley enterprise-tech corridor with Microsoft, Oracle, and Cisco offices. That gives local learners a steady pipeline of employers who hire for data and cloud roles, whether you stay in Reading or work remotely for teams elsewhere. The Cloud Computing program teaches the tools that recruiters at these employers ask for: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure. We do not pretend the path is glamorous. It is steady, classroom-paced, with weekly assignments you can show a hiring manager.

Most Reading students join from sectors like care work, retail, banking, hospitality, and administration. The cohort runs live online so you can attend from your kitchen table after work, or watch the recording the next morning. There is no commute, no relocation, and no requirement to leave your current job until you are ready.

Reading employers active in enterprise tech and telecoms

These are examples of employers known to hire for the kinds of roles this program prepares you for. The list is illustrative, drawn from public hiring activity. CPD Base has no formal partnership with them.

• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Cisco
• PepsiCo
• Three
• the University of Reading

Salary context for Reading

Indicative pay ranges below are anchored to ONS ASHE and adjusted for Reading. Treat them as estimates. For your offer, check ONS ASHE directly and review live job postings on Indeed, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor.

What you will learn

• Provision and manage cloud resources on AWS
• Work with Google Cloud and Azure platforms
• Understand cloud security and IAM
• Deploy a real application to the cloud

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