AWS · Retired February 27, 2023
DVA-C01 has retired. The current exam is DVA-C02.
AWS retired AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C01) on February 27, 2023. If you are starting now, you will sit DVA-C02 (AWS Certified Developer – Associate).
What DVA-C01 was
DVA-C01 was the previous version of AWS Certified Developer – Associate, the exam on building, deploying and debugging applications that use AWS services.
What changed in DVA-C02
- Five domains became four: the old Refactoring domain overlapped with the others and its content was spread across them.
- New tasks on using data stores in application code, managing sensitive data in code, and testing in development environments and deployment pipelines.
- The task on deploying applications with Elastic Beanstalk was removed.
If you passed DVA-C01
Your Developer – Associate certification from DVA-C01 stays valid for three years from the day you earned it. To recertify, you take the current version of the exam.
Study for DVA-C02 instead
Study guides and question banks written for DVA-C01 cover an outdated objective list. Check that anything you use says DVA-C02.
DVA-C01: FAQs
Is DVA-C01 still available?
No. AWS retired DVA-C01 on February 27, 2023. The current exam is DVA-C02 (AWS Certified Developer – Associate).
What replaced DVA-C01?
DVA-C02. Five domains became four: the old Refactoring domain overlapped with the others and its content was spread across them.
I passed DVA-C01. Is my certification still valid?
Your Developer – Associate certification from DVA-C01 stays valid for three years from the day you earned it. To recertify, you take the current version of the exam.
Sources: AWS Training and Certification blog: updated AWS Certified Developer – Associate, registration open. Not affiliated with AWS.