Training for the SnowPro Associate: Platform Certification

<div>Who this course is for</div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">People trying to pass the new SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam issued recently by Snowflake.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anyone trying to quickly get the easiest certification in Snowflake.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Beginners trying to acquire quickly an entry-level certification in SQL and data warehouses.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anyone new to Snowflake AI Data Cloud, trying to learn and understand the basic concepts.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Entry-level Data Engineers and AI or ML Engineers with no prior knowledge of Snowflake.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Non-technical managers trying to get faster certified in Snowflake AI Data Cloud with the basic concepts.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">This course may NOT be for you, if you already know Snowflake or are experienced enough in this area.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">About your Instructor</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">My name is Cristian Scutaru and I’m a world-class expert in Snowflake, former SnowPro SME (Subject Matter Expert) and Snowflake Data Superhero.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">For several years, I helped Snowflake create many of the exam questions out there. Many of the exam questions and answers from the SnowPro exams have been indeed created by me.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">I passed over the years 7 SnowPro exams myself - including this one (with 95%) - all from the first attempt.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">In the last 3-4 years alone, I passed over 40 paid proctored certification exams overall. And I still never failed one, I was lucky so far.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The course also contains TWO high-quality practice test with 65 exam-like questions each</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">All questions are closely emulated from those currently found in the actual SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">All questions are curated and very similar to the actual SnowPro Platform exam questions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Both practice exams are limited to 85 minutes, with a passing score of 75%, exactly like for the online unproctored exam.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">All exam questions are rather short and test basic knowledge.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Detailed explanations with external references for any possible choice, in each practice test question.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Quiz question types are all multi-choice or multi-select.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Specifics of the real SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">announced on Feb 3rd, 2025</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">unproctored! (i.e. no camera, just an online exam with Pearson VUE)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">entry-level and very basic, with no pre-requisites</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">65 questions</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">85 minutes time limit</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">75% passing score</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">$100 US fee per attempt</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">must renew after 2 years (auto-renewed by passing SnowPro Core)</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">What the exam will test you for</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Setup and navigate the Snowflake user interface and Snowflake Notebooks.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Create database, stages, and use compute resources.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Load and leverage structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Understand Snowflake roles, and data access management.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Understand and manage the Snowflake Account structure.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Call the Snowflake Cortex LLM functions.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">What the typical candidate may have</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Recommended 3+ months of knowledge with Snowflake.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Some very basic knowledge of the SQL language and relational databases.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Exam domain breakdown (from the Study Guide)</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Interacting with Snowflake and the Architecture - 35%</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Identity and Data Access Management - 15%</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Data Loading and Virtual Warehouses - 40%</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Data Protection and Data Sharing - 10%</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Snowflake, Inc.]</span></div>

What you'll learn:

• Full preparation for the new SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam
• Learn about and understand basic Snowflake concepts
• Learn enough to pass the new Snowflake Associate Platform exam
• Use two full practice tests to prepare for and pass the unproctored exam