Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
4 Hour(s) 45 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Cristian Scutaru
Rating
Course Overview
Video Course and 2 x 65q Practice Tests, to help you pass the new Snowflake Platform Certification Exam
Who this course is for
People trying to pass the new SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam issued recently by Snowflake.
Anyone trying to quickly get the easiest certification in Snowflake.
Beginners trying to acquire quickly an entry-level certification in SQL and data warehouses.
Anyone new to Snowflake AI Data Cloud, trying to learn and understand the basic concepts.
Entry-level Data Engineers and AI or ML Engineers with no prior knowledge of Snowflake.
Non-technical managers trying to get faster certified in Snowflake AI Data Cloud with the basic concepts.
This course may NOT be for you, if you already know Snowflake or are experienced enough in this area.
About your Instructor
My name is Cristian Scutaru and I’m a world-class expert in Snowflake, former SnowPro SME (Subject Matter Expert) and Snowflake Data Superhero.
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.
I passed over the years 7 SnowPro exams myself - including this one (with 95%) - all from the first attempt.
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.
The course also contains TWO high-quality practice test with 65 exam-like questions each
All questions are closely emulated from those currently found in the actual SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam.
All questions are curated and very similar to the actual SnowPro Platform exam questions.
Both practice exams are limited to 85 minutes, with a passing score of 75%, exactly like for the online unproctored exam.
All exam questions are rather short and test basic knowledge.
Detailed explanations with external references for any possible choice, in each practice test question.
Quiz question types are all multi-choice or multi-select.
Specifics of the real SnowPro Associate: Platform certification exam
announced on Feb 3rd, 2025
unproctored! (i.e. no camera, just an online exam with Pearson VUE)
entry-level and very basic, with no pre-requisites
65 questions
85 minutes time limit
75% passing score
$100 US fee per attempt
must renew after 2 years (auto-renewed by passing SnowPro Core)
What the exam will test you for
Setup and navigate the Snowflake user interface and Snowflake Notebooks.
Create database, stages, and use compute resources.
Load and leverage structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
Understand Snowflake roles, and data access management.
Understand and manage the Snowflake Account structure.
Call the Snowflake Cortex LLM functions.
What the typical candidate may have
Recommended 3+ months of knowledge with Snowflake.
Some very basic knowledge of the SQL language and relational databases.
Exam domain breakdown (from the Study Guide)
Interacting with Snowflake and the Architecture - 35%
Identity and Data Access Management - 15%
Data Loading and Virtual Warehouses - 40%
Data Protection and Data Sharing - 10%
[Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Snowflake, Inc.]
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 31 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 1.0 Interacting with Snowflake and the Architecture (35%)
- Section 3 2.0 Identity and Data Access Management (15%)
- Section 4 3.0 Data Loading and Virtual Warehouses (40%)
- Section 5 4.0 Data Protection and Data Sharing (10%)
- Section 6 Exam Practice Tests
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
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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UUdemy User
Excellent course, it helped me pass the certification. Please focus on the SQL aspects of copy into, grant, revoke, and flatten function taught in the course as they are the tricky bits in the actual exam. The rest of the questions can be easily answered as they are tested in the two mock exams.
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YYuki Iikura
The course helped me deepen my understanding not only through explanations of concepts but also by actually running SQL queries and seeing the results. That hands-on approach was especially valuable. One downside for me was that the lectures are not available in my native language (Japanese). While subtitles are provided, I sometimes found certain nuances difficult to fully grasp, so I often had to pause and look things up on my own. That said, this process may have also contributed to strengthening my skills. I took both sets of practice exams twice. On my first attempt, my score was below 50%, but after carefully reviewing my mistakes, I was able to achieve over 90% on the second attempt. With that confidence, I took the official exam and passed with a score of 85%. I personally felt that the practice exams were slightly more difficult than the actual certification exam, so if you thoroughly work through the practice exams, the real exam will feel much easier.
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OOmoniyi Vincent
Yes, this course is a great match for me.
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JJames Luu
Great course, with great explanations on what to focus on. The practice exams were a lot harder than the real exam, which is good because it gives you better knowledge and confidence and you can breeze through the exam. Passed the exam with high marks!
