Terraform Associate 003 Certification Path

Written on 06/16/2025
Terraform Academy Team

Terraform Associate 003 Certification Path

This guide outlines your journey through Terraform Academy’s interactive labs and learning modules aligned with the official HashiCorp Associate 003 exam objectives.

Phase 1: Foundations & Core Concepts

Phase 2: Provisioning Core Resources

  • AWS Labs: EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, Security Groups
  • Azure Labs: Resource Groups, VMs, VNets, Storage

Phase 3: Infrastructure Management & State

Phase 4: Modules, Reuse, and Registry

Phase 5: Security, Policy, and DevOps

Phase 6: Scenario-Based Practice

Phase 7: Deep Dives from HashiCorp

  • Using Terraform with AWS, Azure, Google
  • Cloud lifecycle & infrastructure architecture

Phase 8: Interactive Learning Games

  • Matchup Games: Terraform, GitOps, Azure DevOps, AWS CLF-C02, Google Cloud
  • Sequence Games: Deploy EC2 (GitOps), Build IAM policies, Create VPC, Setup Pipelines
  • Real-time score and timer feedback to reinforce understanding
  • Games are mobile-optimized and integrated into Terraform Academy