In collaboration with AWS re/Start

AWS-trained talent with real technology team experience.

AWS re/Start builds the technical foundation. Na'amal adds three months of structured experience working as part of a technology delivery team, with professional and technical mentorship throughout.

Cohort in trainingIn progress
TBC
Learners in current cohort
12 wk
AWS re/Start curriculum
Soon
Expected graduation
Multi
Countries represented
Ways to engage
Hire on graduationSponsor a learnerPartner with Na'amalStay informed
How it works

From technical foundation to proven ways of working.

A clear route for employers who want early access to junior technology talent with practical team delivery experience.

Step 01

Join the Waitlist

Register your interest in meeting AWS-trained junior technology talent with practical team experience.

Step 02

Meet the Cohort

As learners progress through AWS re/Start, we share profiles, specialisms and progress updates with waitlist members.

Step 03

Complete the Experience

Learners build their technical foundation, then spend three months practising delivery as part of a technology team.

Step 04

Hire with Evidence

Meet talent with evidence of how they work, collaborate, communicate and contribute — not just qualifications.

Use cases

Where this cohort is being trained to contribute.

Cloud Migration

Lift-and-shift, re-platforming and modernisation to AWS. Landing zones, account vending, workload migration.

AI/ML Implementation

SageMaker, Bedrock and generative AI delivery. RAG pipelines, model fine-tuning and production MLOps.

Security & Compliance

IAM, Control Tower, GuardDuty and audit-ready architectures for regulated sectors (NHS, finance).

Data Platform

Lakehouse on S3, Redshift, Glue and Athena. Streaming with Kinesis and MSK. Analytics enablement.

DevOps

CI/CD with CodePipeline and GitHub Actions, IaC with Terraform/CDK, EKS platform engineering.

Embedded Roles

Long-term placements inside your engineering teams. Fully managed contracts with delivery oversight.

Cohort capability

Technical foundations, strengthened through team delivery.

Indicative coverage of the AWS re/Start curriculum. Na'amal then adds a structured three-month technology team experience — the cohort is still in training.

Cohort in training — graduating later this year

Join the waitlist for early access to graduates as soon as the cohort completes AWS re/Start.

Cloud Architecture & Migration88% curriculum coverage
DevOps & Platform Engineering82% curriculum coverage
Data Engineering & Analytics74% curriculum coverage
AI/ML & Generative AI68% curriculum coverage
Security & Compliance71% curriculum coverage
Full-stack Application Development79% curriculum coverage
AWS re/Start
Technical foundation
Three-month team experience
Commercial ways of working
Mentorship throughout
Professional and technical guidance
Evidence they can contribute
More than qualifications
The Na'amal experience

Three months of working like a technology team.

AWS re/Start gives learners the technical foundation.

Na'amal then gives them something a certification can't: three months of practical experience working as part of a technology delivery team.

Learners work on structured projects, collaborate with others and experience the processes, responsibilities and challenges of a professional technology environment — supported throughout by professional and technical mentors.

  1. 01

    Understand the problem

    Clarify needs and communicate with stakeholders.

  2. 02

    Plan the work

    Work from a backlog, prioritise and plan delivery.

  3. 03

    Work as a team

    Practise Agile delivery, Scrum, stand-ups and shared roles.

  4. 04

    Deliver & review

    Follow the lifecycle, document work, demonstrate progress and take part in reviews and retrospectives.

  5. 05

    Improve & take ownership

    Work through problems, act on feedback and stay accountable.

They don't just learn how technology teams work. They experience it.

Mentorship throughout

Professional and technical mentors work alongside learners throughout the three months — providing guidance, reviewing work, challenging assumptions and giving practical feedback as learners encounter the realities of team delivery.

So when they join you...

They won't be starting their first day trying to understand how a technology team works.

They've already spent three months practising Agile delivery, Scrum, collaboration, stakeholder communication, ownership, documentation and problem-solving.

You still teach them your technology, products, customers and business. But you don't have to start by teaching them how to work in a technology team.

Why Na'amal

Junior technology talent with evidence they can contribute.

AWS re/Start Trained

Cohort members are working through the AWS re/Start curriculum and AWS certifications.

Foundation-Vetted

Selected by Na'amal Foundation against criteria for resilience, aptitude and remote-readiness.

Evidence Beyond Qualifications

See how learners plan, collaborate, communicate, respond to feedback and take responsibility for delivery.

Global, Remote-First

Refugee and displaced talent trained for distributed teams across EMEA, Africa and the Americas.

Social impact built in

You get the talent you need. They get a route into paid work. Every hire helps create meaningful employment opportunities for trained refugee talent — giving your organisation measurable social impact alongside the commercial benefit.

Foundation-Backed

Na'amal Foundation provides non-profit governance, transparent pricing and a mission-aligned partnership.

Join the waitlist

Be first to meet talent with practical team experience.

For employers, partners and people interested in supporting AWS-trained talent through Na'amal's three-month technology team experience.

Early access to graduate profiles before public availability.
Sponsorship options to fund additional learners in the next cohort.
Quarterly social value and ESG impact reporting from the Foundation.

Looking for work?

This page is for employers and partners. If you're a refugee or displaced professional looking for opportunities, email matthew@naamal.org and we'll point you towards the right Na'amal talent pathway.

By joining the waitlist, you agree to be contacted by the Na'amal Foundation.