Amazon Web Services · AI technical and cloud · Intermediate
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
Associate-level ML engineering on AWS. The page lists the current exam MLA-C01 and an updated MLA-C02 in beta.
- Who it is for
- People with about 1 year of ML engineering and AWS experience; example roles are ML engineer, MLOps engineer and data scientist.
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites; at least 1 year ML engineering and 1 year hands-on AWS experience recommended.
- Format
- Multiple choice and multiple response. MLA-C01: 65 questions, 130 minutes. MLA-C02: 85 questions, 170 minutes.
- Cost
- MLA-C01 US$150. MLA-C02 US$75 (beta pricing).
- Renewal
- Valid 3 years for both versions.
What it covers
- Domains not listed on the page; see the linked exam guide
MLA-C02 was in beta when read.
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