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AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate

Position yourself for in-demand technical ML roles. Register now for the beta exam.
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Beta exam overview

Category Associate
Exam duration 170 minutes
Exam format 85 questions
Cost 75 USD/10,000 JPY. Visit Exam pricing for additional cost information, including foreign exchange rates
Intended candidate Individuals with at least 1 year of experience using Amazon SageMaker and other ML engineering AWS services
Candidate role examples backend software developer, DevOps engineer, data engineer, MLOps engineer, and data scientist
Testing options
 Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
Languages offered English, Japanese

The standard version of this exam will also be available in Korean and Simplified Chinese in late 2024.

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate validates technical ability in implementing ML workloads in production and operationalizing them. Boost your career profile and credibility, and position yourself for in-demand machine learning job roles. Register now and be among the first to earn this certification.

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Results available within 5 business days after taking the exam.
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Prepare for the exam

Go from start to certified. Follow our Exam Prep Plan on AWS Skill Builder, our online learning center, so you can approach exam day with confidence.
1

Get to know the exam

Follow the 4-step plan. Japanese 4-step plan will be available in Q4 2024.

Review the exam guide.

2

Refresh your AWS knowledge and skills

Enroll in digital courses where you need to fill gaps in knowledge and skills, practice with AWS Builder Labs, AWS Cloud Quest, and AWS Jam.

3

Review and practice for your exam

Enroll in an Exam Prep course. The Exam Prep Standard Course is available to anyone with an AWS Skill Builder account. The Exam Prep Enhanced courses include additional labs, exam-style questions, and flashcards.

4

Assess your exam readiness

Take the AWS Certification Official Pretest. Japanese Official Pretest will be available in Q4 2024.

Key FAQs to help you get started

The ideal candidate for this exam has at least 1 year of experience in machine learning engineering or a related field and 1 year of hands-on experience with AWS services. Professionals who do not have prior machine learning experience can take the training available in the Exam Prep Plans and get started building their knowledge and skills.

Per the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023, demand for AI and Machine Learning Specialists is expected to grow by 40%. However, 70% of North American IT leaders say they have the greatest difficulty filling AI/ML specialist roles. This certification can position you for in-demand machine learning jobs in AWS Cloud.

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate is a role-based certification designed for ML engineers and MLOps engineers with at least one year of experience in AI/ML.

AWS Machine Learning - Specialty is a specialty certification covering topics across data engineering, data analysis, modeling, and ML implementation and ops. It is more suitable for individuals with 2 or more years of experience developing, architecting, and running ML workloads on AWS.

For professionals looking to dive deeper into machine learning, we recommend AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty.

AWS Certification uses beta exams to validate performance of exam questions before the questions are used on standard versions of an exam. An exam can go through the beta process before the exam is launched for the first time. AWS Certification can also complete a beta process when an exam content outline changes. Candidates who pass the beta exam will be among the first to hold the new certification. Results available within 5 business days after taking the exam.

You can find more information about beta exams on the Before Testing policy page. The section on “Beta exams” includes information regarding the differences between the beta version and the standard versions of an exam.

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