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AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- English beta; multiple choice and multiple response; test center or online proctored
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 85; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 170 minutes (beta)
- Exam fee
- 75 USD (beta)
Examination outline
Data Preparation for ML and AI (28%)
- Collect and store data.
- Perform data transformation, feature engineering, and pre-processing.
- Validate data quality and manage bias.
ML Model and Foundation Model (FM) Development (24%)
- Choose appropriate modeling approaches for ML and AI solutions.
- Train, fine-tune, and customize models for ML and AI solutions.
- Analyze and evaluate the performance of ML and AI systems.
Deployment and Orchestration of ML and AI Workflows (24%)
- Manage deployment infrastructure for ML and AI model types.
- Provision and configure resources for ML and AI workloads based on existing architecture and requirements.
- Implement automated orchestration and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for MLOps and AI workloads.
Operating, Monitoring, and Securing ML and AI Solutions (24%)
- Monitor ML and AI model inference and performance.
- Optimize and manage ML and AI infrastructure costs and performance.
- Secure ML and AI workloads and model endpoints.
Examination sources
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate Exam Guide (MLA-C02)
Printed p. 4 > Content outline (PDF p. 8)
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
MLA-C02 (Updated - Beta) > Prepare for the exam > Review the exam guide, hyperlink to the MLA-C02 official guide
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate Exam Guide (MLA-C02)
Printed p. 23 > Comparison of MLA-C01 and MLA-C02 > Side-by-side comparison introduction (PDF p. 27)
- MLA-C02 official exam guide
Content outline > Content Domain 1
- MLA-C02 official exam guide
Content outline > Content Domain 2
- MLA-C02 official exam guide
Content outline > Content Domain 3
- MLA-C02 official exam guide
Content outline > Content Domain 4
- Certification updates from AWS Training and Certification: September 2026
MLA-C02 > What has changed > Guide availability
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Beta exams > Scoring standard
- MLA-C02 official exam guide
Exam content > Question types
- MLA-C02 official exam guide
Exam content > Question types > Multiple response
- Certification updates from AWS Training and Certification: September 2026
MLA-C02 > Beta exam details
- Before Testing
Beta exams > Differences from standard versions
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
MLA-C02 > Beta exam information and registration
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
Current beta availability notice
- Certification updates from AWS Training and Certification: September 2026
MLA-C02 > Beta exam details > Price, language and delivery
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