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Master AWS machine learning with comprehensive preparation for the MLA-C01 exam. Practice SageMaker, data preparation, model development, deployment, and monitoring.
The AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01) validates expertise in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning solutions on AWS. This certification demonstrates your ability to build end-to-end ML workflows using SageMaker and related AWS services.
Exam Details: 65 questions | 130 minutes | Passing score: ~720/1000 | Cost: $150 USD
The exam covers four domains: Data Ingestion and Transformation (34%), Data Store Management (26%), Data Operations and Support (22%), and Data Security and Governance (18%). You'll need hands-on experience with AWS data services, ETL pipelines, and data lake architectures.
Understand the core concepts of machine learning, from supervised to unsupervised learning, and when to use each approach.
Understand how neural networks work, from perceptrons to deep learning architectures like CNNs and transformers.
Learn how machines understand and process human language, from tokenization to modern LLMs.
130 minutes
~65 questions
720 (scaled)
MLA-C01
AWS
AWS Glue for ETL and data transformation, Amazon S3 data lakes and dataset management, SageMaker Data Wrangler for data preparation
SageMaker built-in algorithms (XGBoost, Linear Learner, etc.), SageMaker Training Jobs and hyperparameter tuning, Distributed training strategies (data parallelism, model parallelism)
SageMaker Endpoints for real-time inference, SageMaker Batch Transform for batch inference, SageMaker Serverless Inference for variable traffic
SageMaker Model Monitor for data quality and drift detection, CloudWatch metrics and alarms for ML infrastructure, SageMaker Clarify for bias detection and explainability
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