This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives.
Earning AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty validates expertise in building, training, tuning, and deploying machine learning (ML) models on AWS.
Who should take this exam?
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform a development or data science role and have more than one year of experience developing, architecting, or running machine learning/deep learning workloads in the AWS Cloud.
Before you take this exam, we recommend you have:
- At least two years of hands-on experience developing, architecting, and running ML or deep learning workloads in the AWS Cloud.
- Ability to express the intuition behind basic ML algorithms.
- Experience performing basic hyperparameter optimization.
- Experience with ML and deep learning frameworks.
- Ability to follow model-training, deployment, and operational best practices
What does it take to earn this certification?
To earn this certification, you’ll need to take and pass the AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty exam (MLS-C01). The exam features a combination of two question formats: multiple choice and multiple response. Additional information, such as the exam content outline and passing score, is in the exam guide.
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Exam overview
Level: Specialty
Length: 180 minutes to complete the exam
Cost: 300 USD
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Format: 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response
Delivery method: Pearson VUE and PSI; testing center or online proctored exam
Languages offered
This exam is offered in the following languages: English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.
Prepare for your exam
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Exam review:
- EXAM GUIDE: AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty Exam Guide
- SAMPLE QUESTIONS: AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty Sample Questions
- PRACTICE: AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty Official Practice Question Set
- DIGITAL TRAINING: Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
- WEBINAR: Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty webinar
AWS Training for developers and data scientists
- DIGITAL TRAINING: The Elements of Data Science
- DIGITAL TRAINING: Process Model: CRISP-DM on the AWS Stack
- CLASSROOM TRAINING: Practical Data Science with Amazon SageMaker
- CLASSROOM TRAINING: The Machine Learning Pipeline on AWS
- CLASSROOM TRAINING: Deep Learning on AWS
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AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-C01) Exam
Succeed on the AWS Machine Learning exam or in your next job as a machine learning specialist on the AWS Cloud platform with this hands-on guide
As the most popular cloud service in the world today, Amazon Web Services offers a wide range of opportunities for those interested in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning business solutions.
The AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-CO1) Exam delivers hyper-focused, authoritative instruction for anyone considering the pursuit of the prestigious Amazon Web Services Machine Learning certification or a new career as a machine learning specialist working within the AWS architecture.
From exam to interview to your first day on the job, this study guide provides the domain-by-domain specific knowledge you need to build, train, tune, and deploy machine learning models with the AWS Cloud.
And with the practice exams and assessments, electronic flashcards, and supplementary online resources that accompany this Study Guide, you’ll be prepared for success in every subject area covered by the exam.
You’ll also find:
- An intuitive and organized layout perfect for anyone taking the exam for the first time or seasoned professionals seeking a refresher on machine learning on the AWS Cloud
- Authoritative instruction on a widely recognized certification that unlocks countless career opportunities in machine learning and data science
- Access to the Sybex online learning resources and test bank, with chapter review questions, a full-length practice exam, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms
AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-CO1) Exam is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to prepare themselves for success on the AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty exam or for a job interview in the field of machine learning, or who wishes to improve their skills in the field as they pursue a career in AWS machine learning.