MLA-C01: AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate

Exam Information

• Provider: AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• Exam Code: MLA-C01
• Official Exam Page: AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
• Exam Duration: 130 minutes
• Number of Questions: 65 questions (50 scored + 15 unscored)
• Passing Score: 720/1000
• Exam Format: Multiple choice, multiple response, ordering
• Exam Cost: $150 USD
• Validity: 3 years
• Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Note Freshness

Prepared: January 2026 Last Updated: 2026-01-17

Exam launched October 2024. Content may evolve. Always verify with official documentation.

Overview

The AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate validates your ability to implement ML workloads in production and operationalize them. This certification demonstrates expertise in building, deploying, and maintaining ML solutions on AWS.

Target Audience:

• Backend software developers
• DevOps engineers
• Data engineers
• MLOps engineers
• Data scientists

Prerequisites:

• Minimum 1 year hands-on experience with AWS services
• 1 year experience using Amazon SageMaker and ML engineering tools
• Familiarity with ML development lifecycle and deployment

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Study Materials

📋 Exam Objectives

Official exam domains and objectives outline

📚 Resources

External links and learning materials organized by module

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Study Progress

MLA-C01 Study Progress

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Domain 1: Data Preparation for ML (28%)

• 1.1 Ingest and store data
• 1.2 Transform data and feature engineering
• 1.3 Ensure data integrity and prepare for modeling

Domain 2: ML Model Development (26%)

• 2.1 Choose a modeling approach
• 2.2 Train and refine models
• 2.3 Analyze model performance

Domain 3: Deployment and Orchestration (22%)

• 3.1 Select deployment infrastructure
• 3.2 Create and script infrastructure
• 3.3 Set up CI/CD pipelines

Domain 4: Monitoring, Maintenance, Security (24%)

• 4.1 Monitor model inference
• 4.2 Monitor and optimize infrastructure and costs
• 4.3 Secure AWS resources

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Official Resources

• Official Exam Guide (PDF)
• Official Exam Guide (Web)
• AWS ML Learning Path
• Amazon SageMaker Documentation
• AWS Machine Learning Blog
• AWS Skill Builder - ML Engineer Associate

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