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Updates to AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02)

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AWS is updating the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate exam to reflect the evolving ML engineer role, now encompassing generative AI, agentic AI, and foundation models.

  • Beta registration opens September 1, 2026 in English; MLA-C01 last available September 28, 2026
  • Updated exam (MLA-C02) covers generative AI implementation, fine-tuning foundation models, and RAG architectures
  • Expanded coverage of Amazon Bedrock and responsible AI practices alongside traditional ML
  • Targets ML engineers, LLMOps engineers, data engineers, and software developers
  • Requires 1+ year experience with SageMaker AI, Bedrock, and related AWS services
  • Beta exam: 170 minutes, 85 questions, $75 USD, English only via Pearson VUE
  • Standard version available in all languages in early 2027

The updated certification validates current industry skills across both traditional ML and generative AI workloads on AWS.

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