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AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C02)

We do not teach just for the test.Worked examples and real discussion, not a question bank. The exam is then delivered in the classroom — 98% pass it first time.
$2,795MSRP per seat
$1,500with military fundingAF COOL · Army CA · MyCAA
Name your pricethinQflex™ — tell us what you can payIn full, or across twelve monthly payments
Next dates
  • Dec 14–17Burbank, CA
  • Jan 4–7Sterling, VA
  • Jan 25–28Atlanta, GA
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4 daysconsecutive days
Live onlineor in the classroom
AssociateArtificial Intelligence
50% labs50% lecture
24 monthsfree retakes

Course overview

Download the course datasheetThe full outline for AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C02), as a PDF.
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique four-day training camp comprised of four days of instructor-led learning that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to prepare data and features for ML and generative AI workloads, train, tune and evaluate models with Amazon SageMaker AI, customize foundation models with Amazon Bedrock, deploy and orchestrate ML workflows with CI/CD, and monitor, secure and optimize ML solutions in production.

The camp follows the four domains of the official AWS MLA-C02 exam guide, which keeps the MLA-C01 domain structure and adds foundation models, Amazon Bedrock, RAG, agents and responsible AI. Hands-on labs run in Amazon SageMaker AI and Amazon Bedrock throughout.

Amazon Web Services, AWS, Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

This course prepares students to take the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02) exam.

What's included

13 items
thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for MLA-C02
Hands-on labs in Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Bedrock and AWS developer tools
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
All courses taught by AWS-certified ML engineers
Additional hours of remote lab access
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course

What you'll be able to do

19 objectives
  • Ingest, transform and prepare data and features for ML and generative AI workloads
  • Select, train, tune and evaluate ML models and foundation models with SageMaker AI and Amazon Bedrock
  • Choose deployment infrastructure and endpoints for real-time and batch inference
  • Automate and orchestrate ML workflows with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
  • Monitor models and infrastructure for drift, performance and cost
  • Secure ML and AI solutions with IAM, encryption and data-protection best practices
  • ML and Generative AI on AWS Overview
  • Data Ingestion and Storage for ML
  • Data Transformation and Feature Engineering
  • Data Quality, Bias and Data Integrity
  • Choosing a Modeling Approach (Algorithms vs Foundation Models)
  • Training and Hyperparameter Tuning with SageMaker AI
  • Customizing Foundation Models with Amazon Bedrock
  • Model Evaluation and Analysis
  • Deployment Infrastructure and Inference Endpoints
  • CI/CD and Orchestration of ML Workflows
  • Monitoring Models, Data Drift and Infrastructure
  • Cost Optimization for ML Solutions
  • Securing ML and AI Solutions

The exam

85questions maximum
170minutes to complete
  • Four domains: data preparation for ML and AI (28%); ML model and foundation model development (24%); deployment and orchestration of ML and AI workflows (24%); operating, monitoring and securing ML and AI solutions (24%)
  • Passing score 720 on a 100–1,000 scale
  • Delivered by Pearson VUE at a test center or online proctored
  • Exam fee: $150 (standard U.S. price; AWS prices beta exams lower). Valid three years

Who it's for, and what you need first

Target Audience

  • ML engineers and MLOps/LLMOps engineers
  • Data engineers and data scientists
  • Backend developers putting models into production
  • Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0

Prerequisites

  • No certification is required
  • About one year of experience with Amazon SageMaker AI and other AWS ML services is recommended
  • Experience as a developer, DevOps engineer, data engineer or data scientist; Python and basic CI/CD knowledge

How it's delivered

Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery

Dates and locations

20 scheduled
DatesLocationStatus
Mon Dec 14 – Dec 17, 20264 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 4 – Jan 7, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 25 – Jan 28, 20274 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Feb 8 – Feb 11, 20274 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Feb 22 – Feb 25, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 15 – Mar 18, 20274 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 5 – Apr 8, 20274 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 19 – Apr 22, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon May 10 – May 13, 20274 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 7 – Jun 10, 20274 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 21 – Jun 24, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 12 – Jul 15, 20274 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 26 – Jul 29, 20274 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 9 – Aug 12, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 30 – Sep 2, 20274 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Sep 20 – Sep 23, 20274 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Oct 4 – Oct 7, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Oct 25 – Oct 28, 20274 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 15 – Nov 18, 20274 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 29 – Dec 2, 20274 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Guaranteed to run means the class goes ahead whatever the enrollment.
Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.