AWS is launching not one, but two new AI certifications, as demand for AI skills skyrockets.
For those who are unaware, AWS certification comes in 4 levels, roughly in terms of difficulty/professional experience required:
- Foundational
- Associate
- Professional
- Specialty
Previously the only AWS AI certification available is their specialty one: AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, which is aimed at data scientists and ML engineers. To fill the intermediate gaps, AWS will be launching the following certifications:
The former is aimed at generalists (business analyst, product or project manager, sales professional) whereas the latter is targeting developers/engineers doing ML work but whom may not be full-time ML specialists.
These new certifications are marked as beta, so expect syllabus and content to change. They are currently priced at a discounted price of
USD75. The usual foundational certifications are USD100 and associate ones are USD150, so this is quite a good offer.
Registration for the new certification opens on 13 Aug 2024 and you can use Skill Builder resources listed in the certification page to prepare for it.