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AWS · MLA-C02 · Associate

Engineer ML and GenAI on AWS. Pass MLA-C02.

Revision notes for the updated MLA-C02 — data preparation, SageMaker AI and Bedrock model development, RAG and agents, MLOps pipelines, monitoring and security — plus practice that explains every option and full-length timed mocks scored like the real exam.

12 revision lessons477 practice questions3 full-length mocks
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Exam blueprint
4domains
Data Preparation for ML and AI28%
ML Model and Foundation Model (FM) Development24%
Deployment and Orchestration of ML and AI Workflows24%
Operating, Monitoring, and Securing ML and AI Solutions24%
65 (beta: 85) questions130 min (beta: 170) time720 / 1000 to pass
Exam facts

The MLA-C02 exam at a glance

Official exam details from the AWS exam guide — the numbers our mock exams mirror.

Questions65 (beta: 85)
Time limit130 min (beta: 170)
Passing score720 / 1000
Exam fee$150 (beta: $75)
Valid for3 years
FormatMultiple choice & multiple response

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Who it’s for

Who should take the MLA-C02?

MLA-C02 is an associate-level, role-based certification. There are no formal prerequisites, but AWS recommends hands-on experience — the questions are scenarios, not definitions.

You already build on AWS

You run real workloads and want the credential that matches the job you're already doing — and the salary conversations that come with it.

You're moving into a cloud role

The exam blueprint doubles as a job description. Studying it task statement by task statement is the fastest way to find and close your skill gaps.

You hold a foundational cert

The natural next step on the same platform: deeper services, scenario-based questions, and a credential employers screen for by name.

The blueprint

What’s on the MLA-C02 exam

Every lesson, question, and mock is weighted to match these official domains.

Domain 128%

Data Preparation for ML and AI

Collecting and storing data for ML and AI, transforming it and engineering features, and validating data quality and managing bias — for traditional ML and foundation models alike.

Domain 224%

ML Model and Foundation Model (FM) Development

Choosing modeling approaches — traditional ML, managed AI services, foundation models and RAG — then training, fine-tuning and customizing models, and evaluating ML and GenAI performance.

Domain 324%

Deployment and Orchestration of ML and AI Workflows

Selecting deployment infrastructure for ML models, foundation models and agents, provisioning and scaling the resources behind them, and automating MLOps with CI/CD pipelines.

Domain 424%

Operating, Monitoring, and Securing ML and AI Solutions

Monitoring models, agents and data in production, optimizing infrastructure and inference cost, and securing ML and AI workloads and endpoints.

The study plan

How you’ll prepare for the MLA-C02

Three surfaces, one loop: read, drill, rehearse — repeat until your readiness score says book it.

Step 1

Read the lessons

Work domain by domain through 12 plain-English revision lessons covering every task statement in the MLA-C02 exam guide — key terms, "what's tested" callouts, and takeaways.

Step 2

Drill every topic

Work through 477 exam-realistic questions in learn mode to study, or quiz mode to test yourself. Every option explains why it’s right or why it’s a trap, with one click back to the lesson.

Step 3

Rehearse the exam

Sit 3 full-length timed mocks weighted to the official domains and scored on the real MLA-C02 scale — so your mock result predicts your real one.

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MLA-C02 questions, answered

The MLA-C02 exam has 65 (beta: 85) questions with a time limit of 130 min (beta: 170). The format is multiple choice & multiple response.

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