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Where do you really stand on the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01) exam?

Most people preparing for this exam study what feels familiar. The exam grades what the official blueprint weights. The free readiness scorecard shows you the difference in about five minutes.

Rate yourself topic by topic across every official exam domain
Your scores are weighted exactly the way the exam is, so a weak heavy domain jumps out first
Charts show your readiness per domain at a glance
Progress saves in your browser, so you re-score as you study and watch the gaps close

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✦ Inside the scorecard

Your readiness, charted as you slide

Slide your honest rating for every topic and the picture updates live: readiness per domain, weighted study priorities, and the chart of where you stand.

The AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01) readiness scorecard showing the domain chart, weighted study priorities, and topic sliders

The actual MLA-C01 scorecard, mid-assessment.

What the MLA-C01 exam actually is

These details come from the vendor's current certification page. Read the official exam page alongside this scorecard so you are working from the source.

What it is: An associate AWS credential covering data preparation, model development, deployment and orchestration, and ML solution monitoring and security.
Who it is for: Machine learning engineers with hands-on Amazon SageMaker and AWS experience. AWS recommends at least one year in a related role.
Questions: 65 total: 50 scored and 15 unscored
Duration: 130 minutes
Cost: US$150
Passing score: 720 on a 100–1,000 scaled score
Domains and weights: Data Preparation for Machine Learning (ML) 28%; ML Model Development 26%; Deployment and Orchestration of ML Workflows 22%; ML Solution Monitoring, Maintenance, and Security 24%.
Important preparation note: Machine learning engineers with hands-on Amazon SageMaker and AWS experience. AWS recommends at least one year in a related role. AWS transition notice: September 28, 2026 is the last English MLA-C01 test date. This scorecard matches Mike's MLA-C01 practice tests, not the MLA-C02 beta.

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✦ The blueprint, weighted

The official domain weights

Straight from the official exam guide, and exactly what the scorecard grades you against. The longer the bar, the more of the exam rides on it.

Data Preparation for Machine Learning (ML)28%

ML Model Development26%

Deployment and Orchestration of ML Workflows22%

ML Solution Monitoring, Maintenance, and Security24%

✦ How it works

Five minutes to an honest study plan

Rate yourself

Slide through every topic the exam tests. No login, no grading, just your honest read.

See your weighted gaps

Charts show your readiness per domain, weighted the way the exam actually scores.

Study where it pays

Put your next hour on the weakest heavy domain, then re-score and watch the gap close.

✦ Your instructor

Mike Wheeler, founder of Velza Training and Consulting

Built by Mike Wheeler

Mike Wheeler is an AI and Salesforce trainer and O’Reilly author who has taught well over 500,000 global learners on platforms such as edX, LinkedIn Learning, Pearson, and Udemy. He built this scorecard for people preparing for the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01) exam.

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