AWS: Machine Learning & MLOps Foundations

Overview

"AWS: Fundamentals of Machine Learning & MLOps is the first course of Exam Prep (MLA-C01): AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate Specialization. This course assists learners in building foundational knowledge of core machine learning concepts, including types of learning, data preparation, model evaluation, and operationalization. Learners gain a strong understanding of the difference between AI, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning, and how to identify and apply real-world ML use cases using AWS services. This course allows learners to explore key topics such as model selection, classification workflows, confusion matrices, and regression evaluation techniques. In addition, learners are introduced to the concepts of MLOps and the AWS services used to streamline ML deployment and monitoring in production environments. The course is divided into two modules, and each module is further segmented by Lessons and Video Lectures. This course facilitates learners with approximately 2:30–3:00 hours of video lectures that provide both theory and hands-on knowledge using AWS tools. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quizzes are provided with every module to test the understanding and application readiness of learners." Module 1: Machine Learning and MLOps Concepts Module 2 : Model Development & Evaluation Techniques By the end of this course, learners will be able to: - Apply foundational machine learning and MLOps concepts using AWS tools - Build and evaluate ML models with services like Amazon SageMaker - Understand end-to-end ML workflows, including data preparation, model training, and deployment - Strengthen their preparation for the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01) exam This course is ideal for aspiring ML practitioners, data engineers, and developers with 6 months to 1 year of AWS experience who want to build practical skills in machine learning and MLOps. It also supports learners preparing for the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01) exam and professionals seeking hands-on knowledge of implementing and managing ML workflows using AWS services.

Syllabus

Machine Learning Concepts & Use Cases [Machine Learning and MLOps Concepts & Use Cases]

Welcome to Week 1 of the AWS: Machine Learning & MLOps Foundations course. This week, you’ll explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning (ML) and how it differs from AI and Deep Learning. We'll cover types of data, types of ML (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement), and how to identify suitable ML use cases. You’ll walk through the ML lifecycle—from data ingestion to deployment—and get introduced to key AWS services that support ML workflows. We’ll also touch on MLOps concepts and AWS tools that help scale and manage ML models in production.

Model Development & Evaluation Techniques

Welcome to Week 2 of the AWS: Machine Learning & MLOps Foundations course. This week, we’ll dive into practical aspects of model building. You'll start with a classification demo, followed by learning how to select, train, and evaluate models using AWS tools. We’ll cover data preprocessing techniques, explore the confusion matrix and regression metrics, and introduce unsupervised learning through clustering. Finally, you'll understand the difference between batch and real-time inferencing, and when to apply each.