Y

Data · Skills roadmap

Data Scientist certifications

Build models and experiments that change decisions, and explain them so people trust them.

  • 32 to 52 weeks to job-ready, part time
  • 63 lessons across 17 skills
  • 12 portfolio projects

75 lessons and projects. Progress saves in this browser.

Start the roadmap

Certifications help you pass a CV screen; projects get you hired. We list only current exams, checked on the vendor's own site, with the date we checked.

  • Intermediate · Optional

    AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer, Associate MLA-C02

    Amazon Web Services

    Useful where the team runs on AWS. The exam is changing to MLA-C02 in late 2026; check the version before you book.

    Building, deploying and operating ML workloads on AWS.

    Cost
    See the exam page (the beta may be priced differently)
    Access
    Being updated. Registration for MLA-C02 opened on 1 September 2026 (beta, English); the last English sitting of MLA-C01 was 28 September 2026.
    Checked
    Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
    Official page ↗

  • Advanced · Optional

    Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer PMLE

    Google Cloud

    The most established cloud ML certification

    Designing, building and productionising ML models on Google Cloud. Two hours, 50 to 60 questions.

    Cost
    USD 200 plus tax
    Checked
    Sept 2026 on the vendor's page
    Official page ↗