AWS: Machine Learning Foundations

Machine learning is one of the most rapid and evolving growth areas in technology today. It’s becoming increasingly important to businesses and in our everyday lives, creating a huge demand for skilled professionals. 

That’s why the ability to design and deploy machine learning models on the cloud is a sought-after skill set. On this microcredential, you’ll learn the fundamentals of machine learning to help you keep pace with this growth, upskill, and help advance your career.

Learn how machine learning works using Amazon Web Services

This microcredential is designed to help you pursue a career in machine learning engineering.

It will introduce you to the concepts, terminology, and processes of machine learning so that you gain a comprehensive understanding. It’s ideal if you’re a beginner and want to learn the fundamentals of machine learning on AWS.

Become confident in selecting and applying machine learning services using Amazon SageMaker

By the end of this 10-week microcredential, you’ll be capable of implementing a machine learning pipeline using Amazon SageMaker.

You’ll learn how to resolve business problems as you understand how to use managed AWS machine learning services for forecasting, computer vision and natural language processing, and to evaluate the limits of machine learning models and their ethical implications. You’ll also know how to label, build, train, and deploy a custom machine learning model using AWS services.

Throughout the course you’ll take part in weekly activities to support and consolidate your learning. At the end of the course, you’ll submit an assessment which is marked and graded by academic experts from The Open University.

Develop your machine learning expertise with The Open University in collaboration with the AWS Academy

Designed by leading experts from The Open University’s AWS Academy, you’ll develop industry-recognised skills and gain insights from experts to put the concepts into practice.

Through guided academic learning in a supportive online learning environment, you’ll have mentor support and share thoughts and experiences with other learners – helping you launch your AWS Certification journey and career in cloud computing.