The Certified Machine Learning & AI Professionals (CMLAIP) – Foundation Level is a standalone certification exam designed to assess your foundational understanding of machine learning algorithms, model development, and AI applications in real-world settings.

This certification proves you can confidently apply ML/AI concepts using Python, understand modeling workflows, and contribute meaningfully to AI-driven projects—even if you’re early in your career.

✅ Who Should Take This Certification Exam?

• Aspiring Machine Learning Engineers or Data Scientists

• Analysts or developers looking to pivot into AI roles

• Software engineers building AI-powered products

• Data professionals seeking formal recognition of ML/AI knowledge

• Anyone with a basic Python and data science background

🔍 What the Certification Validates

• Strong grasp of core ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering)

• Ability to build and evaluate models with scikit-learn

• Understanding of AI use cases across industries

• Familiarity with data preprocessing and feature engineering

• Insight into model tuning, bias/variance, and performance metrics

• Ethical considerations in responsible AI development

🧠 Topics Covered

• Machine Learning Basics: Supervised vs. unsupervised learning

• Key Algorithms: Linear/Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, KNN, SVM

• Model Evaluation: Accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, confusion matrix

• Data Prep & Feature Engineering: Scaling, encoding, imputation

• Overfitting & Underfitting: Regularization, cross-validation

• Intro to Neural Networks: Feedforward concepts, activation functions

• Python & Scikit-learn: Building, training, and validating models

• Responsible AI: Fairness, transparency, and ethical design

📝 Exam & Credential Details

• Format: Online, timed, multiple-choice and scenario-based

• Duration: 60 minutes

• Questions: 50

• Passing Score: 70%

• Cost: $70

• Retake Policy: One free retake included

• Credential Includes:

  • Official Digital Certificate

  • Verified LinkedIn Badge

  • ✅ Placement in the CDIPS Global Registry of Certified Machine Learning & AI Professionals