AI certification changelog

AI exams change faster than any other certification area. This timeline tracks launches, betas and retirements so you don't study for an exam that's about to disappear. Get alerts by email.

DateCertificationEventReplacement
2026-11-15Google Cloud Professional Agentic Architect
Google Cloud
Upcoming—
2026-09-29AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
AWS · MLA-C02
Beta—
2026-09-14Model Context Protocol Associate
Linux Foundation · MCPA
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2026-07-29Databricks Certified Context Engineer Associate
Databricks
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2026-07-28GIAC AI Platform Security
GIAC / SANS · GAIPS
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2026-06-30Microsoft Certified – Azure AI Engineer Associate
Microsoft · AI-102
RetiredMicrosoft Certified – Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate
2026-06-30Microsoft Certified – Azure AI Fundamentals (legacy)
Microsoft · AI-900
RetiredMicrosoft Certified – Azure AI Fundamentals
2026-06-01Microsoft Certified – Azure Data Scientist Associate
Microsoft · DP-100
RetiredMicrosoft Certified – Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate
2026-04-15ISACA Advanced in AI Risk
ISACA · AAIR
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2026-03-31AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
AWS · MLS-C01
RetiredAWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
2026-03-17AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional
AWS · AIP-C01
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2026-03-12Claude Certified Architect – Foundations
Anthropic · CCAR-F
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2026-02-17CompTIA SecAI+
CompTIA · CY0-001
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2024-05-01TensorFlow Developer Certificate
Google
RetiredPyTorch Certified Associate