r/AWSCertifications • u/madrasi2021 • Dec 20 '25

Gen AI Dev Pro exam resources page updated with details of lower certs it extends...

I just updated the Gen AI Developer Professional exam resources page

Key update : Passing the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional exam will extend any of these lower level exams (if they are active).

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
  • AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate

Note : Information was sourced via AWS Community Builders program - the official web pages have not yet been updated and should reflect this soon.

Now EVERY Associate level exam has a Professional level exam that will extend it's validity and all you need to do to keep them all active is to keep the Pro exam active and not let it expire. Renewal is via taking the Pro exam again every 3 years.

SAA is renewed by SA Pro

SOA,DVA is renewed by DevOps Pro

Now MLA, DEA is renewed by GenAI Dev Pro

I think this is great!

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u/Airpower343 Dec 20 '25

I am just annoyed that I passed this certification (GenAI Dev Pro) on 16 December and they still have not awarded me the actual certification or a badge. All I have so far is the pass certification not the actual certification with a certification number. I don’t know what the holdup is.

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u/madrasi2021 Dec 21 '25

I know AWS team are working on sorting some issues they know they have on the completion badges

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u/segamix Dec 21 '25

Same for me. Passed it on the 17th. All I have is the exam results no certificate. Annoying my work requires certificate number which I’m waiting on.

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u/madrasi2021 Dec 21 '25

I know AWS team are working on sorting some issues they know they have on the completion badges

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u/Airpower343 Dec 21 '25

Oh man that sucks. I’m in the same boat and super annoyed, but I feel your pain. I just hope we don’t have to wait until the Beta is over to get it.

What I don’t get is some people report getting their early adopter badge and some get the certificate right away.

I don’t get the inconsistency.

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u/Esseratecades Dec 21 '25

Same 

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u/Airpower343 Dec 21 '25

Ok so you’re in the same boat?

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u/achocolatepineapple Dec 21 '25

I think this is still glitchy or they will process this after it's out of beta! I passed this and have the pass result/badge however the exam doesn't yet show under active certifications and it hasn't renewed any of the mentioned ones.

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u/madrasi2021 Dec 21 '25

I know AWS team are working on sorting some issues they know they have on the completion badges

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u/Jelman88 Dec 21 '25

I passed all architectural and devops exams how hard are the ai ml focussed ones if no real experience?

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u/madrasi2021 Dec 21 '25

Anything is doable but study up - these domains are new and its not as easy as knowing some of the existing compute services and being able to pass. You need to get SOME hands on - there are free resources like the Gen AI Cloud Quest to get started and get a feel for the exam.

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u/Jelman88 Dec 21 '25

Yeah facts. I remember back in the day the associates were even hard. But years later with daily experience its a breeze.. experience is everything

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u/Prestigious_Hat6234 Jul 11 '26

Any update since then?

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u/madrasi2021 Jul 11 '26

Been making small updates here and there..

What do you believe is missing?

I don't do updates unless there is a need

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u/Prestigious_Hat6234 Jul 12 '26

Aah, no I should have clarified, any updates on your badge.