Become an ML engineer
Deploy, monitor and maintain models in production
Plan it around your week
This path is roughly 112 hours in total. Tell us how much time you actually have.
About 14 weeks.
Based on our own estimate of the path, not the providers' figures. Most people need a bit longer than they think.
How long does it take?
| Courses | 3 |
|---|---|
| Weeks | About 14 |
| Hours a week | 8 |
| Total hours | About 112 |
The steps, in order
Why this step: Confirms the fundamentals are solid before you go further.
You're ready for the next step when: You're confident training and validating basic models.
Why this step: The clearest foundations course for classic machine learning; check for a no-certificate option when you enrol.
You're ready for the next step when: You can build and tune linear models, trees, neural networks and clustering models.
Why this step: Adds the deployment and productionisation mindset fast.ai is known for.
You're ready for the next step when: You can train, evaluate and ship a deep learning model end to end.
Where to go next
- All free AI learning paths
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- All free AI courses, rated
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- ML engineer roadmap
From Python fundamentals to a model running reliably in production.
- AI learning path for non-coders
Explain how modern AI works and use it well at work
- Use AI tools well at work
Prompt, evaluate output, and automate everyday tasks safely
- Python for AI, from zero
Write the Python every AI course assumes
- Machine learning foundations
Train, evaluate and explain classic ML models
- The maths ML actually uses
Enough linear algebra, calculus and probability to read ML courses without panic
- Deep learning, hands-on
Build and train neural networks for vision and text
- Build apps with LLMs
Ship an app that uses an LLM API, retrieval and evaluation
- From data analysis to AI
Move from spreadsheets and SQL to ML and AI
- Is Kaggle Learn worth it?
Our review of Kaggle Learn, where steps on this path are hosted.
- Is DeepLearning.AI worth it?
Our review of DeepLearning.AI, where steps on this path are hosted.
- Is fast.ai worth it?
Our review of fast.ai, where steps on this path are hosted.
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