YOUR GO-TO GUIDE

TO TENSORFLOW
CERTIFICATION EXAM
HERE’S ALL YOU
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"I'm telling you. Our planet's first trillionaires will be coming from
the ones who master AI & all of its derivatives, followed by apply-
ing everything in ways that some of us can't even think of."

Mark Cuban

While we have been rapidly moving up the ladder and making several
advancements in the AI field, there’s been a massive surge in the number of
researchers and developers adopting the TensorFlow framework for their
machine learning projects. For those who don’t actually know what the
TensorFlow framework is all about, let’s take a quick look:

Tensorflow, developed by the Google Brain Team, is an end-to-end

open-source machine learning platform with a flexible and wide
ecosystem of tools, community resources, and libraries for carrying
out countless high-performance numerical computations.

With TensorFlow, developers can build and deploy Machine Learning pow-
ered applications with ease, all thanks to its long list of excellent functional-
ities.
With TensorFlow being one of the hottest
things in the AI industry, developers can
demonstrate their proficiency and get rec-
ognized for their skills by getting certified.

It’s shocking in itself that the number of

developers who have successfully man-
aged to crack this exam and get them-
selves certified is as low as 200.

That being said, getting certified and show-

casing your expertise in Machine Learning
will open the gates to countless opportuni-
ties in an ever-increasing AI-driven global
job market.
Here's a list of a few of the benefits you'll be subject to upon cracking the
TensorFlow Developer Certificate Program:

Other developers'll recognize you in the

global TensorFlow community.

You can showcase your skills and certification

on your resume and some social networking
platforms, including LinkedIn, helping you
becoming the preferred-choice of the recruit-
ers looking for entry-level TensorFlow Devel-
opers.

While TensorFlow is one of the hottest industry topics, it’s no secret that
cracking the TensorFlow certification exam will be a huge breakthrough for
you and your career. With such a low frequency of developers being able to
crack the TensorFlow certification exam, we can conclude that it’s not a
piece of cake, which is why we’d love to help you with the preparation part.

In this blog post, we’ll be covering:

How to effectively prepare for the TensorFlow Developer Certificate

Program?

What should one expect in the exam?

What’s next for the developers after successfully cracking

the TensorFlow Developer Certificate Program?

Let’s focus on each of the points one at a time.

Here’s How You Can Prepare for the
TensorFlow Developer Certificate Program
the Right Way

Way before we dive in deep, it’s essential to understand who should be

taking this exam. What if you aren’t even comfortable with the foundation-
al principles of Deep Learning & ML?

In that case, you may just end up wasting your hard-earned money, i.e.,
$100, which is the TensorFlow Developer Certificate Program's fees.

For starters, the ones applying for this program should have a clear under-
standing of building the TensorFlow models using Convolutional Neural
Networks, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and
Real-World Image Data & Strategies.

If you are planning on taking the test, you should be comfortable with:

Building Machine Learning Models in TensorFlow 2.X

Deep Learning & ML Foundational Principles

Using real-world images in varied sizes and shapes to visualize

an image's journey through convolutions helps understand how
a computer looks at information

Building object detection, image recognition, text recognition

algorithms with convolutional and deep neural networks

Exploring strategies for preventing overfitting, like dropouts

and augmentation

Applying Neural Networks for solving NLP problems with TensorFlow

Here’s how you can prepare for the TensorFlow Certification Exam:

Go through the Candidate Handbook

Harness the Power of Online Resources

to Prepare for the Exam

Start Practicing Solutions

Go Through the Candidate Handbook

The TensorFlow team, to help you prepare for the exam effectively, will pro-
vide you with a comprehensive handbook that consists of every little piece
of information about the exam and the skills you should be mastering to
nail the test.

Once you go through the handbook, you will have a clear-cut idea of how
you should be preparing for your exam and the skills you need to gain for
maximum impact.

Harness the Power of Online Resources to Prepare

for the Exam

Moving forward, once you have gone through the handbook, the next step
is to harness the power of online resources to prepare for the exam. The top
one in my list is:

Hadelin de Ponteves’ The Ultimate Guide to the TensorFlow

Developer Professional Certificate

Every single skill that you need to gain, as mentioned in the handbook,
you can gain all of those with The Ultimate Guide to the TensorFlow
Developer Professional Certificate.

This course has been, I’d say, developed to crack the TensorFlow
Certification exam.
The course covers a whole range of Tensorflow topics, such as:

ANNs, CNNs and RNNs Computer Vision

Javascript NLP

Sequences and Predictions TFLite

You’ll face both theoretical and practical work, so once you finish it, you can
rest assured you’ll have all the skills necessary to take on the TensorFlow
Developer Certificate and not break a sweat!

Start Practicing Solutions

The TensorFlow Certification Exam is administered

in PyCharm, and if you don't already have it installed on
your laptop or PC, then that's the first thing you should
get on with. Getting familiar with the exam environment
is essential, which you can do by watching this PyCharm
Tutorial Series.

Once you've the environment set up, it's time to get started with practicing
the solutions.

Moving forward, let’s look at what the exam actually looks and feels like.

What to Expect in the Exam?

What is it Actually Like?
Once you are done with your preparations, you can proceed forward with
purchasing the exam priced at $100. You'll be required to submit your
Government-Issued ID, like a passport, for authentication.

Remember, you will be giving the exam on your local machine.

Once done with the authentication, you can purchase the exam, and when
you feel ready, you can choose to get started. You'll be provided with
detailed step-by-step instructions on setting up PyCharm and how to
open the exam plugin.

Prior to getting started, make sure that you have:

Reliable internet connection

Thoroughly read the instructions before hitting the start button

Test the PyCharm. You can do it by running some TensorFlow tutorials

Gone through PyCharm Beginner Tutorial

Once done, it’s time to hit the start button

You'll have 5-hours to conclude the exam, and if you fail,

you'll be required to wait for a time period of 2 weeks
before you can reappear. But I'd advise you to nail it in the
first go.

You’ll have to tackle five questions, that’s five models

that you will be required to code and train. Upon running
the code, you’ll have started training the model and run-
ning a function that exports the TF model to a file.

On the right-hand side, upon clicking the "Submit & Test"

button, you can upload a model and run tests, for which
you will receive a grade from 0-5. Received 0/5? Don't
worry; you can submit your model as many times you
want with no penalization.

But, here’s a list of tips and tricks I’d like to share, which you should
consider while appearing for the exam:

Before appearing for the exam, practice multiple exercises

on PyCharm.
 If you don’t have a high-end machine, you can use Google Colab for
completing the models and upload them in the project folder.

Use each and every single second of the 5-hours you've been given to
achieve the best results.

Don’t wait around for your model to train. Start working on other
questions parallelly.

While giving the exam, you may end up facing several

problems like the computer not being fast enough to train
the models, broken Python Interceptor, loss of Internet
connection, and various others.

Make sure that you are completely prepared from your

end.

After the conclusion of the examination, you’ll be receiving an email stating:

Upon Passing: "Congratulations, you passed."

Upon Failing: "Unfortunately, you didn't pass this time."

You will be receiving this email from TrueAbility immediately.

Don’t expect any detailed report or analysis on how you performed.

Upon passing, you can join the TensorFlow Certificate Network. You’ll be
getting access to the certificate within a week.

But once you successfully crack the exam, what’s next?

What’s Next for the Developers?
After successfully cracking the exam, the developers can start building
things, and even work on real-world projects, apply for jobs, showcase your
skills on your resume, social media platforms like LinkedIn.

As we discussed above, you can even join the Certificate Network, where
you can connect with other certificate holders and grow your network.

Joining this network will even help you connect with recruiters, and who
knows, you'll successfully have landed your dream job within weeks of
cracking this exam.

With TensorFlow's ever-increasing popularity, cracking the TensorFlow

certification exam will open up countless opportunities for developers
wanting to boost their careers in the AI industry.

So, what are you waiting for?

Showcase your skills to the world TODAY!