タイトルの通り、AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder -Specialityの試験にパスして無事Alexa Skill Builderを名乗れるようになった。

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builderとは

↑にだいたい書いてあるけど、たぶん初(？)のAWS公認のAlexa Skill開発者のための資格。

公式にアナウンスが出たのは4/16なので、まだ結構新しいやつのはず。 

試験の概要

上記にあるページからダウンロードできるExam Guideから抜粋。

制限時間は170分で、問題や回答は全て英語だったので170分英文を集中して読むのが一番大変だった。

Domain 1: Voice-First Design Practices and Capabilities
1.1 Describe how users interact with skills
1.2 Map features and capabilities to use cases

Domain 2: Skill Design
2.1 Design and develop an interaction model
2.2 Design a multi-turn conversation
2.3 Use built-in intents and slots
2.4 Handle unexpected conversational requests or responses
2.5 Design multi-modal skills using one or more service interfaces (for example, audio, video, and gadgets)

Domain 3: Skill Architecture
3.1 Identify AWS services for extending Alexa skill functionality (Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, Amazon
CloudWatch, and Amazon DynamoDB)
3.2 Use AWS Lambda to build Alexa skills
3.3 Follow AWS and Alexa security and privacy best practices

Domain 4: Skill Development
4.1 Implement in-skill purchasing and Amazon Pay for Alexa Skills
4.2 Use Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) for expression and MP3 audio
4.3 Implement state management
4.4 Implement Alexa service interfaces (audio player, video player, and screens)
4.5 Parse Alexa JSON requests and provide responses

Domain 5: Test, Validate, and Troubleshoot
5.1 Debug and troubleshoot using Amazon CloudWatch or other tools
5.2 Use the Alexa developer testing tools
5.3 Perform beta testing
5.4 Troubleshoot errors in the interaction model

Domain 6: Publishing, Operations, and Lifecycle Management
6.1 Describe the skill publishing process
6.2 Add and remove users in the developer console
6.3 Perform analysis of skill analytics in the developer console
6.4 Differentiate among the statuses/versions of skills (for example, In Development, In Certification, and Live)

というわけでバッジをゲット。嬉しい。