SnowPro Gen AI Specialty (GES-C02) - Study Project
Cert launches 2026-05-19 (3 days from project start). Founder is a phData employee; passing earns a $5k base pay bump under phData's certification bonus program. This is cert #1 of several planned.
Exam at a glance
- Cert code: GES-C02 (successor to GES-C01 which was retired)
- Cost: $375/attempt
- Format (per C01, expected same): ~55 multiple-choice / multiple-select, some interactive scenarios
- Time: 85 minutes
- Passing score: scaled 750 / 1000
- Delivery: online proctored or test center
- Prereq: 1+ yr Gen AI on Snowflake + Python + SQL/DE (founder meets all)
Four official scope domains + weights (C02)
Official C02 weights confirmed from source-materials/SnowProGenAIStudyGuideC02.pdf (verified 2026-06-18). The C02 domain map differs materially from C01: Domain 3 is now Gen AI Governance (29%), the second-largest domain. The C01 "Snowpark Container Services + Model Registry" content was folded into Domain 1.0 (Overview), not its own domain. Document processing stays as Domain 4 (PARSE_DOCUMENT / AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT pipelines, not the legacy Document AI UI).
| # | Domain | C02 weight (official) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowflake for Gen AI Overview (Cortex suite + SPCS/Model Registry fine-tuning) | 18% |
| 2 | Snowflake Gen AI Functions (Cortex AI / LLM functions — largest domain) | 38% |
| 3 | Snowflake Gen AI Governance (RBAC, cost governance, cross-region, model allowlist) | 29% |
| 4 | Snowflake Document Processing (parsing pipelines) | 15% |
⚠️ Study-priority correction (2026-06-18): the per-domain study files were built on the old C01 map (two files for SPCS/Model Registry, zero for Governance). Governance is the #2 domain (29%) —
study-governance.mdcreated 2026-06-18 to close that gap. SPCS/Model Registry is now overview-level (Domain 1.0), so its two files are over-weighted relative to the exam; read them at concept level. Study-plan Day 6 rebalanced to a full Governance day. Remaining: expand study-governance.md with sandbox reps.
Files in this directory
README.md(this file) — project rootstudy-guide-summary.md— official guide scope + mechanicsstudy-cortex-ai.md— Domain 2 deep dive (38%, largest)study-governance.md— Domain 3 deep dive (29%, 2nd-largest) — created 2026-06-18study-snowpark-container-services.md— SPCS (now Domain 1.0 overview-level; was C01 Domain 3)study-model-registry.md— Model Registry (now Domain 1.0 overview-level; was C01 Domain 3)study-document-processing.md— Domain 4 (15%)third-party-resources.md— community blogs, YouTube, practice examsstudy-plan.md— recommended cadence + reading orderflashcards-deck.md— Anki-importable Q&A pairs
Project template note
This directory structure is intentionally reusable. The pattern study-<domain>.md + study-plan.md + flashcards-deck.md + third-party-resources.md should be cloned for the next cert (SnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer, SnowPro Advanced: Architect, etc.). See ~/rdco-vault/01-projects/certifications/_template/ if/when promoted.
Cross-references
- Employer context: [[~/rdco-vault/01-projects/phdata/]]
- Founder's L5 north star: bet bonus money toward RDCO runway