Claude Certifications

One place to prepare for every Anthropic Claude certification. Official exam guides, blueprints, policies, courses, and study notes, collected and organized so you can spend your time studying, not searching.

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Download the companion (PDF) · the whole guide in one printable file

This site is the readable version of the CLAUDE-CERTIFICATIONS repository, built and maintained by Amey Thakur after completing the program's curriculum. It is a community resource, not an official Anthropic site: the official program lives on Anthropic Partner Academy, and exams are delivered by Pearson VUE.

Note

I worked through every course and collected all of this while preparing myself. None of it required anything you do not already have: the official material is free, the blueprints tell you exactly what is tested, and the rest is steady work. I put it in one place so your time goes into learning rather than looking. If it helps you get certified, it did its job.

Amey Thakur

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The whole program on one page

The whole guide as one file

:material-download: Download the companion (PDF)

Thirty-three pages in five parts: choose your exam, know what it measures, prepare for it, sit it, and keep going. Every card, cheat sheet, and the full method, in one file that works offline. Everything embedded, so it works offline and can be passed on as a single file.

The certifications

Certification	Questions	Fee	Study guide	Notes	Exam guide	Practice	Mock	Cheat sheet
Associate – Foundations	60	$99	Guide	Notes	PDF	Questions	1 · 2 · 3	Sheet
Developer – Foundations	53	$125	Guide	Notes	PDF	Questions	1 · 2 · 3	Sheet
Architect – Foundations	60	$125	Guide	Notes	PDF	Questions	1 · 2 · 3	Sheet
Architect – Professional	63	$175	Guide	Notes	PDF	Questions	1 · 2 · 3	Sheet

Every exam: 120 minutes, closed book, proctored by Pearson VUE online or at a test center, passing score 720 of 1,000, credential valid 12 months with free renewal, badge via Credly. Fees are list prices in USD; partner tiers receive automatic discounts. Registration requires a Claude Partner Network company email.

Tip

Every course in the program is free on the public Anthropic Academy, no partner account needed. Only the proctored exams require Claude Partner Network membership, so you can learn the whole syllabus before deciding whether to certify.

Prefer one file? The whole guide is a printable companion: claude-certifications-companion.pdf, thirty-three pages in five parts: choose your exam, know it, prepare, sit it, and keep going.

Start here

flowchart TD
    Q{What do you do?}
    Q -->|Advise customers and run engagements| A[Associate - Foundations]
    Q -->|Build with the API, Claude Code, or MCP| D[Developer - Foundations]
    Q -->|Design solutions end to end| RF[Architect - Foundations]
    RF -. then .-> RP[Architect - Professional]

1. Pick your exam with the table above, or read how the certifications connect.
2. Study with your exam's study guide and notes, the study strategy, the 21 official courses with per-course notes and official resources, official videos that teach the material, and the practice engine to test yourself: a shuffled, timed, scored exam drawn from 320 original questions.
3. Book and sit with the registration guide; policies and the FAQ cover the rest.

The maintainer's certificates

All twenty-one Anthropic Academy course completion certificates behind this program, each with its issued PDF and Skilljar verification record: browse the gallery.

Official links

Resource	Link
Partner Academy home	anthropic-partners.skilljar.com
Certifications overview and registration	Certifications page
Prep courses	Exam prep courses
Pearson VUE for Anthropic	pearsonvue.com/us/en/anthropic
OnVUE requirements and rules	pearsonvue.com/us/en/anthropic/onvue
OnVUE system test	system-test.onvue.com
Become a partner	claude.com/partners

Questions and community

Preparing someone else? The share kit has the links, ready-to-use copy, and images.

Ask questions and compare preparation notes in GitHub Discussions. Found a broken link or an outdated fact? Open an issue.

Info

Every candidate accepts a non-disclosure agreement covering exam questions, answer options, and scenarios, and it extends explicitly to online forums. Never post or request real exam content there. Blueprints, official sample questions, and the practice material in this repository are all fair game.

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