Academy — pass the Claude certification
Claude Certified Architect — Foundations (CCA-F). Anthropic's first official technical certification. Domain modules, scenario quizzes with explanations and a timed mock exam. 100% free.
Exam domains
Claude model fundamentals
Model families, context windows, cost/latency/quality trade-offs and choosing the right model.
Study & practice →Prompt Engineering with Claude
System prompts, XML tags, few-shot, explicit reasoning and prompt caching.
Study & practice →Messages API, Tool Use & Architecture
Messages API, tool use, streaming, error handling and production patterns.
Study & practice →Agentic architecture, MCP & Claude Code
Agent patterns, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Claude Code workflows.
Study & practice →Safety, responsible deployment & Constitutional AI
Constitutional AI, guardrails, prompt injection and responsible deployment.
Study & practice →Evaluation, deployment & optimization
Build evals, measure quality, optimize cost/latency and operate in production.
Study & practice →Independent, unofficial prep resource, not affiliated with Anthropic. Content aligned to publicly-documented domains; verify the official syllabus and register at anthropic.skilljar.com. “Claude” and “Anthropic” belong to their respective owners.