Claude certification
Exam facts, domain weights, and preparation checklists for all four Claude certifications. Including the eligibility rule that rules most people out.
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The Claude certifications, and whether you can actually take one
Four exams exist. Most people reading this are not eligible to sit them, which is worth knowing before you spend a weekend studying.
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CCAO-F: the Claude exam for people who don't build things
The associate exam is the only one of the four written for non-technical roles. It is also the only one that does not count toward your employer's partner status.
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CCAR-F: the architect exam that tests what you normally look up
Sixty questions built from six published scenarios, and the most detail-heavy exam of the four. "Foundations" describes the level of detail, not the difficulty.
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CCAR-P: the exam that asks you to justify, not to configure
The only Professional-level exam of the four, and the most expensive. Its objectives use verbs like evaluate and justify, and two of seven domains are about talking to people.
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CCDV-F: the developer exam, and the two domains not to overstudy
One domain is a third of the exam. Two others are worth about three questions between them. This is the only one of the four that publishes a weight for every skill.