Anthropic opens Claude certification
Anthropic launched a free 'Claude Certified Architect' certification focused on agentic orchestration, tool calling and workflow design — packaging practical skills for building AI‑augmented backends. The program lowers the barrier to learning agent orchestration patterns that are popping up in fintech and automation stacks. (x.com)
Anthropic announced the Claude Partner Network on Mar 12, 2026 and committed an initial $100 million to partner training, co‑marketing, and implementation support. (anthropic.com) The Claude Certified Architect — Foundations exam is a 120‑minute, proctored session with 60 multiple‑choice questions taken end‑to‑end in a single sitting, with no external resources permitted and results delivered within two business days. (anthropic.skilljar.com) Early access is free for the first 5,000 employees of partner companies; general availability will cost $99 per attempt. (anthropic.skilljar.com) The syllabus is explicitly weighted: 27% agentic architecture, 20% Claude Code configuration, 20% prompt engineering and structured output, 18% tool design and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, and 15% context management and reliability, and each exam randomly selects four scenarios from a set of six. (anthropic.skilljar.com) Anthropic requires a minimum passing score of 720 out of 1,000 and frames the ideal candidate as someone with hands‑on experience using the Agent SDK, the Model Context Protocol, the Claude Code CLI, and the Message Batches API. (abit.ee) The certification is positioned as the first step in Anthropic’s partner enablement playbook while Anthropic says it will scale its partner‑facing team fivefold and provide dedicated Applied AI engineers and technical architects to support live customer deals. (anthropic.com)
