Anthropic launches certification
Anthropic rolled out a free, proctored "Claude Certified Architect" exam — 60 questions focused on agentic systems and production AI pipelines — and it’s already being adopted by Deloitte and Accenture for mass training. The credential positions itself as a practical signal for firms scaling agentic AI in production. (x.com)
Anthropic announced the Claude Partner Network and unveiled the Claude Certified Architect — Foundations credential as part of a partner-focused roll‑out in mid‑March 2026 backed by a $100 million initial investment for partner training and go‑to‑market support (anthropic.com). The company said it will expand its partner‑facing team roughly fivefold and route training, enablement, and certification through a Partner Portal and partner resource hub rather than a public marketplace at launch (partnerportal.anthropic.com). Accenture and Anthropic’s joint announcements commit roughly 30,000 Accenture professionals to Claude training via a new Accenture Anthropic Business Group established in December 2025 (newsroom.accenture.com) (newsroom.accenture.com). Deloitte’s public materials describe a co‑created Claude certification and a plan to train and certify about 15,000 Deloitte practitioners while making Claude available across a global Deloitte population of roughly 470,000 people (deloitte.com) (anthropic.com). Independent exam blueprints and community exam guides map the Foundations credential to five tested domains — tool/MCP integration, Claude Code workflows, prompt engineering and structured output, context management/reliability, and orchestration patterns — and publishers have published a formal exam blueprint and sample objectives for candidates (claudecertifications.com / claudedirectory.org) (claudecertifications.com). Media and industry outlets report differing access and pricing signals: several outlets note partner‑first access and partner seats, while others list a public per‑attempt fee of $99, creating an early discrepancy between partner provisioning and wider public availability (analyticsindiamag.com / claudecertifications.com) (analyticsindiamag.com). A fast‑forming prep ecosystem has already emerged: a community GitHub practice exam rebuilding 77 scenario questions, multiple Udemy practice courses, and dedicated study platforms such as Connectry Labs offering spaced‑repetition banks and capstone tracks for the new credential (github.com / udemy.com / connectry.io) (github.com).
