Claude certification articles

Study plans, how the exams are scored, who is allowed to register, and what to expect on the day. Written by someone who has sat three of the four exams.

CCAO-F versus CCAR-F: the Associate and Architect exams comparedThe two Claude exams people most often confuse, compared on audience, content, difficulty and study time, with a simple rule for choosing between them.28 September 2026 · 4 min
How to pass CCAR-F: a four-week study planA week-by-week plan for the Claude Certified Architect - Foundations exam that follows the domain weights, builds one thing per domain, and uses the question bank as a diagnostic rather than a memory test.28 September 2026 · 4 min
How the Claude certification exams are scored: 720, scaled scores and domain percentagesWhat a scaled score of 720 out of 1,000 actually means, why it is not 72%, what the per-domain percentages on your score report are for, and how to read a practice simulator result against it.28 September 2026 · 4 min
The six CCAR-F exam scenarios explained, and what each one testsCCAR-F is the only Claude exam built from scenarios. All six are published in the exam guide. Here is what each one describes, which domains it draws on, and the one idea to have ready for each.28 September 2026 · 5 min
Which Claude certification should you take first?A practical way to choose between CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F and CCAR-P based on what you actually do with Claude, with the traps in each exam's name.28 September 2026 · 4 min
Who can take the Claude certification exams? The partner rule explainedThe Claude certifications are open to Anthropic partner organisations only. What that means in practice, why a personal email will not work, and what to do if your company is not a partner.28 September 2026 · 4 min