Anthropic · Professional Certification · Associate
Claude Certified Associate — Foundations
Crydd Score 52
Demand Growing
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
Claude Certified Associate at a glance
- Provider
- Anthropic
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- AI Engineer
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $99 (exam)
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time to earn
- 2–4 weeks
- Validity
- 12 months (free on-time renewal)
- Format
- 120 minutes, proctored via Pearson VUE (online or test centre); pass at 720/1000
- Prerequisites
- Affiliation with a Claude Partner Network organisation (free for organisations to join); no exam prerequisites
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Skills it covers
- Claude fundamentals
- Prompting basics
- Responsible AI use
- Claude product knowledge
Where Claude Certified Associate takes you
- AI Associate
- Solutions Consultant
- Technical Account Manager
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