Exclusive eligibility: This service is available only to Tellus clients and partners.

Claude certification program

Become Claude Certified

Build your Claude expertise. Earn an official Anthropic credential.

Tellus provides eligible clients and partners with facilitated Partner Academy access, certification preparation resources, Claude Skills, study guidance, and supporting materials.

Build your expertise

A simple path from preparation to exam registration

Claude is rapidly becoming one of the leading AI platforms for professional work, software development, agentic applications, and enterprise AI solutions.

Anthropic's Claude Certification Program provides role-based professional credentials designed to validate practical skills working with Claude. Certifications are delivered through the Anthropic Partner Academy and are currently available across Associate, Developer, and Architect roles.

Whether you want to certify quickly or study at your own pace, Tellus helps you prepare efficiently for your selected certification.

Choose your track

Four Claude certifications

Associate – Foundations

Best for: Business professionals, consultants, project managers, sales professionals, analysts, AI users, and professionals who use Claude in day-to-day work.

  • Effective prompting and task execution
  • Evaluating and improving responses
  • Product and model selection
  • Projects and knowledge sources
  • Responsible AI and troubleshooting

60 questions · 120 minutes
Exam fee: $99 · Valid for 12 months

Developer – Foundations

Best for: Software developers, AI engineers, data scientists, automation engineers, and technical professionals building with Claude.

  • Claude API and production prompting
  • Tool use and agent orchestration
  • Claude Code and MCP
  • Context, evaluation, and testing
  • Security, cost, latency, and reliability

Exam fee: $125 · Valid for 12 months

Architect – Foundations

Best for: Solution architects, senior developers, technical consultants, and AI implementation specialists.

  • Agentic architecture and tool design
  • MCP and Claude Code workflows
  • Structured outputs and context management
  • Model and platform selection
  • Evaluation, cost, and responsible deployment

60 questions · 120 minutes
Exam fee: $125 · Valid for 12 months

Architect – Professional

Best for: Experienced AI architects, enterprise solution architects, technical leaders, and senior consultants.

  • End-to-end enterprise architecture
  • Production deployment and integration
  • Safety, risk, governance, and compliance
  • Evaluation and reliability engineering
  • Discovery, handoff, and team enablement

There is currently no formal requirement to earn Architect – Foundations first.

Exam fee: $175 · Valid for 12 months

Find your fit

Which certification should I choose?

New to professional Claude usage? Start with Associate – Foundations.

Building applications, agents, or automation? Choose Developer – Foundations.

Designing Claude solutions for organizations? Choose Architect – Foundations.

Experienced with production AI architecture? Consider Architect – Professional.

Technical professionals may pursue both Developer and Architect tracks: one emphasizes hands-on implementation, while the other emphasizes solution design.

What Tellus provides

Preparation without the access and resource maze

Anthropic Partner Academy access

Eligible participants receive facilitated access through Tellus Consulting's participation in the Claude Partner Network, subject to applicable Anthropic program requirements.

Certification exam access

We help eligible participants find the appropriate certification pathway and navigate official exam registration through Anthropic's certification program and Pearson. Anthropic exam fees are separate from the Tellus program access fee.

Official Anthropic preparation courses

Participants can use relevant Partner Academy curriculum covering topics such as Claude fundamentals, the Claude API, Claude Code, prompting, agents, tool use, MCP, evaluation, AI safety, enterprise architecture, and production deployment.

Claude Skills for exam preparation

Use Claude itself as a study partner to review concepts, explain difficult topics, generate personalized study plans, practice scenarios, identify weak areas, and reinforce API and architecture knowledge.

Study guides and supporting materials

Your access may include Tellus-prepared certification roadmaps, study checklists, exam-domain summaries, recommended learning sequences, key-concept reviews, practice guidance, preparation tips, and relevant documentation links.

Simple pricing

Choose your preparation window

1-Month Fast Track — $49

Best for aggressive exam takers who want to prepare and certify quickly.

  • 1 month of program access
  • Facilitated Partner Academy access for eligible participants
  • Pathway and registration guidance
  • Claude Skills, study guides, and supporting materials
  • Preparation resources for your selected certification

$49 one-time fee

Get Started

3-Month Self-Paced — $99

Best for professionals who want a flexible preparation experience.

  • 3 months of program access
  • Facilitated Partner Academy access for eligible participants
  • Pathway and registration guidance
  • Claude Skills, study guides, and supporting materials
  • More time for Anthropic's curriculum

$99 one-time fee

Get Started

Program fee vs. exam fee

Anthropic exam fees are separate

The Tellus fee covers program access, preparation tools, learning resources, and support. The examination fee is charged separately through the official certification registration process.

Certification Anthropic exam fee
Associate – Foundations $99
Developer – Foundations $125
Architect – Foundations $125
Architect – Professional $175

Exam pricing is established by Anthropic and may change.

Your credential

Earn a credential you can keep

After passing an exam, candidates receive an official digital credential through Credly that can be shared on LinkedIn, résumés, professional websites, portfolios, and email signatures.

Anthropic currently states that certifications are valid for 12 months. Candidates who renew on time can complete Anthropic's renewal process rather than retaking the full examination. Your certification belongs to you, not Tellus.

Important information

Tellus Consulting LLC participates in the Claude Partner Network. Tellus is an independent company and is not Anthropic. Claude, Anthropic, Claude Code, and related marks are trademarks of Anthropic PBC.

Certification examinations, exam policies, eligibility requirements, pricing, scoring, certification decisions, and credentials are controlled by Anthropic and its designated examination providers. Tellus does not administer, score, guarantee passage of, or issue Anthropic certification examinations.

Access to Anthropic Partner Academy and certification registration is subject to Anthropic's applicable Partner Network and certification eligibility requirements. Tellus program fees do not include Anthropic examination fees unless explicitly stated otherwise. Certification information and pricing are subject to change by Anthropic.