Anthropic announced an expansion of its Claude Certification Program with three new role-based certifications, rounding out a set of four credentials designed to cover the full range of roles a customer needs to deploy Claude across an enterprise. The expansion builds on the Claude Partner Network, which launched in March alongside a $100 million investment, and a Services Track introduced in June to help enterprise buyers identify qualified partner firms.
The four credentials map to the primary roles involved in enterprise AI deployment. Claude Certified Associate: Foundations validates everyday practical use of Claude for a broad range of roles, including consultants and project leads. Claude Certified Developer: Foundations targets engineers building applications with Claude, covering the Claude API, tool use, and agent development. Claude Certified Architect: Foundations is intended for solution architects designing agent systems, while Claude Certified Architect: Professional serves as the advanced credential, covering integration architecture, governance, and evaluation for large-scale enterprise deployments. Every certification path begins at the foundation level before advancing to the professional level, and each was developed with subject matter experts, including Anthropic’s Applied AI team, to reflect real-world work.
Anthropic said the certification program has gained rapid traction since its March launch, with more than 36,000 consultants certified across more than 1,300 organizations, and more than 400,000 people completing training this year through Anthropic Partner Academy, the company’s free training platform for partners. Several large consulting firms have committed to certifying employees at scale, including Accenture, which plans to certify 50,000 professionals, along with PwC at 30,000, Deloitte at 15,000, KPMG at 15,000, DXC at 20,000, and UST at 20,000. Smaller and AI-native firms are also participating, including Ascendion, which plans to certify its entire 8,000-person engineering team before 2027, and EPAM, which plans to certify more than 10,000 architects.
Exams are proctored and identity-verified through a partnership with Pearson, delivered via Pearson Professional Assessments, with passing candidates receiving a digital badge through Credly by Pearson. Anthropic said certified practitioner counts factor into a firm’s standing within the Claude Partner Network, with the top Global Premier tier requiring 1,000 certified practitioners, 100 customers across three regions, and 15 public customer endorsements. The next network-wide review of these criteria is scheduled for October 1. Certification preparation courses are available through Anthropic Partner Academy, and firms can join the Claude Partner Network at no cost to register practitioners for exams.
KEY QUOTES:
“The companies that pull ahead over the next twelve months will be the ones with enough skilled people to put Claude to work on their hardest problems. Every major technology shift has been carried by a trained, trusted workforce, and AI is no different. That’s what we’re building with our partners, and it’s why the world’s largest firms are certifying their people by the tens of thousands.”
Steve Corfield, Head of Global Business Development and Partnerships, Anthropic
“AI is moving faster than most people’s ability to build the skills to use it confidently, and that gap is exactly what verified assessment is built to close. Anthropic has built the first proctored certification among AI labs that uses the same trusted infrastructure for skills, credentials, and verified outcomes that Pearson uses across professional licensure. This is another example that shows why Anthropic is a trusted AI partner for businesses globally.”
Vishaal Gupta, President, Enterprise Learning and Skills, Pearson
