Claude Certified Developer – Foundations: The Full Prep Path

The prep path, in order

• 1. Work through Partner Academy's Developer Deep-Dives track.Free, self-paced courses covering the Claude API, the Agent SDK, Claude Code, and MCP server development - the exact surface area this exam tests. Browse all courses →
• 2. Build along with the Claude Cookbook.Reading gets you part of the way; building gets you the rest. Anthropic’s official cookbook has runnable, end-to-end examples for tool use, agents, and RAG patterns. Open the Cookbook on GitHub →
• 3. Go deep on the two reference docs you'll live in.API mechanics, prompt and context engineering, and cost/model selection live in the Claude docs. Tool and server-building patterns live in the Model Context Protocol docs. Our own Claude API guide and MCP guide are a faster on-ramp before you dive into the reference material.
• 4. Study the official exam guide.The versioned Exam Guide inside Partner Academy is the authoritative domain blueprint - work from it once you're enrolled, not from third-party summaries.
• 5. Practice with Partner Academy's course quizzes.No standalone public practice exam exists yet from Anthropic; the graded course quizzes are the closest official stand-in. Third-party mock exams can supplement but shouldn't replace this.
• 6. Join the Claude Partner Network - free at the entry tier.A partner-org work email is required to register for the exam. Join the Partner Network →
• 7. Register and sit the exam through Pearson VUE.53 questions, 120 minutes, $125, online or at a test center. See Pearson VUE’s Anthropic program page →