Build production Claude applications, agents, and tools.

Here's how Anthropic describes the audience. The certification is intended for technical professionals who build, integrate, and ship production-grade AI solutions using large language models (LLMs), particularly Anthropic's Claude platform. This audience primarily includes AI and machine learning engineers, technical leads, and senior software engineers operating at the intersection of business requirements and technical implementation. These professionals typically have one to five years of experience in software engineering, along with at least six months of hands-on experience with Claude or comparable LLM-based systems. They possess strong foundational knowledge and applied skills in software development, with the ability to build agents and workflows using the Claude Agent SDK and agentic frameworks, integrate Claude through the Application Programming Interface (API) and client Software Development Kits (SDKs), operate Claude Code for codebase modernization, write effective prompts and apply context engineering, design and run evals, and build custom tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. They understand tradeoffs in model selection and tool type and can apply appropriate patterns to meet technical requirements. They are proficient in Python and/or TypeScript, fluent with REST APIs and Command Line Interface (CLI) tools, and have a working understanding of LLM fundamentals, agents, context management, and MCP. This certification is not intended for non-technical or casual users of Claude-based applications, or individuals without hands-on software development experience. It also excludes roles limited to prompt writing or other isolated tasks without broader application development responsibility.

About prerequisites, Anthropic says: There are no mandatory prerequisites or courses required to sit this exam. The experience above is recommended, not required. The credential is awarded based on exam performance alone.

We start with Agents and Workflows, which Anthropic weights at 14.7%. It has 3 skills in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

Next we cover Applications and Integration, worth about 33.1% of the exam. It has 6 skills in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

Then we move to Claude Code, at roughly 3.1% of scored items. It has 1 skill in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

After that comes Eval, Testing, and Debugging, which makes up about 2.6%. It has 1 skill in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

We follow with Model Selection and Optimization, which Anthropic weights at 16.8%. It has 4 skills in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

Then it's Prompt and Context Engineering, worth about 11.0% of the exam. It has 3 skills in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

We also work through Security and Safety, at roughly 8.1% of scored items. It has 4 skills in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

We wrap up with Tools and MCPs, which makes up about 10.6%. It has 3 skills in the guide, and each one gets a lesson plus a short lab.

Applications and Integration carries the most weight at 33.1%, so it gets the most lab time. In the final week you work the sample questions in Anthropic's guide, then retest the domains where you were weakest.

You register through the Anthropic Partner Academy and schedule with Pearson VUE, either online or at a test center. You can cancel or reschedule up to 24 hours before your appointment. Changes inside 24 hours forfeit the exam fee, and so does a no-show.

Bring a valid, unexpired, government-issued photo ID, and make sure the name matches your registration exactly. Accommodations have to be requested and approved by Pearson VUE before you schedule.

If you don't pass, the waits grow with each attempt: 14 days after the first, 30 days after the second and 90 days after the third. You can take an exam up to four times in a rolling 12-month period, and the fee applies to every attempt.

The Claude Certified Developer Foundations credential is valid for 12 months. To renew on time, you review what's changed and complete a free, non-proctored assessment on the Anthropic Partner Academy. If it lapses, you retake the full exam at the full fee.

Our funding page lists the ways to pay for training, including employer sponsorship. If you'd like help picking the right Claude track, talk with us or email info@accumentum.net.

Enroll in Accumentum’s Claude Certified Developer (Foundations) Certification Training Course to build the engineering skills needed to integrate the Claude API, design agents and workflows, implement tools and MCP servers, manage models and cost, and ship reliable Claude applications. Those are exactly the capabilities measured by the official CCDV-F exam.

You will gain confidence designing production integrations, constructing agents, applying security and evaluation practices, and optimizing for quality and cost.

This course is your direct pathway to the Claude Certified Developer (Foundations) credential and a stronger foundation for future Claude Architect certifications. For current schedules, pricing, and registration, visit Accumentum’s registration page.