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Claude Certified Architect Prep Course, Foundations (CCAR-F)
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Anyone Can Build With Claude. This Credential Proves You Know How to Design It.
Design Claude systems that survive production, trained on the exact 6 exam scenarios
Almost anyone can prompt Claude into working code. Far fewer people can design a Claude system that holds up once real users, real traffic and real edge cases hit it, and that judgment is exactly what CCAR-F certifies. The exam draws 4 scenarios at random from a published bank of 6. This live 6-week weekend cohort builds all six with you: support agents, multi-agent research, Claude Code workflows, CI/CD pipelines and extraction systems, so whatever comes up on exam day, you have already solved it once.
Next live batch starts 19 September 2026 · ₹12,999₹19,999
- EMI available
- Only 60 seats
- Build all 6 official exam scenarios in class yourself, so whichever 4 the real exam draws, you've already solved it once before
- Study in blueprint proportion. Agentic Architecture and Orchestration is 27% of the exam, and it gets the most class time here too
- Sit 2 scenario-based timed mocks with domain-wise score reports, then get walked through Pearson VUE registration step by step*
*The certification exam is administered independently by Anthropic via Pearson VUE; the exam fee ($125) is paid separately and is not included in tuition.
Next Cohort19 Sep 2026
Duration6 Weeks
FormatLive Online · Sat–Sun
You Ship4 Builds · 2 Mocks
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Who this program is for
This is the design-level credential, built for people who make the architecture, configuration and trade-off calls, not just the people who write the code. Tap any card to see exactly why it fits.
Solution architects designing Claude implementations end to end
Tap to learn moreThe exam tests exactly your judgment: workflow vs agent, hooks vs prompts, plan mode vs direct execution, batch vs realtime. We drill those trade-offs on the official scenarios until they're reflex.
Senior engineers & tech leads who own architecture and configuration decisions
Tap to learn moreYou've shipped Claude systems; now certify the judgment behind them. Coordinator–subagent patterns, tool distribution, CLAUDE.md hierarchies and CI/CD integration, with labs, not theory.
Developers stepping up from CCDV-F to the design-level credential
Tap to learn moreThe natural next rung: Developer proves you can build it, Architect Foundations proves you can design it. Much of the stack overlaps, so your CCDV-F prep compounds here.
Consultants delivering agentic systems who must defend architectural choices to clients
Tap to learn moreEvery exam question is 'what's the most effective change?', the exact question clients ask you. You leave able to justify tool designs, escalation logic and reliability patterns with authority.
100+
Hours of Active Learning
6
Official Exam Scenarios Built in Class
2
Scenario-Based Timed Mock Exams
5
Exam Domains, Taught by Weight
1:1
Dedicated Mentor Support
∞
Lifetime Access to Sessions
Curriculum
All 5 domains + all 6 official scenarios, in blueprint proportion
Twelve live sessions across 6 weekends. The real exam presents 4 scenarios picked at random out of a published bank of 6, so we simply build all six with you in class, and every module is weighted to match its real share of the exam.
1Agentic Loops & Orchestration IWeek 1
The biggest exam domain starts here: correct loop control flow and the anti-patterns the exam explicitly punishes.
- The agentic loop lifecycle: stop_reason ("tool_use" vs "end_turn"), tool results in history
- Model-driven decisions vs pre-configured decision trees
- Anti-patterns: parsing text for termination, arbitrary iteration caps
- Scenario 1 build begins: customer support resolution agent with MCP tools
Covers Domain 1 · 27% of examDeliverable: A correct agentic loop implementation
Claude Agent SDK
Claude Agent SDK
2Multi-Agent Systems, Hooks & EnforcementWeek 2
Coordinator–subagent architecture done right: context passing, parallel spawning, and hooks where prompts aren't enough.
- Hub-and-spoke coordination; task decomposition pitfalls (the "too narrow" failure)
- Explicit context passing, subagents inherit nothing automatically; parallel Task spawning
- PostToolUse hooks for normalization; interception hooks for compliance (e.g. refund caps)
- Session resume vs fork vs fresh-with-summary
- Scenario 3 build: multi-agent research pipeline with provenance
Covers Domain 1 · 27%Deliverable: Coordinator + subagents research systemClaude Agent SDK
MCP
Claude Agent SDKMCP
3Tool Design & MCP IntegrationWeek 3
Tool descriptions are how models choose, you learn to write ones that never misroute, and error responses that enable recovery.
- Description engineering: inputs, edge cases, boundaries vs similar tools; splitting vs consolidating
- Structured errors: isError, error categories, retryable flags; access failure vs valid-empty
- Tool distribution: why 18 tools breaks selection; scoped cross-role tools; tool_choice modes
- .mcp.json project vs user scope, env-var expansion; MCP resources as content catalogs
- Built-in tools mastery: Read/Write/Edit/Bash/Grep/Glob selection; Scenario 4 build
Covers Domain 2 · 18%Deliverable: A tool suite that passes ambiguous-request routing testsMCPBuilt-in Tools (Grep/Glob/Edit)
MCPBuilt-in Tools (Grep/Glob/Edit)
4Claude Code Configuration & WorkflowsWeek 4 · Sat
Team-grade Claude Code: configuration hierarchies, conditional rules, skills, and the plan-mode judgment the exam tests hard.
- CLAUDE.md hierarchy (user/project/directory), @import, /memory diagnostics
- .claude/rules/ with glob frontmatter vs directory CLAUDE.md
- Commands and skills: context: fork, allowed-tools, argument-hint
- Plan mode vs direct execution: complexity assessment; the Explore subagent
- Iterative refinement: I/O examples, test-driven iteration, the interview pattern; Scenario 2 build
Covers Domain 3 · 20%Deliverable: A team-ready Claude Code configuration repoClaude Code
Claude Code
5Claude Code for CI/CDWeek 4 · Sun
Automated review pipelines that developers actually trust: headless flags, structured findings and false-positive control.
- -p / --print, --output-format json, --json-schema in pipelines
- Independent-instance review vs self-review; prior-findings context to avoid duplicates
- CLAUDE.md as CI context: standards, fixtures, review criteria
- Scenario 5 build: PR-review pipeline with inline structured comments
Covers Domain 3 · 20%Deliverable: A working CI review workflowClaude Code
GitHub + CI/CD
Claude CodeGitHub + CI/CD
6Prompt Engineering & Structured OutputWeek 5
Explicit criteria over vibes, few-shot where it counts, and schemas that make hallucinated fields impossible.
- Explicit review criteria vs "be conservative"; severity definitions with examples
- Few-shot for ambiguous cases, format consistency and false-positive reduction
- tool_use + JSON schemas; tool_choice auto/any/forced; nullable fields to prevent fabrication
- Validation-retry with error feedback, and when retries can't work
- Batch strategies and multi-pass review architectures; Scenario 6 build: extraction pipeline
Covers Domain 4 · 20%Deliverable: Extraction pipeline with validation-retry + batch designClaude API
JSON Schema / Pydantic
Claude APIJSON Schema / Pydantic
7Context Management & ReliabilityWeek 6 · Sat
What separates systems that demo from systems that ship: context discipline, escalation design and provenance.
- Lost-in-the-middle mitigation, case-facts blocks, trimming verbose tool output
- Escalation triggers done right, and why sentiment and self-confidence scores fail
- Error propagation across agents: structured context, partial results, coverage annotations
- Scratchpads, crash-recovery manifests, /compact
- Confidence calibration, stratified sampling, human-review routing; provenance and conflict handling
Covers Domain 5 · 15%Deliverable: Reliability review of your Scenario 1 & 3 buildsClaude Agent SDK
Message Batches API
Claude Agent SDKMessage Batches API
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8Scenario Drills, Mock Exams & Exam SprintWeek 6 · Sun
Rapid-fire question drills on all six scenarios, then two full scenario-based timed mocks and the official registration walkthrough.
- Exam-style question drills per scenario (the "most effective change" pattern)
- Mock Exam 1: 60 questions, 4 scenarios, timed + domain-wise review
- Mock Exam 2 + weak-domain sprints
- Pearson VUE registration walkthrough, exam-day rules, retake ladder
All domainsDeliverable: 2 scored mock reports + booked exam slotClaude API
Claude API
Program Creators
Learn From The Best
Six trainers authorized by industry partners run this program live. Hover any card for their full background.
Johan
Certified Trainer
D365 Customer Service Lead, Power Platform School Founder
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D365 Customer Service Lead – Europe at Avanade, and founder of the Power Platform School. A Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer based in London, specializing in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Power Platform.
Akim Nyamande
Certified Trainer
Microsoft, CompTIA, Juniper and Cisco Certified Trainer.
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IT training facilitator with over five years of experience and certifications across Microsoft, CompTIA, Juniper, and Cisco. Previously a Network Administrator before moving into technical training, now delivering hands-on courses in networking, systems administration, and cybersecurity fundamentals.
Ali El Khatib
Certified Trainer
Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI), Microsoft Certified Trainer
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Cisco Instructor and Microsoft Trainer, currently working as an Infrastructure Engineer at RHUH, skilled in DNS, Servers, Windows Server, Networking, and Cisco Systems Products. A Microsoft tier-one Trainer with 13 years of experience in the training field, holding a Bachelor's degree in CCE from Lebanese University. Holds CCSI, MCSE, CCNP R&S, CCNP Security, and CompTIA certifications, and is certified across Microsoft 365 Messaging, Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administration, and Azure Infrastructure/Networking Solutions design.
Arshad Ahmad
Certified Trainer
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Cybersecurity & Power Platform Expert
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Technology Trainer specializing in Cybersecurity, Compliance & Governance, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Advanced Excel/Power BI, with 15 years in strategic client-facing delivery. Holds MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Power BI Data Analyst, and AWS SysOps Administrator credentials, and has delivered 200+ trainings across Data Visualization, Generative AI, and Microsoft 365. Holder of 2 patents in Medical Electronics systems design and published author of "Mechatronics."
Florian Garcia Compte
Certified Trainer
Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI)
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Partner Director at AVAANZA FORMACION, a Cisco Learning Partner based in Madrid. Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI No. 21053) specializing in Cisco Data Center (ACI/SDN), Nexus, and Wireless, delivering official Cisco certification courses including CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, and CCNP Data Center.
Shantanu Pandey
Certified Trainer
Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA and HPE Certified Trainer
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Director of Engineering at Meteoros Automation, a Microsoft Solution Partner (Data & AI) and HPE Partner company, based across Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangalore. Ranked in Microsoft's Top 100 Trainers of 2025, he holds MCT, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer, NVIDIA Certified Instructor, and PeopleCert (DevOps Institute) credentials, specializing in AI/ML, Data Engineering, and Cloud Architecture (Azure/GCP), with 500+ trainings delivered since 2011.
Dipan G.
Certified Trainer
Anthropic Authorized Instructor and AI Cloud Specialist
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Seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience across AI, cloud computing, and enterprise training. Known for simplifying complex ideas and delivering practical, real world learning.
Sid
Certified Trainer
Anthropic Authorized Instructor and Azure Data Engineer
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Dynamic corporate trainer and consultant with more than 10 years of experience across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Engineering, and modern cloud platforms. Focused on clear, practical learning that sticks.
Sravia
Certified Trainer
NVIDIA Authorized Instructor and AI Data Specialist
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Passionate AI and data evangelist with over 10 years of experience across machine learning, MLOps, and cloud native technologies. Dedicated to delivering impactful, engaging enterprise training programs.
Vikas Mittal
Certified Trainer
Google and Anthropic Authorized AI Instructor
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Veteran technology trainer with more than 25 years of rich industry experience spanning Google, Microsoft, and emerging AI platforms. An exceptional mentor recognized for proven teaching excellence.
Bipeen
Certified Trainer
AWS, Microsoft, and Anthropic Certified Trainer
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AI, machine learning, and cloud transformation expert with more than 25 years of experience. A renowned global corporate trainer and conference speaker known for practical, outcome driven sessions.
Skills Covered
Agentic Loop DesignCoordinator–Subagent OrchestrationHooks & Programmatic EnforcementTool Description EngineeringStructured Error DesignMCP Server & Resource IntegrationCLAUDE.md & Rules ArchitecturePlan Mode JudgmentCI/CD Review PipelinesJSON Schema & Structured OutputValidation-Retry LoopsContext & Reliability Engineering
Session & Memory ManagementAnti-Pattern Recognition
Tools & Frameworks Covered (logos added soon)
Claude Agent SDKClaude CodeMCPClaude APIMessage Batches APIJSON Schema / PydanticBuilt-in Tools (Grep/Glob/Edit)GitHub + CI/CD
CLAUDE.md & RulesHooks API
Portfolio
4 exam-scenario builds you actually ship
The exam's own scenarios, built for real and pushed to your GitHub, when a question describes the system, you've already debugged it. Hover any card for the full brief.
Project 01
Customer Support Resolution Agent
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Project 01
Scenario 1 for real: MCP tools, programmatic verification gates, refund-cap hooks and structured human handoffs targeting 80%+ first-contact resolution.
Project 02
Multi-Agent Research System
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Project 02
Scenario 3: coordinator + specialized subagents with parallel spawning, structured claim–source mappings and conflict-preserving synthesis.
Project 03
Team Claude Code Config Repo
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Project 03
Scenarios 2 & 5: CLAUDE.md hierarchy, glob-scoped rules, forked skills and a CI review pipeline emitting schema-validated findings.
Project 04
Structured Extraction Pipeline
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Project 04
Scenario 6: tool_use schemas with nullable fields, validation-retry with error feedback, and a batch strategy sized to an SLA.
Project 05
Scenario Trade-off Playbook
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Project 05
Your consolidated decision matrix, hooks vs prompts, plan vs direct, batch vs realtime, split vs consolidate, the exam's entire question style in one artifact.
Project 06
2 Scenario-Based Mock Reports
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Project 06
Two full timed mocks in the real 4-scenario format with percent-correct per domain, mirroring the Pearson VUE score report.
Student Voices
What learners say after finishing our programs
Coordinates HR operations and talent strategy across territorial branches at UMANA SPA in Veneto, Italy, with over eight years of experience in organizational development.
Eric Mandviwala
HR Operations & Talent Strategy, UMANA SPA
Works as a Senior Spatial Data Analyst at HERE Technologies, specializing in GIS, Python, SQL, and FME, with a track record of building automation processes for large-scale mapping data.
Siriporn Ariyadilak
Senior Spatial Data Analyst, HERE Technologies
Works as a Senior Software Engineer at HERE Technologies, with nearly three years of QA experience testing e-learning web apps across functional, UI, accessibility, and API testing.
Nihar Gawde
Senior Software Engineer, HERE Technologies
Certification & Partnerships
The official credential this program prepares you for
Every module maps to the current public CCAR-F exam blueprint, v1.0, effective July 2026, and every lab is one of its six published scenarios. A typical self-paced video platform gives you recordings. A generic question bank gives you MCQs. Neither gives you a certified trainer, four real scenario builds on your GitHub, two scored mocks, or a walkthrough of the real Pearson VUE registration. This program does.
Authorized Training & Technology Partners
Anthropic
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCAR-F)
Anthropic's official, proctored credential at the architecture level. It validates practical judgment about trade-offs in production Claude systems across Claude Code, the Agent SDK, the API and MCP, tested through realistic scenarios. 60 questions, 4 of 6 scenarios, 120 minutes, pass at a scaled 720/1000.
Agentic ArchitectureTool Design & MCPClaude CodeStructured OutputReliability
Claude CodeStructured OutputReliability
The certification exam is administered independently by Anthropic through Pearson VUE; the exam fee ($125) is paid separately and is not included in program tuition. Registration currently runs through Anthropic's Partner Academy, we walk you through the official registration process step by step.
Your Certificate
This is what lands in your inbox on day one of the job hunt
A verifiable, portfolio-ready certificate that signals real, project-tested skill, not just seat time.
- Your name, program and completion date, ready to add to LinkedIn
- Backed by 100+ hours of active learning and 4 exam-scenario systems shipped to your GitHub
- Independent of, and in addition to, your official Anthropic CCAR-F credential
Sample Certificate
Fees & Batch
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Live Online · Weekend Batch
Claude Certified Architect Prep Course, Foundations (CCAR-F)
Start Date19 September 2026
Duration6 Weeks
TimingSat–Sun, 8:00 – 11:00 PM IST
SeatsLimited per batch
₹19,999₹12,999
EMI options available · Corporate/team batches, contact us
Put it in perspective: the CCAR-F is the design-level Claude credential, and its exam runs on six published scenarios. This cohort builds all six with certified trainers, drills the trade-off judgment every question tests, and runs two scenario-based domain-scored mocks, a full path to the credential, not a self-paced video library.
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Where This Takes You
The architecture roles this credential unlocks
Most companies already have people who can build with Claude. What they are actually short on is someone who can design the system so it survives contact with real users. The Architect Foundations credential is Anthropic's own way of proving you're that person.
1
AI Solutions Architect 🔥 Highest Paid
Own the design decisions everyone else implements.
Choose the architectures, tool designs and reliability patterns for production Claude systems, and defend them.
2
Agentic Systems Architect ⚡ Frontier Role
The scarcest specialization in applied AI right now.
Design coordinator–subagent systems, enforcement hooks and escalation logic that survive real traffic.
3
Claude Platform Lead 🛠️ Mission Critical
Be the person who makes Claude work for the whole org.
Own CLAUDE.md standards, rules, skills, MCP integrations and CI pipelines across teams.
4
Senior AI Engineer 🏆 In Demand
Step up from building features to owning systems.
Carry design authority on agents, extraction pipelines and review automation, with the credential to match.
5
AI Consultant / Delivery Architect 🚀 Startup Favorite
Get hired to make the architecture calls.
Scope, design and de-risk client Claude deployments with certified, scenario-tested judgment.
6
DevEx / AI Tooling Lead 💼 Emerging Role
Own how your engineering org uses AI.
Design the Claude Code workflows, review pipelines and guardrails a whole team ships through.
Next Architect cohort starts 19 September 2026
Live, online, Saturday–Sunday · Only 60 seats · All 6 exam scenarios built before you sit the real 4.
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Frequently asked questions
What exactly is the CCAR-F certification?
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations is Anthropic's official, proctored, architecture-level credential. Uniquely, it's scenario-based: the exam presents 4 realistic production scenarios drawn from a published bank of 6, with 60 questions in 120 minutes via Pearson VUE, passing at a scaled 720/1000. This course builds all six scenarios in class and teaches the five domains in blueprint proportion.
How is this different from the Developer (CCDV-F) track?
Developer proves you can build it; Architect Foundations proves you can design it. The CCDV-F tests API integration and implementation breadth across 8 domains; the CCAR-F tests architectural judgment, trade-offs, configuration and reliability decisions, through production scenarios. Many engineers take both; if you design systems or review others' designs, this is your track.
What experience do I need?
Anthropic recommends roughly 6+ months of hands-on experience with the Claude API, Agent SDK, Claude Code and MCP. There are no mandatory prerequisites for the exam, and our labs rebuild each scenario from the ground up, but you should be comfortable reading and writing code, since every lab is a real build.
Is the Anthropic exam fee included?
No. The certification exam is conducted separately by Anthropic through Pearson VUE and its fee of $125 is paid directly at registration. Anthropic currently runs certification registration through its Partner Academy, in the final week we walk you through the official registration and scheduling process step by step, plus exam-day rules and the retake policy.
How do the scenario-based mock exams work?
Both mocks mirror the real structure: 4 scenarios, 60 questions, 120 minutes, in the exam's "which change is most effective?" style. After each you get a domain-wise score report, percent-correct across the 5 domains, just like the real Pearson VUE report, so your final week targets your actual weak areas.
What if I miss a live session?
Every session is recorded and you get lifetime access to the recordings, along with the lab files, question bank and community. You can catch up any time and still join the next weekend live.