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Claude Certified Associate — Foundations

For professionals who use Claude at work — not developers: prompting, output evaluation, product & model selection, workflow integration, configuration, governance and troubleshooting. Anthropic updates this exam on Dec 7, 2026 (new guide due Nov 17); this track follows the July 2026 v1.0 guide until we update it.
60
Questions
7
Domains
120 min
Time limit
720/1000
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8 questions

A1 · Prompting

Prompt structure, task decomposition, iteration, and matching prompting strategy to task type.

Official weight14%
13 questions

A2 · Evaluation

Fact-checking outputs, spotting hallucinations and tone drift, and structuring outputs for different audiences.

Official weight21%
7 questions

A3 · Product & Models

Choosing the right Claude product, model tier, and integration surface for a given business need.

Official weight12%
10 questions

A4 · Workflow Design

Fitting Claude into existing workflows, tool handoffs, and end-to-end solution design.

Official weight16%
7 questions

A5 · Configuration

Project instructions, knowledge uploads, and keeping configuration current as practices evolve.

Official weight12%
9 questions

A6 · Governance

Guardrails, data handling, human review, and responsible-use practices for AI-assisted work.

Official weight15%
6 questions

A7 · Troubleshooting

Diagnosing inconsistent outputs, recovering from failures, and streamlining recurring workflows.

Official weight10%