Certification

Claude Certified Architect (CCA-F)

Anthropic's first technical certification for solution architects building production applications with Claude.

The Claude Certified Architect, Foundations (CCA-F) is Anthropic's inaugural technical certification, launched through the Claude Partner Network. It validates that a solution architect can design, build, and operate production-grade Claude applications — covering the API, tool use, RAG, MCP, context management, and evaluation. ArkOne is a preparation partner for this certification.

What it covers

01Claude API: request/response structure, prompt caching, batching, and model selection

02Prompt engineering for structured outputs, reliability, and extended thinking

03Tool use and agentic loops: design, execution, retries, and guardrails

04RAG architecture: retrieval, reranking, citations, and grounded answers

05Model Context Protocol (MCP): connecting Claude to enterprise data and workflows

06Context management in long-horizon tasks

07Evaluation design: benchmarking, evals without ground truth, and quality measurement

08Cost, latency, and governance tradeoffs at production scale

09Claude Code: coding assistant architecture, CI/CD integration, and subagents

Assessment

Preparation assessment: complete a structured capstone covering tool-using agent design, RAG pipeline architecture, and production evaluation strategy — reviewed by ArkOne architects before Anthropic's certification exam.

LinkedIn credential

On completion, you'll receive a shareable credential to display on your LinkedIn profile.

Requirements

Complete all required courses and pass the practical assessment to earn this certification.

ArkOne courses

01RAG in Production

02Eval Frameworks for LLMs

03Deploying Agents at Scale

Anthropic Academy

01AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

02Claude 101

03Building with the Claude API