The route to official Anthropic certification, in four steps.
Anthropic's Claude certifications can't be booked by individuals. Registration only accepts a work email from a company in Anthropic's partner network. Panaversity is a member — so studying with us is a route in.
You take two supervised exams with us, join our internship programme, then sit Anthropic's official exams. What you end up with is a credential any employer can verify in seconds.
Can you judge what Claude gives you? Its biggest section is evaluating output and spotting the problems — not writing prompts. Online and supervised, 720 out of 1,000 to pass. Panaversity students get two free attempts. Registration opens soon.
See what PCAO-F coversCan you design agent systems? Same format, same passing score. Take it after step 1 — judgment first, then design: you have to be able to tell good output from bad before you can architect a system that produces it.
See what PCAR-F coversPassing both exams gets you in, at no extra cost. This is the step that matters: it gives you a Panaversity work email, and that email is what makes you eligible to register with Anthropic. Personal email addresses are never accepted.
$99 then $125, 120 minutes each, online or at a test centre. Pass and your credential lasts 12 months, and renewing on time is free.
See what CCAO-F coversOur two exams
Free
For Panaversity students — two attempts each.
Anthropic's two exams
$224 total
$99 for CCAO-F and $125 for CCAR-F, paid directly to Anthropic, before any partner discount.
Study material
Free
The Agent Factory book, practice tests, and Anthropic's own courses.
Step 1 is PCAO-F. Read what it covers, then try a free practice test — practice tests cost nothing and never count against you.
PCAO-F registration opens soon. PCAR-F is open now, so you can start preparing for both.
5–8 hours a week, from a standing start to the Panaversity gate
A guide, not a rule. Move slower if you are new to building — the exams are scenario-based, and time spent shipping something small pays back more than extra reading.
The ones that cost people money or time on this pathway
Anthropic registration needs a partner-network work email. Clear the Panaversity stage first.
The weights are uneven. One domain can be 27% of an exam and another 3%. Study by weight.
A free Academy badge says you took training. A proctored exam says you passed one.
Both exams are scenario-based. Build something small and real before you sit them.
Sample tests are free and unlimited. A failed Anthropic attempt costs the full fee and a 14-day wait.
On-time renewal is free. Miss it and you retake the full proctored exam at full price.
Retakes, renewal, and exam day for CCAO-F and CCAR-F
These rules apply to Anthropic's exams. Panaversity's own exams work differently: you register through Panaversity, students get two free attempts per exam, and a third or later attempt is charged at a fee to be announced.
Anthropic Academy courses are free, self-paced, and can earn you a completion badge — no proctor, no fee, no identity check. Anthropic's Claude certifications are different: proctored exams with a government photo ID check and a Credly credential. Both are useful, but do not write “Claude Certified” on your CV until you have passed the Pearson VUE exam.
The book, practice tests, and Anthropic's own courses — all free
The full curriculum behind this pathway, free to read.
Read the guidePractice tests with explanations. Take them before you spend a real attempt.
Start practisingFree, self-paced courses from Anthropic — the Claude API, MCP, Claude Code, and more.
Browse coursesThe sample tests are independent practice materials and are not affiliated with Anthropic. Anthropic's official exam guides are the authority on what is tested — download the current guide before you book.
Explore the courses that take you from Claude Code through deploying Agent Factories — then sit PCAO-F when you are ready.
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