Register for the Claude certification exam.

The eligibility rule

Pearson VUE’s program page: “Certification is open to organizations in the Claude Partner Network and counts toward partner program standing.” Individuals do not enroll directly. Every candidate sits as a person affiliated with a partner organization, and each pass counts toward that organization’s standing, which is why partner firms have a reason to help their members get certified.

Three routes to eligibility

1. Your employer is, or becomes, a Claude partner

   If you work for a company that brings Claude to market, ask whether it is in the Claude Partner Network. If it is, whoever administers the partnership can give you Partner Academy access. If it is not, the company can apply, and then owns the application, the program requirements, and the ongoing relationship.

2. Your own company applies

   If you operate a company with a real Claude practice, you can apply to the partner network and hold the relationship in your own name. It is the heaviest route and the right one only if you want to be a partner rather than get certified.

3. Join an existing partner firm

   Partner firms can extend eligibility to the people on their member roster. YAID is a registered Claude Partner Network company that does this for independent AI engineers. Approved members become exam-eligible under YAID’s partner standing without running a partner entity of their own. The short version of that path is on the exam access page.

Step by step through a partner firm

1. 01

   Apply to a partner firm

   For YAID it is a short form at youraidept.com/network/apply. Approval puts you on the member roster of a registered Claude Partner Network company, which is what makes you exam-eligible.

2. 02

   Get your firm credentials

   Approved YAID members receive a YAID email address and registration access through the Anthropic Partner Academy. Partner Academy accounts are tied to the partner organization, which is why the firm email matters.

3. 03

   Prepare

   The Partner Academy has a self-paced prep course for each exam, and each exam guide publishes the domains and weights. Study against the blueprint rather than a guess at it.

4. 04

   Schedule with Pearson VUE

   Exams are delivered online proctored from your own machine or at a test center. Appointments can be rescheduled up to 24 hours in advance. You pay the exam fee at registration.

5. 05

   Sit the exam

   120 minutes, proctored and closed-book, with no notes and no AI assistance. Scoring runs 100 to 1,000 and 720 passes. If you test online, run the system check and read the room rules before the day.

6. 06

   Keep the credential

   Pass, and the certification is yours personally. It stays with you if you later leave the firm you registered through.

Routes 1 and 2 end up in the same place from step 2 onward. Every fee involved is on the cost page.

If you do not pass, and renewal

The program allows up to 4 attempts per exam in any rolling 12-month period. The waits are 14 days after the first attempt, 30 days after the second, and 90 days after the third, and each attempt costs the exam fee again. A pass is valid for 12 months. Renewal is a free, non-proctored assessment on the Anthropic Partner Academy, provided you complete it on time. Miss the window and you are back to a full proctored exam at the standard fee.