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associate foundations
Claude Certified Associate – Foundations
overview
Validates that you can apply Claude to real business work with minimal guidance. That means structuring prompts and tasks, checking outputs for accuracy, choosing the right product features and models, configuring Projects, working within governance and data-sensitivity rules, and knowing when to hand technical work to developers and architects. No coding or API experience is required.
Who it's for. Professionals who use Claude as a daily productivity tool, in roles such as operations, marketing, project management, education and communications, rather than engineers building on the API.
- Exam code
- CCAO-F
- Questions
- 60, multiple choice and multiple response
- Time
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 720 on a 100–1,000 scale
- Fee
- $99 USD
- Valid for
- 12 months
- Delivery
- Proctored, online or at a Pearson VUE test centre
where it sits
Architect track
Developer track
Start now with the live hub: Architect Foundations.
domain map
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Prompting and task execution | 14% |
| Output evaluation and validation | 21% |
| Product and model selection | 12% |
| Workflow integration and solution design | 16% |
| Configuration and knowledge management | 12% |
| Governance, risk and responsible use | 15% |
| Troubleshooting and optimization | 10% |
Domains and weights from Anthropic's official exam guide.