Claude Certified Associate (Foundations)
Business professionals who use Claude and Claude Projects as a day-to-day productivity tool — operations, marketing, project management, education, communications, and knowledge work
30 lessons · 7 domains · exam code CCAO-F
The real exam is 60 questions in 120 minutes and costs $99 USD; you can sit it through Pearson VUE, online proctored or at a test centre. The pass mark is 720 on a 1000-point scale, and the credential is valid for 12 months (Exam Guide v1.0, July 2026). Each domain is weighted differently, so plan your study time accordingly. Full exam guide: domains, weights and rules.
Prompting and Task Execution
14%Create effective prompts for business and technical tasks, decompose complex requests, and iterate on outputs across task types.
4 lessons
Output Evaluation and Validation
21%The exam's largest domain: evaluate Claude's output for accuracy, spot hallucinations and bias, and know when human review is required.
6 lessons
Product and Model Selection
12%Choose the right Claude product feature and model for the task, and manage context limitations and memory.
4 lessons
Workflow Integration and Solution Design
16%Bring Claude into real workflows: requirements analysis, research and planning, solution design, and communicating value to stakeholders.
5 lessons
Configuration and Knowledge Management
12%Configure Claude Projects with instructions, knowledge sources, and connectors, and keep those configurations current.
4 lessons
Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use
15%Use Claude appropriately: data sensitivity, privacy and regulatory considerations, organisational AI policy, and ethics.
4 lessons
Troubleshooting and Optimisation
10%Diagnose underperforming prompts and poor outputs, adjust approach based on feedback, and optimise workflows.
3 lessons