Upcoming Claude certifications: what Anthropic has said is coming, and a fifth code on Pearson's exam list

Checked against the official sources on 6 November 2026, read signed out. Those sources were Anthropic’s certification FAQ, certifications page, learning paths, role paths, prep course list, policies, eligibility page, Claude Code partner badge path and Partner Academy home page.

They also include Pearson VUE’s Anthropic page and exam list, Anthropic’s launch post, Services Track announcement, certification article and Frontier Academy post, plus Credly’s Anthropic page. Cred Farmer is independent and reports only what these pages show.

What Claude certifications exist right now, and which ones are still "coming soon"?

Four Claude certifications exist on Anthropic’s own list, and its FAQ answers “Four” when asked which are available. Pearson’s exam list printed CCDV-P on 6 November 2026. No exam on any page read is marked coming soon. That label sits beside Claude Sales on Partner Academy, among the learning paths, not the exams.

The fees are the FAQ’s, in USD before any partner-tier discount, and the Claude certification cost guide has the rest. The FAQ also says certification is “currently available only to organizations in the Claude Partner Network”: see the eligibility guide, and which Claude certification fits your role to choose among the four.

Are Claude Certified Associate - Professional or Developer - Professional certifications available yet?

Claude Certified Associate - Professional shows on no page read on 6 November 2026. Claude Certified Developer - Professional shows on one, Pearson VUE’s exam list, as CCDV-P. Anthropic’s FAQ, certifications page and prep course list do not show it, so Cred Farmer cannot call it available. No page read shows a fee, guide or date for either.

The CCDV-P row sits behind the View exams link on Pearson VUE’s Anthropic page, with its own Select control. Cred Farmer did not press it, sign in or try to book, so whether anyone could schedule CCDV-P that day was not tested. No page read says what the row means or when it appeared.

Pearson VUE’s Anthropic page, last updated 16 October 2026, lists four exams and says to register at Anthropic Partner Academy to begin scheduling. Partner Academy’s menu, certifications page and prep course list show four. Credly’s Anthropic page listed seven badges, and none for this exam.

Claude certification changes has logged trade reports of a Developer Professional exam since September 2026. Those reports could not be re-read on 6 November 2026, so this page does not rest on them.

What Anthropic has said about upcoming Claude certifications

Anthropic’s statements on new credentials run from March to October 2026, and none names an exam beyond the four. They cover more certifications promised in March, priority access for firms joining then, specialisations said to be coming and two Frontier Academy badges. They are listed newest first, with one undated line last.

• 2 October 2026, Frontier Academy post. Engineers who pass earn the Claude Resident Engineer badge, then, after a 12-week residency and a second assessment, the Claude Frontier Deployed Engineer badge, “with the first expected in early 2027”. Entry is by nomination.
• 23 July 2026, certification article. It announced the three newest of the four exams and said “Every path to getting credentialed starts with a foundation-level certification and advances to the professional-level.”
• 3 June 2026, Services Track announcement. “Firms that join now also get priority access to new certifications as we introduce them.” And: “Specializations for specific industries and use cases are coming”.
• 12 March 2026, launch post. “Later this year, we’ll introduce additional certifications for sellers, architects, and developers.” And: “Partners who join the network now will get priority access to new certifications as they roll out.”
• Undated, Partner Academy home page. Its welcome transcript says “soon we will be launching specialty capability badges”.

Both priority lines speak to those joining at the time, each dated by its own word, now. No page read says what priority means or what a candidate gets. No page read says whether the three exams of 23 July are the ones promised in March, though the certifications page names sellers among the Associate’s audience.

Does every Claude certification path reach a Professional exam?

Not every Claude certification path reaches a Professional exam on the pages read: Anthropic lists one for the Architect role only. Its article of 23 July 2026 says every path “advances to the professional-level”, while its certifications page says “Start at Foundations, then advance to Professional where available”. Cred Farmer reads the first as a description.

The role path pages show the same split. The Claude Architect path says “Plan for Claude Certified Architect - Professional” and calls it “The next level”. The Claude Developer path’s After that list names a badge and another path, and the Claude Associate path names no exam after CCAO-F.

The order is not a rule either. Of the two Architect exams, the FAQ says “there’s no formal prerequisite, so you can take Professional without holding Foundations”. CCAR-P after CCAR-F owns that decision, and no page read says how CCDV-P would relate to CCDV-F.

Whether any exam is worth its fee is the claude certification worth it question.

What "coming soon" means: Claude Sales, badges and specialisations

The “Coming soon” label on Partner Academy sits beside Claude Sales, a learning path, and no page read names an exam for it. Beside it, the pages read say badges and specialisations are coming. No page read calls any of them a certification, and none is on Pearson VUE’s exam list or Anthropic’s list of four.

Partner Academy’s menu puts Claude Sales under By role, and its Certification exams list shows only the four. The learning paths page gives Claude Sales one line: “Find the Claude opportunity with a customer and make the case for it”. So the label tells you a path is planned, and nothing about an exam.

Frontier Academy’s badges are not something you book: entry is by nomination. Partner Academy’s Claude Forward Deployed Engineer path points to CCDV-F prep, and no page read ties it to those badges.

Specialisation is the looser word. The announcement says specialisations are coming, while the Claude Code partner badge path says “your Partner Specialization: Claude Code badge”, and no page read ties the two together. See what the partner badge counts for and whether a Claude Code certification exists.

The next dated change is to existing exams: 7 December 2026

The next dated change to Claude exams updates three that already exist. Pearson VUE and Partner Academy say the Associate - Foundations, Developer - Foundations and Architect - Professional exams include updated content from 7 December 2026, with updated guides available on 17 November 2026. That notice omits CCAR-F and does not mention CCDV-P.

The notice adds “If you plan to test on December 7 or later, use the updated guide to prepare.” No page read says what changes before those guides appear. The dated record of programme changes carries the rest.

No official page Cred Farmer could read gives a date for an exam beyond the four. The Partner Hub, the Partner Portal, the application form, the Program Guide, the Partner Agreement and webinar recordings were not read, and any of them could say more.

Cred Farmer’s advice is to plan around an exam that shows a fee, a guide and a registration link. Before you decide, re-read the FAQ’s list, the certifications page and Pearson VUE’s exam list, because those three did not agree on 6 November 2026. The eligibility page gives certifications-support@anthropic.com for registration questions.

Key takeaways

• Anthropic’s FAQ lists four Claude certifications. They are CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F and CCAR-P, as read on 6 November 2026.
• As read on 6 November 2026, Pearson VUE’s Anthropic exam list also prints CCDV-P. The row names Claude Certified Developer - Professional, and no page read shows a fee, guide or date for it.
• No page read on 6 November 2026 shows a Claude Certified Associate - Professional. Pearson VUE’s exam list has one Associate row, CCAO-F.
• “Coming soon” on Partner Academy sits beside Claude Sales, a learning path. No page read names an exam for it.
• The first Claude Frontier Deployed Engineer badges are expected in early 2027. Anthropic’s post of 2 October 2026 says so, and entry is by nomination.
• Three existing Claude exams include updated content from 7 December 2026. They are CCAO-F, CCDV-F and CCAR-P, updated guides are due on 17 November 2026, and that notice omits CCAR-F.