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Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCDV-F)

We do not teach just for the test.Worked examples and real discussion, not a question bank. The exam is then delivered in the classroom — 98% pass it first time.
$1,995MSRP per seat
$1,500with military fundingAF COOL · Army CA · MyCAA
Name your pricethinQflex™ — tell us what you can payIn full, or across twelve monthly payments
Next dates
  • Nov 30–2Sterling, VA
  • Jan 4–6Atlanta, GA
  • Jan 11–13Burbank, CA
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3 daysconsecutive days
Live onlineor in the classroom
AssociateArtificial Intelligence
60% labs40% lecture
24 monthsfree retakes

Course overview

Download the course datasheetThe full outline for Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCDV-F), as a PDF.
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique three-day training camp comprised of three days of instructor-led learning that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to build production-grade applications, agents and workflows on Claude: the Claude API, application design and integration, agents, tools and MCP servers, prompt and context engineering, model selection and cost, Claude Code, testing and debugging, and security.

The camp follows the exam outline Anthropic publishes for this certification, with hands-on Claude labs throughout. Claude Certified Developer - Foundations is Anthropic's credential for engineers who build, integrate and ship Claude-powered applications and agents. Anthropic updates this exam on December 7, 2026, with new exam guides due November 17, 2026; classes from December 7 onward teach to the updated guide.

Anthropic and Claude are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC.

This course prepares students to take the Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCDV-F) exam.

What's included

13 items
thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCDV-F) exam
Hands-on lab guide with Claude exercises for every exam domain
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
All courses taught by experienced Claude practitioners
Additional hours of remote lab access
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course

What you'll be able to do

14 objectives
  • Build applications on the Claude API, including streaming and tool use
  • Design and construct agents and agentic workflows
  • Implement tools and build MCP servers
  • Engineer prompts and manage context for reliable output
  • Pick models and control token cost
  • Secure Claude applications with guardrails, hooks and key management
  • Applications and Integration: Claude API mechanics; Claude application design; software engineering foundations; requirements, life cycle and configuration management
  • Model Selection and Optimization: LLM and technical fundamentals; model selection and trade-offs; cost and token management
  • Agents and Workflows: Agent architecture; agent construction with Claude; agent patterns and frameworks
  • Prompt and Context Engineering: Context engineering; prompt engineering; output handling
  • Tools and MCPs: Tool implementation; MCP server development; agentic customization
  • Security and Safety: AI application security; guardrails and safe deployment; Claude hooks; identity, secrets and key management
  • Claude Code: Claude Code operation
  • Eval, Testing, and Debugging: Debugging and error handling

The exam

120minutes to complete
  • Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCDV-F)
  • Exam fee set by Anthropic: $125 USD per attempt
  • Passing score: 720 on a 100-1,000 scaled score
  • Exam eligibility: Anthropic opens these exams only to employees of Claude Partner Network organizations, who register with a company email address. Confirm your employer is a Claude Partner Network member before you enroll.
  • Exams are delivered by Pearson VUE, online proctored (OnVUE) or at a test center; registration starts in Anthropic's Partner Academy - we help you schedule your attempt

Who it's for, and what you need first

Target Audience

  • Software engineers and senior engineers building with the Claude API
  • AI and ML engineers and technical leads
  • Developers adding agents, tools and MCP to their applications
  • Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0

Prerequisites

  • No certification prerequisite
  • Anthropic recommends 1-5 years of software engineering, 6+ months with Claude or a comparable LLM, Python or TypeScript, and REST APIs
  • To sit the exam, your employer must be a Claude Partner Network member (Anthropic's rule); the class itself is open to anyone

How it's delivered

Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery

Dates and locations

21 scheduled
DatesLocationStatus
Mon Nov 30 – Dec 2, 20263 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 4 – Jan 6, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 11 – Jan 13, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 25 – Jan 27, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Feb 22 – Feb 24, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 1 – Mar 3, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 15 – Mar 17, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 12 – Apr 14, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 19 – Apr 21, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon May 10 – May 12, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 7 – Jun 9, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 21 – Jun 23, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 12 – Jul 14, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 2 – Aug 4, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 9 – Aug 11, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 30 – Sep 1, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Sep 27 – Sep 29, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Oct 4 – Oct 6, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Oct 25 – Oct 27, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 29 – Dec 1, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Dec 6 – Dec 8, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Guaranteed to run means the class goes ahead whatever the enrollment.
Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.