Lab 1Specification ready
Claude API production application
Tools, structured output, caching, evaluation, observability, and failure handling.
Evidence: Runnable service, evaluation report, trace sample, and production-readiness checklist.
Certification Readiness
Audit 2026-08-06CCA v2.11
Certification readiness, measured honestly.
Course completion, CCA app progress, and the official Claude Certified Architect credential are three different things. This page keeps them separate and shows the work still required before this platform can claim full exam readiness.
Academy
14 imported completions
One further confirmed completion awaits import
CCA content
141/168 detailed notes
27 outline-only lessons remain
Exam bank
15/150 questions
Current set is practice, not a mock exam
Official status
Access not yet confirmed
Partner Network application is the gate
Priority 1 · official access
Apply to the Claude Partner Network as Mat Siems Ltd.
Lead with the CCA platform, Claude architecture work, books, production apps, micro-consulting, and a concrete 24-minute coaching offer. Anthropic states that partner applicants gain Partner Academy access, which includes certification exams. Its June 2026 Services Track update also says new Registered applicants make a minimum commitment to 10 certified practitioners, so the application needs a credible team or associate pathway.
Open Partner NetworkCurriculum execution order
1Registered
Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
Finish course and replace 2 outlines
2Not imported
Claude Platform 101
Complete and import current platform baseline
3Completed
Building with the Claude API
Replace 12 outlines with detailed notes
4Registered
Claude with Google Cloud's Vertex AI
Finish course and replace 7 outlines
5Registered
Claude with Amazon Bedrock
Finish course and replace 6 outlines
6Registered
AI Fluency for Builders
Finish course and import curriculum
7Completed
AI Fluency for Small Businesses
Import confirmed completion
Four evidence-based architecture labs
Lab 2Specification ready
MCP system
Server and client with tools, resources, prompts, authentication, and notifications.
Evidence: Working integration, protocol trace, threat model, and transport decision record.
Lab 3Specification ready
Claude Code engineering system
CLAUDE.md, Skills, subagents, hooks, GitHub automation, and the SDK.
Evidence: Reference repository, automated workflow, safety boundaries, and maintainers' runbook.
Lab 4Specification ready
Enterprise deployment comparison
Direct Anthropic API versus AWS Bedrock versus Google Vertex AI.
Evidence: Decision matrix covering cost, governance, portability, operations, and deployment patterns.
Next product milestone: 30 high-quality scenario questions
Validate the schema, source links, difficulty labels, distractor rationale, and weak-area tracking before scaling to 150.