CCAR-P — Claude Certified Architect (Professional)
Exam code: CCAR-P
Items: 63 questions in 120 minutes
Pass mark: 720 / 1000
Cost: $175 USD
Validity: 12 months
Domains & Weights
| Domain | Weight | Lessons | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Solution Design & Architecture | 17% | 6 | Translate business problems into end-to-end Claude architectures |
| 2. Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering | 13% | 5 | Model selection, system prompts, context strategies |
| 3. Integration | 19% | 8 | Security, observability, RAG, connection protocols |
| 4. Evaluation, Testing & Optimisation | 16% | 6 | Metrics, datasets, A/B tests, optimisation |
| 5. Governance, Safety & Risk Management | 14% | 5 | Guardrails, risk, HITL, compliance, ethics |
| 6. Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management | 14% | 5 | Discovery, trade-offs, lifecycle support |
| 7. Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement | 7% | 3 | Tooling and AI-assisted workflows for teams |
Total: 38 lessons
Target Audience
Mid- to senior-level solution architects, AI/ML engineers, technical leads, and senior software engineers who design, build, and deliver production-grade Claude solutions. Recommended 3+ years in architecture or platform engineering.
On Skillmarked: 38 free lessons and 38 practice questions, with each domain's questions at the end of its lessons.
Study tip: Professional exam questions frequently test judgement under constraints (budget, latency, compliance, stakeholder pressure). Practice explaining why a design choice is appropriate, not just what the design is.