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5 AI Certifications That Will Actually Get You Hired

What each one proves, what it costs, how long it takes, and the fastest way to get it

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Anyone can say they know AI. A certification from the company that makes the tool proves it, and it gives a recruiter something to search for. These five come from Anthropic, GitHub, Google, Amazon and IBM, and between them they cover building with Claude, shipping real code, using AI at work, the cloud and engineering.

Pick your first one

  • Brand new to AI: start with Google AI Essentials. It is short and teaches the everyday skills.
  • You write code or want to: GitHub Foundations first, then IBM Generative AI Engineering.
  • Your company runs on AWS: AWS Certified AI Practitioner.
  • Your company is a Claude partner: Claude Certified Architect.

1. Claude Certified Architect - Foundations (Anthropic)

Proves you can design and ship real Claude systems: agents, tools, prompts and workflows a business can trust.

  • Cost: $125 per attempt (partner tiers get 50% to 100% off).
  • Exam: 120 minutes, multiple choice and scenarios, proctored online or at a test centre.
  • Who can take it today: people at Claude Partner Network companies, with a work email.
  • Free prep for everyone: the Anthropic Academy courses at anthropic.skilljar.com.

2. GitHub Foundations

Proves you know Git and GitHub: commits, branches, pull requests and working on a shared codebase.

  • Cost: about $99, set by the country you sit it in.
  • Free prep: GitHub's own courses at learn.github.com.
  • Register: learn.github.com/certifications, then pick GitHub Foundations.

3. Google AI Essentials

Proves you can use AI tools at work: prompting, writing, research and using AI responsibly.

  • Cost: $49 a month on Coursera after a 7-day free trial (US and Canada; lower in some countries).
  • Time: under 5 hours of lessons. Most people finish within a week or two.
  • Start: grow.google/ai-essentials.
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