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Certified AI Consultant Program

A collective of consultants who deliver AI for clients. You join after verification, sit certifications open only to AI vendor partners, and work on client projects when your profile fits the brief.

  • Every application is verified
  • A limited number of places
  • You pay only once accepted
MEMBERSHIP

What you get

Membership covers four things. The exam itself is paid separately, everything else is included.

Exam prep pack

A cheat sheet of answer patterns and additional question sets. That goes beyond our free 60-question practice exam, which you can take before you apply, with no sign-up.

Take the practice exam

Client projects

We staff client AI projects from the collective. When your profile fits the brief, you get an offer to join the project.

See examples of our work

Live sessions and Discord

Live sessions with consultants who run client projects, and a shared Discord. We talk about exams, projects and the tools we use at work.

HOW IT WORKS

How to join the collective

  1. 1
    5 minutes, free

    Apply

    Your name, email, where you are based and one link: LinkedIn, GitHub or your CV.

  2. 2
    Selection

    We review

    We verify every application. We accept a limited number of people, so not every application gets through.

  3. 3
    Only once accepted

    Payment

    If we accept you, you get an email with a payment link. Membership is paid for two months upfront, which is enough time to prepare and sit the exam.

PRICE
$60 / month

billed for two months upfront, only after you are accepted

Nothing to pay to apply.

The exam fee is paid separately, at the certifying vendor's prices. As of September 2026, Anthropic exams cost $99 to $175 each. Anthropic's certification FAQ

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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Who fits

  • You build software, and you have shipped something with Claude or another LLM API.
  • You can work with clients in English.
  • You can show it: a GitHub, a LinkedIn profile or a CV with real projects on it.

Don't apply if

  • You are just starting out with language models and have not shipped anything with one yet.
  • You have nothing to show for your work: no repository, profile or CV with real projects.
WHO RUNS IT

The program is run by Szymon Paluch, ex-CTO, Claude Certified Architect and holder of the Claude Partner Badge for Claude Code.

FAQ

Questions before you apply

Does applying cost anything? +

No. Applying is free and commits you to nothing. You pay for membership only once you pass selection and we send you a payment link.

How does selection work? +

We read every application and look at what you have already built: repositories, projects on your CV or LinkedIn, work shipped with language models. We look for people who have a working project behind them and can work with clients in English. Places are limited, so we accept only some of the applications.

Which countries do you accept applications from? +

Any. What counts is your experience and whether you can work with clients in English, not where you live.

Which exams do I get access to? +

Today, all four Anthropic certifications: Claude Certified Associate – Foundations, Claude Certified Developer – Foundations, Claude Certified Architect – Foundations and Claude Certified Architect – Professional. You can sit more than one exam, and each one is paid separately.

Is the exam fee included in membership? +

No. Membership covers the program: exam access through our partner organisation, the prep pack, live sessions, the Discord and projects. The exam itself is paid separately, at the certifying vendor's prices. As of September 2026, Anthropic exams cost $99 to $175 each.

What is the exam like? +

Anthropic exams are proctored and delivered by Pearson VUE. The certificate is issued by Anthropic, not by us, so it is the same certificate that employees of other partner companies earn.

What if I fail the first time? +

You can sit it again. Anthropic treats a retake as a new exam, so you pay the full exam fee again. That is why, before you sit it, you get the prep pack and a practice exam that shows where your gaps are.

Why does membership last two months? +

Because that is realistically what it takes to work through the materials, check yourself on the practice exam, book a slot and sit the exam. One month is often enough for the studying alone.

How do people get onto projects? +

When a brief comes in, we put together a team from the collective for that specific client. If your experience fits the brief, you get an offer to join the project.

Do I have to take your practice exam first? +

No, but it is worth it. It is free, has 60 questions and needs no sign-up. The result is broken down by exam domain, so you see straight away what you have covered and what you still need to read up on.

What happens after I apply? +

We review your application. If we accept you, you get an email with the next steps and a payment link. Nothing is charged before that.

APPLICATION

Apply to the program

Takes five minutes. Nothing to pay now.

We use these details only to review your application. Write to contact@szymonpaluch.com and we delete them.

Claude certifications are awarded by Anthropic, PBC, which is not a party to this program.