Live 5-week cohort · CCAR-F exam prep · Apply to join
A live cohort that gets you ready for the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCAR-F) exam. Over five weeks we cover everything the exam tests through live kickoffs, weekly labs (in Atlanta or virtual, all recorded), and daily build challenges. We finish with a group practice exam so you're ready to sit the real thing. And membership is for life — every member joins Keysoft's Claude Community, with monthly meetups in Atlanta and lifetime access to updated training as the exam evolves.
Where our members work
A simple three-step process so every spot goes to someone who's ready to commit.
Tell us about your background and goals. It takes about two minutes — no payment required.
Every application is personally reviewed to keep the cohort small and focused. You'll hear back by email.
If you're in, I'll email you a Stripe invoice for the $595 training fee to lock in your place.
Five weeks of hands-on training built around Anthropic's official Claude courses — then a group practice exam so you're ready to sit the CCAR-F exam. Every week you build, not just watch.
Messages, prompting, tool use, and streaming — the core building blocks the exam expects you to know.
What MCP is, why it matters, and how Claude connects to tools, data, and your own systems.
Use Claude Code to build, debug, and ship real projects — the practical, hands-on heart of the cohort.
Build reusable Agent Skills, wire up subagents, and orchestrate agentic workflows — the exam's largest domain.
Know exactly what the CCAR-F exam covers, take a full group practice exam, and walk in prepared.
Leave with repeatable workflows and reference projects you can reuse long after the cohort ends.
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Cohort Curriculum
August 24 – September 25, 2026 · in person in Atlanta, with a virtual option.
Your weekly rhythm
Mon
A live kickoff — in person in Atlanta or online — to frame the week's topic and what you'll build.
Tue & Thu
Self-paced lessons and a daily build challenge, with a community channel for help.
Wed
Hands-on lab, 11 AM–1 PM ET — in person in Atlanta or join live online. Every lab is recorded, so you can catch up if you can't make it live.
Fri
Optional live Q&A — in person in Atlanta or online — to unblock, review, and demo what you built.
Week by week
Messages, tool use, prompt engineering (few-shot, explicit criteria), and structured output with JSON schemas — the foundations the exam leans on heavily.
Designing clear tool interfaces and structured error responses, then building real MCP servers (tools, resources, prompts) and wiring them into Claude Code and agent workflows.
Context management, custom workflows, hooks, and the Claude Code SDK — capped off with a quick Introduction to Agent Skills.
Designing agentic systems with the Claude Agent SDK — subagents, multi-agent orchestration, tool integration, hooks, and prerequisite gates.
Managing context, keeping agents reliable, and structured-output extraction with validation-and-retry loops — plus a full review across all five exam domains and a group practice exam, then you register for the real CCAR-F exam*.
* The CCAR-F exam is a separate $125 fee, paid directly to Anthropic, and is taken after the cohort.
Beyond the certification
This cohort isn't only about passing an exam. Keysoft — my AI consultancy — is standing up a dedicated Claude practice, and I'm building a bench of certified talent. Pass the CCAR-F exam and you'll be a candidate to join that bench for real client work.
Everyone starts here — a community of Claude builders, with monthly Atlanta meetups and lifetime access to updated training.
Complete the cohort and pass the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations exam.
Certified grads are added to our talent bench for Keysoft's growing Claude practice.
As client work comes in, bench members get the opportunity to be hired onto paid engagements.
And whatever comes of the bench: you're in the Keysoft Claude Community for life — with lifetime access to refreshed training as the CCAR-F exam evolves.
Your instructor
Kesha Williams
Kesha is the founder of Keysoft, an AI consultancy standing up a dedicated Claude practice. She runs this cohort to help people get Claude-certified — and to grow a bench of skilled, certified talent for real client work.
Apply now · Limited spots
Spots are limited and every application is personally reviewed. Sessions are in person in Atlanta, GA, with a virtual option — I'm focused on Atlanta talent but welcome strong remote applicants. Applying is free and takes about two minutes. If you're approved, I'll email you a Stripe invoice for the $595 training fee to reserve your place. The certification exam is a separate $125 fee paid directly to Anthropic.
What you get when you join
Common questions
Still have a question? Email claude@keysoft.tech and a real person will get back to you.
A live, five-week cohort that covers everything the CCAR-F exam tests — the Claude API and prompt engineering, MCP and tool design, Claude Code and Agent Skills, and agentic architecture with the Claude Agent SDK — through live sessions, weekly labs, and daily build challenges. We finish with a group practice exam, and you register for and sit the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCAR-F) exam after the cohort.
I keep each cohort small and focused, so I personally review every application to make sure it's a good fit. It also means you're never charged anything unless you're accepted.
The $595 reserves your spot and covers your training in the cohort. The certification exam itself is a separate $125 fee paid directly to Anthropic — it is not included in the $595.
Your access is for life. As the CCAR-F exam is updated over time, I refresh the training and you always get the latest version — at no extra cost — so your certification prep never goes stale. You also stay in the Keysoft Claude Community for good — we gather in Slack and meet in person at monthly Atlanta meetups. Certify once, stay current for good.
Every live session — the Monday kickoff, the Wednesday labs, and Friday office hours — can be attended in person in Atlanta, GA or joined live online, and each one is recorded. I'm primarily looking for people in the Atlanta area, but I'll consider strong remote applicants too — just share your location and background in your application.
The Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCAR-F) certification. The curriculum is built around what that exam covers.
Some technical comfort helps. The cohort is aimed at developers and technical builders preparing for the CCAR-F exam, but motivated learners who can keep up with the pace are welcome to apply.
Each week (August 24 – September 25, 2026) has a live Monday kickoff, daily self-paced build work, a hands-on Wednesday lab (11 AM–1 PM ET, in person in Atlanta or virtual), and optional Friday office hours. Plan on a few hours of live time plus your own study between sessions. Week five wraps with a group practice exam, and you sit the real exam afterward.
Keysoft, my AI consultancy, is building a Claude practice. Cohort members who pass the CCAR-F exam become candidates for our talent bench and may be hired onto client engagements as work comes in.
I review applications regularly and reply by email. Keep an eye on your inbox (and spam folder) for your decision and, if you're approved, your Stripe invoice.
Applications are open for the August 24 cohort. Apply free today — spots are limited.
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