true, at the same time now almost any HR/recruiting process is AI-filtered (if not fully AI run...unfortunately), so these certificates are quite likely also impacting the weights such AI assigns to someone. The problem is that quite likely such AI-led recruiting workflow doesn't distinguish between a major certification on AI / or anything and this type of commercial-oriented training. But as if they cared...
I am beyond grateful. I have no clue how I even got here (somehow from LinkedIn) … but feel like a kid at the Giant Toy Store. I have never seen such a rich volume of resources all in one place. Huge *thank you*. 💕
Brilliant! I am doing them today! And, I have already built something out of Claude before obtaining these certificates so am also very grateful for helping me to get certified in this!
I wouldn’t call these certifications but you do receive a certificate of completion. The actual Claude certification achieved with an exam requires that you be an employee of a company becoming a partner and you complete Building with Claude Code, Introduction to MCP, Introduction to Agent Skills, and Building with the Claude API first, then once ten people in your company are complete you can sign up to take the Claude Certified Architect exam.
I’d recommend all of them. Even though I use Claude every day, read every newsletter, and try to test every new feature they launch, I still learned a lot from these courses!!
If this was a college course, what would be the prerequisites, ie, what level of skill is required? I am a sales professional, not an IT person or programmer
This really here is a true gem and avoids so much of AI noise around and just to the point and how it's actually gonna benefit us. Thanks for the meaningful, concise posts.
Ruben — since you maintain a banned words list for better AI output, I wanted to flag a pattern that's started bugging me in my own LLM outputs — and that I also spotted in this post. For example: "how to ACTUALLY engage with AI", "covers what Claude ACTUALLY is."
The word itself is fine. The problem is this specific use — where "actually" implies a two-tier world of knowledge, as if everything before it was the naive version. Cut it and the sentence is just as strong, often stronger.
Any recommendations on how to add this to the banned list intelligibly — targeting the rhetoric, not the word?
Ruben Hassid, you have been my go to for any AI related education and help my understanding of unfamiliar concepts. I am a nurse working to empower nurses to try something new. I will continue to share and follow your posts. Thank you 🙏
Everybody racing to become “AI certified” while most people still haven’t mastered original thought.
The future won’t belong to the people who know how to prompt machines.
It’ll belong to the people with something real to say before the machine gets involved.
Because if AI disappeared tomorrow, your value should still exist.
i agree - certificate alone means nothing
but knowing how to use a tool well does require something real
you have to have judgment about when the output is wrong, when the prompt was bad, when to trust it and when not to
thats not nothing - its a skill people might be actively bad at right now but not one that is hard to build
true, at the same time now almost any HR/recruiting process is AI-filtered (if not fully AI run...unfortunately), so these certificates are quite likely also impacting the weights such AI assigns to someone. The problem is that quite likely such AI-led recruiting workflow doesn't distinguish between a major certification on AI / or anything and this type of commercial-oriented training. But as if they cared...
I am beyond grateful. I have no clue how I even got here (somehow from LinkedIn) … but feel like a kid at the Giant Toy Store. I have never seen such a rich volume of resources all in one place. Huge *thank you*. 💕
hi Elena - welcome to how to AI!!
funny because feeling like a kid is exactly what i intended - we must play with AI like how we used to as a kid: fun and messy :)
Brilliant! I am doing them today! And, I have already built something out of Claude before obtaining these certificates so am also very grateful for helping me to get certified in this!
best of luck, Karen!! hope you have a lot of fun
Thank you Ruben!
By the way, I do have questions regarding Claude Vision on food recognition. Where can I ask you about it pls?
you can send me a dm
I wouldn’t call these certifications but you do receive a certificate of completion. The actual Claude certification achieved with an exam requires that you be an employee of a company becoming a partner and you complete Building with Claude Code, Introduction to MCP, Introduction to Agent Skills, and Building with the Claude API first, then once ten people in your company are complete you can sign up to take the Claude Certified Architect exam.
yup - i wanted to share the free, open version anyone can do today with no company partner required :)
I completed my first certification last month! Working my way through the other ones now..
thats super cool - what course did you complete? :)
Claude 101! I’m currently on AI Fluency :)
Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for sharing.
happy to share them - planning to take one this weekend?
This is gold. Thank you for sharing.
youre welcome! check them out when you can
I will be following the advice and completing the certifications for sure
lets go!!
This is great! I’m was literally sitting here wondering where to find a training update on Claude and how could do a deeper dive. Thank you!
hey i read your mind :)
enjoy these!!
I’d recommend all of them. Even though I use Claude every day, read every newsletter, and try to test every new feature they launch, I still learned a lot from these courses!!
forced me to slow down and actually read the manual
and i hate manuals but these ones are worth it :)
Is it better to First read the manual if your new with Claude code?
Thank you
youre most welcome - have you registered already?
Yes, I have registered.
I am thrilled. TY!
super cool to know :) are you starting with Claude 101?
If this was a college course, what would be the prerequisites, ie, what level of skill is required? I am a sales professional, not an IT person or programmer
these certifications are genuinely beginner-friendly. no technical background needed at all
This really here is a true gem and avoids so much of AI noise around and just to the point and how it's actually gonna benefit us. Thanks for the meaningful, concise posts.
that's what i'm here for, your biggest filter to all AI noise :)
Ruben — since you maintain a banned words list for better AI output, I wanted to flag a pattern that's started bugging me in my own LLM outputs — and that I also spotted in this post. For example: "how to ACTUALLY engage with AI", "covers what Claude ACTUALLY is."
The word itself is fine. The problem is this specific use — where "actually" implies a two-tier world of knowledge, as if everything before it was the naive version. Cut it and the sentence is just as strong, often stronger.
Any recommendations on how to add this to the banned list intelligibly — targeting the rhetoric, not the word?
i hear you - i hate the word "quietly" now because of Claude.
my tip is use Obsidian to edit your anti-ai file, i showed the step-by-step here: https://ruben.substack.com/i/193953964/2-editing-your-context-files-but-seriously-this-time
Many thanks for sharing your insight. I believe there is a link missing under Step 4: Introduction to Claude Cowork (2 hours)?
here's the direct link: https://anthropic.skilljar.com/introduction-to-claude-cowork
Ruben Hassid, you have been my go to for any AI related education and help my understanding of unfamiliar concepts. I am a nurse working to empower nurses to try something new. I will continue to share and follow your posts. Thank you 🙏
thank you, i appreciate every share - more guides coming soon