Anthropic has launched Claude Frontier Academy with a $100 million commitment to train engineers who can put Claude to work inside businesses. The company aims to train 10,000 Frontier Deployed Engineers by the end of 2027. Its first cohorts are already running.
Engineers from Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley and Novo Nordisk are among the first participants. Cohorts are meeting in San Francisco, New York and London, according to Anthropic.
The residency tests engineers on real projects
The Academy’s first program is the Frontier Deployed Engineer Residency. It is designed for software engineers who have built with large language models and helped others adopt AI. Organizations nominate participants, who arrive with a specific Claude project to lead when they return to work. Experience building AI agents is not required.
Participants begin with a multi-day, in-person program led by Anthropic engineers and licensed instructors. They work through a simulated business deployment, including choosing a use case, handling a security review and handing over the system. A graded practical assessment determines who earns the Claude Resident Engineer badge.
Those who pass enter a 12-week residency. During that period, they lead a Claude project at their own organization with support from Anthropic engineers and their cohort. A second assessment determines who earns the Claude Frontier Deployed Engineer badge.
Participation is by nomination. Organizations can ask their Anthropic account team or Partner Account Manager whether they are eligible. Anthropic expects to award the first Claude Frontier Deployed Engineer badges in early 2027.
