The Next Wave of AI Demands Proven Professionals.
For professionals ready to elevate their AI credentials.
Join the 90-Day Agentic Engineering Certification Acceleration Program
Select the credential that matches your current role — or the role you are advancing toward.
Production-Grade Authority in Agentic AI Engineering
For engineers who want to move beyond AI experimentation and be trusted to ship real-world agentic systems.
CAE validates your ability to:
Engineer end-to-end agentic AI systems across the Agentic Stack
Implement cognition loops including memory, context, reasoning, and orchestration
Design runtime controls and guardrails for governed execution
Deliver production-grade enterprise AI systems beyond demos and pilots
How Certification Works
1️⃣ Complete 12 required courses (AEBOP Tier 0–2)
2️⃣ Pass the scenario-based certification exam
3️⃣ Earn your digital credential and listing in the AEI Certified Directory
Investment in Your Professional Credential
$2,999 — Non-Members
$1,499 — AEI Members
Enterprise Authority in Agentic AI Architecture
For architects and senior engineers ready to define how agentic AI systems are designed, governed, and scaled across the enterprise.
CAA validates your ability to:
Design end-to-end agentic AI systems with reliable cognition, trust-by-design, and enterprise scalability
Architect the full Agentic Stack across models, runtime, data, orchestration, and agent experience
Establish enterprise AI architecture standards for integration, governance, security, and deployment at scale
How Certification Works
1️⃣ Complete 12 required courses (AEBOP Tier 0–4)
2️⃣ Pass the scenario-based certification exam
3️⃣ Earn your digital credential and listing in the AEI Certified Directory
Investment in Your Professional Credential
$2,999 — Non-Members
$1,499 — AEI Members
Strategic Authority in Agentic AI Transformation
For executives and leaders accountable for how agentic AI is adopted, governed, and scaled across the enterprise.
CAL validates your ability to:
Lead AI-native enterprise transformation across business units, products, and operations
Design enterprise agentic operating models spanning structure, capability, governance, and trust
Assess AI readiness and maturity using the Agentic Maturity Model
Make strategic investment, risk, and governance decisions for responsible scaling
How Certification Works
1️⃣ Complete 12 required courses (AEBOP Tier 0–5)
2️⃣ Pass the scenario-based certification exam
3️⃣ Earn your digital credential and listing in the AEI Certified Directory
Investment in Your Professional Credential
$2,999 — Non-Members
$1,499 — AEI Members
The Agentic Engineering Institute (AEI) offers three professional certifications aligned to different levels of responsibility in agentic systems:
CAE — Certified Agentic Engineer™ (engineering and implementation)
CAA — Certified Agentic Architect™ (system and enterprise architecture)
CAL — Certified Agentic Leader™ (leadership, transformation, and scaling)
Each certification validates real-world capability within the Agentic Engineering discipline.
AEI certifications are open to both members and non-members.
However, joining AEI is highly recommended. AEI members receive:
50% savings on certification programs
Full access to the AEBOP™ (Agentic Engineering Body of Practices) standard
Access to the global AEI professional community, including certification preparation channels
For most candidates, AEI membership pays for itself immediately.
No formal industry experience is required.
Agentic Engineering™ is an emerging discipline, and certification is based on demonstrated mastery through structured training and scenario-based assessment, not tenure.
That said, certification levels are aligned to professional responsibility:
CAE™ is best suited for practitioners with hands-on engineering experience.
CAA™ assumes architectural decision-making exposure.
CAL™ is designed for leaders responsible for AI strategy and governance.
Candidates without prior experience may still pursue certification, but practical context significantly strengthens exam performance.
Certification validates applied capability, not years in role.
Yes. AEI Certification is aligned to the Agentic Engineering™ discipline and the AEBOP™ standard — not to any specific vendor, model, or platform.
It validates applied engineering, architectural, and governance capability across the Agentic Stack, regardless of tooling choices.
This ensures your credential remains relevant as technologies evolve.
Most candidates complete the required coursework and exam within 10–16 weeks, depending on pace.
Certification is designed to be rigorous yet achievable alongside professional responsibilities.
If you pass:
Digital certificate
Listing in the AEI Certified Directory
If you do not pass:
You may retake the exam after 1 month
If you do not pass a second attempt, you must wait 3 months and retake the exam with full exam payment ($499) again
Each AEI certification program (CAE, CAA, or CAL) is priced as follows:
Non-members: $2,999
AEI members: $1,499 (50% savings)
The certification fee covers the complete certification program, including:
Access to all required training courses for the selected certification
The scenario-based certification exam
Exam evaluation and certification processing
Issuance of the digital certificate
Listing in the AEI Certified Directory
Any optional costs—such as exam re-issuance fees due to missed deadlines or retake policies—are not included in the base certification fee.
AEI membership is strongly recommended, as it provides immediate cost savings on certification and additional benefits such as access to the AEBOP™ standard and the global AEI professional community.
Each AEI certification requires completion of 12 training courses before taking the exam.
CAE — Certified Agentic Engineer™
12 required courses across AEBOP Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2
CAA — Certified Agentic Architect™
12+ required courses across AEBOP Tier 0 through Tier 4, including all system design and architecture courses
CAL — Certified Agentic Leader™
12 required courses across AEBOP Tier 0 through Tier 5, including all leadership and scaling courses
Course completion is verified prior to exam issuance.
Once you complete the required courses for your certification, you can register by emailing certificate@agenticengineeringinstitute.com.
You’ll receive the exam instructions and submission guidelines directly from the AEI Certification Team.
No certification is strictly required before another.
However, AEI strongly recommends the following progression:
CAE → CAA → CAL
CAE is recommended before CAA, and CAE or CAA is recommended before CAL, especially for candidates seeking deeper technical or architectural grounding.
All AEI certification exams are scenario-based and designed around real-world work. There are no multiple-choice questions.
Depending on the certification, exam prompts may involve:
Engineering workflows and cognition loops (CAE)
End-to-end system architecture and enterprise integration (CAA)
Governance models, operating systems, and executive decisions (CAL)
Exams validate applied capability—not memorization.
The recommended preparation path is to join AEI and follow a structured approach:
Study the AEBOP™ standard to understand AEI’s official engineering, architecture, and leadership practices
Complete the required training courses for your certification (CAE, CAA, or CAL)
Participate in the AEI community, including certification preparation channels and peer discussions
Successful candidates consistently combine standards, training, and community engagement.
Candidates must submit their completed answer sheet within 72 hours (3 days) of receiving the exam package.
Late submissions are declined and not evaluated.
If you miss the 72-hour submission window, you may request a new exam package by paying a $99 exam processing fee. Each reissued exam includes a new set of scenario prompts.
All certifications are valid for 2 years, reflecting the rapid evolution of agentic systems.
You may renew by:
Retaking the updated scenario-based exam, or
Completing the most recent version of the top-level course for your certification tier
For certification questions, exam support, pricing, or membership guidance, contact:
certificate@agenticengineeringinstitute.com