Before registering for or taking the CAE exam, candidates must complete all 12 required CAE training courses. Completion of these courses is mandatory and is verified prior to exam issuance.

Required CAE Training Courses (12 Total)

Tier 0 β€” Orientation (1 Course)

1. Agentic Engineering Orientation

Tier 1 β€” Foundations (5 Courses)

2. Agent Runtime Environment (ARE)

3. Agentic Security Engineering

4. Agentic Observability Engineering

5. Agentic Protocol Engineering

6. Agentic Governance Engineering

Tier 2 β€” Cognition Loop (6 Courses)

7. Agentic Knowledge Engineering

8. Agentic Context Engineering

9. Agentic Memory Engineering

10. Agentic Reasoning Engineering

11. Agentic Model Engineering

12. Agentic Orchestration Engineering

These courses establish the technical foundation required to succeed on the CAE exam, including cognition design, memory and context handling, orchestration, runtime behavior, and trust controls. The exam assumes familiarity with the concepts, patterns, and best practices taught across the full CAE curriculum.

Candidates who have not completed all required courses are not eligible to receive the CAE exam package.