# Anthropic commits $100m to train 10,000 Claude engineers

> Anthropic launched a $100m academy to train 10,000 Frontier Deployed Engineers by end-2027.

*The Claude Frontier Academy will train Frontier Deployed Engineers by the end of 2027, with Accenture, McKinsey, Deloitte and Morgan Stanley in the first cohorts.*

By Behzad Hosseini · FeaturedDaily
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**What happened:** On 2 October 2026, Anthropic [announced the Claude Frontier Academy](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-frontier-academy). The aim is to close the enterprise AI talent gap by training "Frontier Deployed Engineers".

**The numbers:** Anthropic is committing $100 million to train 10,000 engineers by the end of 2027.

**Who's affected:** The first cohorts come from Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley and Novo Nordisk. They are running in San Francisco, New York and London.

**The details:** The programme has four stages:

**Stage one:** Multi-day in-person training with Anthropic engineers. It covers a simulated enterprise deployment, a security review and a graded practical assessment.

**Stage two:** Passing earns the Claude Resident Engineer badge. Engineers then spend 12 weeks leading a real Claude project inside their own organisation, with Anthropic support.

**Stage three:** A final assessment earns the Claude Frontier Deployed Engineer badge. Anthropic expects the first awards in early 2027.

**In their words:** Steve Corfield, Anthropic's Global Head of Business Development and Partnerships, said: "A small team of high-agency people with the right skills, access to Claude, and a deep understanding of how their business runs can transform an entire company."

**The context:** A day earlier, Anthropic announced that Barclays is scaling Claude across operations and client service. Anthropic is preparing a November IPO and launched Claude Sonnet 5.5 on 28 September.

**What's next:** The first Frontier Deployed Engineer badges are due in early 2027.

## Key takeaways

- $100m to train 10,000 engineers by end-2027
- Eight firms in first cohorts, across three cities
- First final badges expected early 2027

## Sources

- [Claude Frontier Academy](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-frontier-academy) — Anthropic, 2026-10-02