Cardano Blockchain Certified Professional (CBCP)
Build the judgment you bring to Cardano governance, staking, identity, and development decisions.
This course builds on the Cardano Blockchain Certified Associate (CBCA), shifting the focus from understanding core concepts to applying them like a working practitioner. Learners work through the seven domains covered by the CBCP exam and earn a Credly badge on completion. Those who want a certificate can sit the separate exam at any time, delivered through Pearson VUE online or at a test center, which features scenario-based items, distractors rooted in practical misconceptions, and multiple-choice questions. The coursework is not required to take the exam, and passing candidates receive a certificate valid for three years.
Course overview
Key takeaways
Reason through scenarios across seven domains, covering foundational concepts, governance, extended Unspent Transaction Output (eUTXO) development, decentralized identity, open source, and staking rewards.
Navigate Cardano's governance system from the CIP-1694 roles, the Constitution, Intersect, and Project Catalyst through the applied journey of a governance action.
Apply eUTXO design judgment to validator decisions, native assets, and the direction and verification of AI agents, with no code reading or writing required.
Work through the staking reward calculation from first principles, applying the reward pot, treasury cut, pool cost, margin, and proportional split to figures each scenario provides.
Separate sound decisions from plausible-sounding mistakes, the core skill the course develops and the exam measures.
Earn a badge on completing the coursework, and sit the exam for a certificate valid for three years, delivered through Pearson VUE, the same testing provider behind leading professional credentials.
Learning outcomes
Explain the durable principles of eUTXO, consensus, and decentralization that underpin the wider ecosystem.
Analyze the structure of Cardano's on-chain governance, including the institutions and roles defined under CIP-1694.
Apply the full governance action lifecycle, from delegated representative (DRep) registration and proposal drafting through voting, ratification, and enactment.
Evaluate validator design choices, native asset use, and the output of AI agents building on Cardano.
Describe the concepts and mechanisms of Key Event Receipt Infrastructure (KERI) and their role in decentralized identity.
Assess open-source strategy and its contribution to ecosystem growth.
Calculate staking reward distribution by applying each step of the sequence to provided figures.
Who should attend
CBCA-certified professionals ready to step up to professional-level material, with an optional exam mirroring the associate exam format but with more advanced questions.
Developers and architects looking to sharpen and certify their eUTXO design judgment and agent-era development reasoning, with no Aiken or Plutus coding knowledge required.
Governance participants, including DReps, delegators, and contributors to Intersect and Catalyst, for whom governance represents the largest share of the course and exam.
Consultants and implementation partners who advise organizations on Cardano and need a credential that reflects applied expertise.
Learners who want to deepen their Cardano expertise, whether or not they plan to certify it. CBCA is recommended preparation, but not a prerequisite.