Claris Academy is the official training and certification platform for Claris products. It offers free courses for anyone who wants to learn FileMaker, develop more advanced applications, administer FileMaker Server, or create integrations with Claris Connect.
Whether you are discovering FileMaker or already working as an experienced developer, Claris Academy provides a structured way to improve your knowledge and earn credentials that demonstrate your expertise.
What Can You Learn in Claris Academy?
Claris Academy covers the main technologies in the Claris platform, including:
- Claris FileMaker Pro;
- Claris FileMaker Server;
- Claris Connect;
- Claris Studio;
- artificial intelligence and semantic search in FileMaker.
The catalog ranges from introductory lessons to advanced subjects such as scripting, calculations, layouts, security, server administration, workflow automation, integrations, vector embeddings, and large language models.
Content is available in several formats, including structured courses, videos, technical articles, practical exercises, live sessions, and recorded presentations.
You can explore the current courses in the Claris Academy learning catalog.
Who Is Claris Academy For?
Claris Academy is designed for a broad audience:
- new users learning how FileMaker works;
- employees who create or maintain their organization’s applications;
- professional FileMaker developers and consultants;
- IT teams responsible for FileMaker Server;
- developers building integrations with Claris Connect;
- experienced professionals learning recently introduced features;
- organizations wishing to develop their internal Claris expertise.
Most training can be completed at your own pace, making it easy to combine learning with professional activity.
Are Claris Academy Courses and Certifications Free?
Yes. Claris Academy training and Claris certifications are free.
You need a free Claris Community account to access the Academy, but there is no examination or training fee for the current certification program.
This makes Claris Academy an excellent starting point for new developers and a valuable continuing-education resource for experienced professionals.
Official Claris Certifications
Claris Academy allows participants to earn official credentials covering several areas of the Claris platform.
Certification paths generally progress through three levels:
- Associate, for essential concepts and core skills;
- Specialist, for more advanced practical knowledge;
- Expert, for complex development, integration, or administration skills.
Current certification areas include FileMaker Pro development, FileMaker Server administration, Claris Connect, and artificial intelligence.
Of course, we passed all of them 🙂
FileMaker Pro certifications
The FileMaker Pro certification path begins with the fundamentals of building custom applications and progresses toward advanced layouts, calculations, scripting, reporting, security, and development techniques.
FileMaker Server certifications
The FileMaker Server path covers installation, Admin Console, SSL certificates, hosted files, backups, logs, command-line administration, monitoring, security, performance, and scalability.
Claris Connect certifications
The Claris Connect path covers workflow automation, triggers and actions, third-party services, webhooks, conditional branching, FileMaker integration, variables, and custom connectors.
AI certifications
Claris also offers credentials dedicated to artificial intelligence in FileMaker, including semantic search, vector embeddings, AI services, and the use of large language models in custom applications.
The complete and current list is available on the official Claris certification page.
Why Earn a Claris Certification?
A certification provides an official way to validate your knowledge of a Claris technology. It can help developers demonstrate their skills to employers and customers, identify areas for further study, and follow a progressive professional-development path.
For organizations, certifications can also help when evaluating a developer, consultant, or hosting provider.
However, certification is only one part of expertise. Successful FileMaker projects also require practical experience, a good understanding of business processes, sound application architecture, security awareness, and the ability to maintain solutions over time.
Server administration is a good example. Passing a FileMaker Server certification demonstrates important technical knowledge, but operating production servers also requires experience with backups, monitoring, upgrades, SSL certificates, infrastructure, performance, and incident response.
Learning with an Experienced Claris Partner
Claris Academy provides an excellent foundation, but formal training becomes even more valuable when combined with real-world experience.
fmcloud.fm is part of 1-more-thing, a Claris Platinum Partner in France and Belgium with 30 years of FileMaker experience. Our teams work daily with FileMaker development, integrations, licensing, security, and FileMaker Server infrastructure.
We can help organizations:
- identify the most relevant Claris Academy learning paths;
- complement self-paced courses with practical coaching;
- train internal FileMaker developers;
- review application architecture and security;
- prepare teams to manage FileMaker solutions more effectively;
- provide professionally managed FileMaker hosting when internal server administration is not the best use of their resources.
Claris Academy teaches the platform. Our role is to help customers apply that knowledge successfully to real applications and production environments.
Claris Academy and Claris Community
Claris Academy is integrated into Claris Community. The same account gives you access to training resources as well as forums and groups where FileMaker users, developers, partners, and Claris employees exchange knowledge.
This is particularly useful when a course introduces a subject that you want to explore further. You can continue learning by reading discussions, asking questions, and comparing approaches with other members of the FileMaker community.
How to Get Started
Getting started is simple:
- Create or access your free Claris Community account.
- Open the Claris Academy home page.
- Browse the learning catalog.
- Choose a course or certification path suited to your experience.
- Complete the lessons and associated assessments.
Beginners can start with FileMaker fundamentals. Experienced developers and administrators can select a Specialist or Expert path, explore newer technologies, or use the catalog to strengthen a particular area of knowledge.
Conclusion
Claris Academy is the official free learning and certification platform for the Claris ecosystem. It provides structured training for FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, Claris Connect, Claris Studio, and FileMaker’s artificial intelligence capabilities.
It is an excellent resource for learning the fundamentals, extending existing skills, and earning recognized Claris credentials.
For organizations that want to move from training to implementation, fmcloud.fm and 1-more-thing can provide the development, coaching, infrastructure, and practical expertise needed to turn that knowledge into secure and reliable FileMaker solutions.
