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Generative AI Leader

A non-technical exam on generative AI concepts and Google Cloud's AI product range, written for business roles.

What it signals

Practical assessment: Scenario-based multiple choice. Proctored multiple-choice exam only.
Identity assurance: Proctored with identity verification. Proctored: online-proctored (Pearson VUE OnVUE) or onsite at a Pearson VUE test centre. Registration via CertMetrics (cp.certmetrics.com/google). Third-party source says delivery moved from Kryterion to Pearson VUE on 2026-03-02.
Depth: Foundational. Foundational level.
Experience expected: None. Google states no experience is required.
Portability: Mixed. Around half is generic gen AI concepts, but the largest section (35%) is Google product knowledge.
Verifiability: Public badge or registry. Public Credly badge and searchable directory.

For hiring managers

Non-technical credential: proves gen AI vocabulary and Google product awareness, NOT the ability to build anything.
65% of the blueprint is fundamentals plus Google product catalogue knowledge.
Does cover concepts of prompting techniques, RAG/grounding, agent tooling, SAIF and responsible AI at recognition level.

Verifying it

Digital badge issued via Credly (Open Badges); employer opens the candidate's live Credly badge URL (shows name, credential, issue and expiry dates). Opt-in searchable Google Cloud Skills Directory on Credly: https://www.credly.com/organizations/google-cloud/directory

What it covers

Published exam outline

Fundamentals of gen AI 30%
Google Cloud's gen AI offerings 35%
Techniques to improve gen AI model output 20%
Business strategies for a successful gen AI solution 15%

By topic

GenAI apps: Substantial (20 to 35%). Section 3 (20%) is prompting/RAG/grounding plus model selection and RAG offerings in sections 1-2, all conceptual.
Agents: Some (10 to 20%). Objective 2.5 (agent tooling) plus agent mentions in 1.3, 2.2-2.4 amount to roughly 10-15% at concept level.
Classical ML: Touched on (under 10%). Only ML approaches and lifecycle stages are named in section 1.1.
Operations: Touched on (under 10%). Monitoring/versioning/drift is a single bullet in 3.1.
Data: Touched on (under 10%). Data types and data quality are covered in 1.2 only, under 10%.
Responsible AI: Some (10 to 20%). Objectives 4.2 (secure AI/SAIF) and 4.3 (responsible AI) are two-thirds of a 15% section, plus bias/limitations in 3.1.

Exam details

Who the provider says it is for. Business leaders/any job role; 'visionary professional with comprehensive knowledge of how generative AI can transform and be used within a business', business-level knowledge of Google Cloud gen AI products.

Format: multiple choice
Delivery: Proctored: online-proctored (Pearson VUE OnVUE) or onsite at a Pearson VUE test centre. Registration via CertMetrics (cp.certmetrics.com/google). Third-party source says delivery moved from Kryterion to Pearson VUE on 2026-03-02.
Code or hands-on work: No code, no hands-on. Exam guide: 'expertise is in strategic leadership and influence, not technical implementation'.
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: None - 'anyone in any job role, with or without hands-on technical experience'
Renewal: Renew within the renewal eligibility period (retake exam); continuing-education renewal for this cert not listed in Renewal FAQs.

Preparing

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