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Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP)

The leading AI governance credential, covering law, standards and frameworks such as the EU AI Act, the NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.

What it signals

Practical assessment: Scenario-based multiple choice (2 of 4) Practical assessment
Scenario-based multiple choice. Proctored multiple choice
Identity assurance: Proctored with identity verification (4 of 4) Identity assurance
Proctored with identity verification. Pearson VUE test centre or OnVUE remote proctoring
Depth: Professional (3 of 4) Depth
Professional. Professional level.
– Experience expected
Not rated. No experience requirement stated
Portability: Vendor-neutral (4 of 4) Portability
Vendor-neutral. Vendor-neutral
Verifiability: Public badge or registry (4 of 4) Verifiability
Public badge or registry. IAPP verification

For hiring managers

  • $649 for IAPP members. 165 minutes includes a 15-minute break. Governance/legal credential (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001) - says nothing about ability to build.

Verifying it

IAPP certification verification (not read directly)

What it covers

Published exam outline

  • I - Understanding the foundations of AI governance 16-20 questions
  • II - Understanding how laws, standards and frameworks apply to AI 19-23 questions
  • III - Understanding how to govern AI development 21-25 questions
  • IV - Understanding how to govern AI deployment and use 21-25 questions

By topic

GenAI apps: Touched on (under 10%) (1 of 4) GenAI apps
Touched on (under 10%). RAG/agentic options mentioned as deployment choices
Agents: Touched on (under 10%) (1 of 4) Agents
Touched on (under 10%). Agentic AI mentioned
Classical ML: Touched on (under 10%) (1 of 4) Classical ML
Touched on (under 10%). Training/testing governed, not performed
Operations: Touched on (under 10%) (1 of 4) Operations
Touched on (under 10%). Monitoring from governance angle
Data: Touched on (under 10%) (1 of 4) Data
Touched on (under 10%). Data governance and lineage
Responsible AI: Core focus (over 35%) (4 of 4) Responsible AI
Core focus (over 35%). Entire exam

Exam details

Who the provider says it is for. Professionals in all industries responsible for adopting or managing AI

Format
Multiple choice, mostly remember/understand and apply/analyse levels
Delivery
Pearson VUE test centre or OnVUE remote proctoring
Code or hands-on work
No code
Prerequisites
None
Renewal
20 continuing education credits plus maintenance fee ($250 non-members; covered by IAPP membership)

Preparing

Not confirmed

These details were not available from an official source at the time of research.

  • Passing score (third-party only)
  • Employer verification mechanism
  • Recommended experience
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