CAIC-F · Fundamentals grade · Compliance
Certified AI Compliance Fundamentals — EU AI Act
The EU AI Act as enacted: the risk-tier structure, the roles the Act defines, the obligations attaching to each, and the timeline on which they apply.
2 hours examination · remote, proctored · valid 2 years
US$695
First membership year included
§ 1 — Intended candidates
Who this certification is for
The competency standard for reading and applying the EU AI Act — risk tiers, roles, obligations, and timelines — for the professionals who must operationalise it.
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites. Candidates are expected to have professional experience in a compliance, legal, or risk function.
This is the Fundamentals grade of the AI Compliance — EU AI Act family — Professional and Fellow follow it.
§ 2 — Examination domains
What the examination covers
The examination is mapped to the EU AI Act. Weightings are indicative until each syllabus is published.
- 01
Scope, definitions, and risk tiers20%
What the Act covers, and the prohibited, high-risk, limited, and minimal tiers a system is classified into.
- 02
Roles and duties20%
Provider, deployer, importer, distributor, and general-purpose model provider — which the organisation is, and how the role can change.
- 03
High-risk obligations and conformity25%
The obligations attaching to high-risk systems, and the conformity-assessment route to placing one on the market.
- 04
General-purpose AI and transparency15%
Obligations for general-purpose models, and the transparency duties that reach beyond high-risk.
- 05
Timeline, enforcement, and governance20%
When each obligation applies, the enforcement and governance architecture, and current deferrals.
Curriculum mapping indicates alignment of learning content with published frameworks. It does not constitute endorsement by, or certification under, any standards organisation or regulator.
§ 3 — Preparation
What preparation is anchored to
Candidates prepare independently against the published materials. Timeline content is date-checked against the current implementation schedule.
The Council certifies individuals — it sells no preparation of any kind, and how a candidate prepared is never visible to an assessor. How impartiality is protected.
§ 4 — Assessment
How candidates are assessed
Examination centred on a supplied AI system and organisation, requiring its classification under the Act and the obligations that follow from it.
Every script is marked twice — an AI assessor first and provisional, an independent human assessor second and final. The credential carries a unique identifier any employer can check on the public register.
§ 5 — Questions
Questions about this certification
What does the examination cost?
US$695, with the first year of membership included. Nothing is payable until you register for a sitting.
When can I sit the examination?
Registration is open now through the candidate portal; examination sittings run from the October 2026 window and are scheduled at booking.
Scheme-wide questions are answered on the FAQ and in the candidate handbook.
§ 6 — Further reading
Background reading
- What is AI assurance? A practitioner's definition
Producing credible, independently reviewable evidence that an AI system works as intended — and how that differs from governance and compliance.
- AI governance and assurance certifications compared
An honest comparison of ISACA AAIA, IAPP AIGP, ISACA AAISM, vendor tool certificates and the Council — including which to take when we are not the answer.
§ 7 — Register
Register for this examination
Create a candidate account and register now; sittings are scheduled from the October 2026 examination window and the examination fee is US$695, with the first year of membership included. Members pay a reduced rate on every examination.
Register — candidate portalThe Council is pursuing ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation; no accreditation is claimed until it is held. Accreditation status.