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CAIA-EMP-F · Fundamentals grade · Assurance

Certified AI Assurance Employment Fundamentals

Employment-AI law and bias-audit fundamentals: automated employment decision tools under NYC Local Law 144, adverse impact and the four-fifths rule, and the EU AI Act’s high-risk employment scope.

2 hours examination · remote, proctored · valid 2 years

US$695

First membership year included

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§ 1 — Intended candidates

Who this certification is for

The competency standard for assuring AI used in hiring and employment decisions — the domain where independent bias auditing is increasingly required by law and no settled credential yet defines the competence.

HR technology & people analytics
Employment counsel
Compliance functions
Independent bias auditors
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites. Candidates are expected to have professional experience in an HR, legal, risk, or audit function.

This is the Fundamentals grade of the AI Assurance — Employment family — Professional and Fellow follow it.

§ 2 — Examination domains

What the examination covers

The examination is mapped to New York City Local Law 144, the EEOC selection-rate guidance, and the employment provisions of EU AI Act Annex III. Weightings are indicative until each syllabus is published.

  1. 01

    The legal landscape for employment AI25%

    NYC Local Law 144, Title VII, and state laws including Colorado and Illinois — what each requires of an automated employment decision tool.

  2. 02

    Disparate-impact fundamentals25%

    Selection rates, the four-fifths rule, and adverse-impact analysis — and what a disparity finding does and does not establish.

  3. 03

    EU AI Act employment scope15%

    Annex III high-risk classification of employment systems and the obligations that follow.

  4. 04

    Bias-audit mechanics25%

    The data, the methodology, and what an independent audit must evidence to stand.

  5. 05

    Notice, transparency, and records10%

    Candidate notice, transparency obligations, and the record-keeping that makes an audit checkable.

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

NYC Local Law 144
Title VII and state laws — Colorado, Illinois
EU AI Act — Annex III employment scope
Published bias-audit practice

Candidates prepare independently against the published materials.

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 hiring or workforce AI deployment, requiring the applicable obligations and a defensible bias-audit approach.

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

§ 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 portal

The Council is pursuing ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation; no accreditation is claimed until it is held. Accreditation status.