CAIA-PS-F · Fundamentals grade · Assurance
Certified AI Assurance Public Sector Fundamentals
AI governance in government: public-sector AI use, algorithmic accountability and transparency obligations, and AI in public procurement.
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 governing and assuring AI used by government and public bodies, where accountability, transparency, and contestability carry particular weight.
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites. Candidates are expected to have professional experience in a public-sector, policy, risk, or audit function.
This is the Fundamentals grade of the AI Assurance — Public Sector family — Professional and Fellow follow it.
§ 2 — Examination domains
What the examination covers
The examination is mapped to public-sector AI governance and algorithmic accountability frameworks. Weightings are indicative until each syllabus is published.
- 01
Public-sector AI use and accountability25%
Principles for government AI use, and the algorithmic accountability that attaches to administrative decisions.
- 02
Transparency and disclosure20%
Transparency, explainability, and the public disclosure a government deployment is expected to make.
- 03
Procurement and supplier assurance20%
Specifying, evaluating, and contracting for AI so accountability survives the handover to a supplier.
- 04
Impact and risk assessment20%
Impact and risk assessment for public deployments, proportionate to who is affected.
- 05
Contestability, redress, and records15%
Contestability and redress for affected members of the public, and the record-keeping that makes both possible.
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.
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 public-sector AI deployment, requiring the applicable accountability obligations and the evidence that discharges them.
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.
- How to build an AI risk profile for a deployment
A seven-step method for producing a risk profile a sceptical reader can challenge, with the failure mode at each step and what the finished artefact contains.
§ 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.
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