Employer Recognition Programme
Recognise applied AI competence in your hiring and L&D
Every candidate now says they use AI. Recognising AIAC credentials gives your hiring managers and L&D team an independent, published standard to check that claim against.
- Free to join
- One sentence and a logo
- Withdraw at any time
Your profile card as it appears on the register
§ 1What it means
What recognition means
A Recognising Employer states that it treats AIAC credentials as evidence of applied AI competence when assessing candidates and staff. No hiring preference, no quota, no requirement, no fee. You can withdraw at any time.
You state
One sentence, chosen from three wordings or written with us.
You do not
Prefer, require or quota certified candidates. Pay anything, now or later.
§ 2Try it first
Try it first
Not ready to put your name to it? Nominate a few staff to sit the Certified Applied AI Associate with the fee waived. Nothing is published, and you see the results before you decide anything.
- Step one
Pilot
Up to 5 staff sit the assessment with the fee waived. No logo, no statement, nothing public.
Private - Step two
Recognising Employer
One sentence, a logo, a profile page you approve, seats with the fee waived, job listings. Free for ever.
This programme - Step three
Corporate Member
Enterprise seats to certify a whole cohort, a cohort readiness report and a voice in consultation on draft frameworks.
How Corporate Membership works
§ 3What you receive
What your organisation receives
A profile page on the AIAC register
Your logo, your statement and a paragraph you approve before it goes live.
Examination seats with the fee waived
For nominated staff. Each seat is an individual account owned by the employee.
A voice in syllabus consultation
Comment on draft frameworks for your function. No vote, and no seat on the Certification Panel.
Job listings in front of every Registered holder
Roles that ask for the credential, listed under your name, once the job board opens.
Founding designation
Kept permanently, for employers recognised by 31 March 2027.
§ 4Whole team
Certify a whole team
Recognising Employers that want to certify a cohort become Corporate Members: enterprise seats, a cohort readiness report and a voice in consultation on draft frameworks. Recognition stays free whether or not you take that step.
§ 5The credentials
What the credentials test
| Credential | What it tests | How it is assessed |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Applied AI AssociateAIAC-CAAA | Whether a professional can use AI tools well, check their output and know when not to rely on them. | Online, in one sitting, machine marked. The result is immediate. |
| Certified AI in Finance & Accounting, FundamentalsAIAC-FNAF | Applied use of AI in finance and accounting at the Fundamentals grade, against the published competency framework. | Proctored, in one sitting, machine marked, and the result released by a named member of staff. |
| Certified AI in Finance & Accounting, ProfessionalAIAC-FNAP | Applied use of AI in finance and accounting at the Professional grade, against the published competency framework. | Proctored, in one sitting, machine marked, and the result released by a named member of staff. |
The entry credential is evidence of understanding, not a proctored result. We do not recommend it as a hard filter. Role certifications follow, and this table will carry them when they open.
§ 6EU AI Act
AI literacy and the EU AI Act
Article 4 of the EU AI Act asks organisations that provide or deploy AI systems to take measures to support AI literacy among their staff. Recognising an externally assessed credential is a measure you can document. We make no claim about your compliance.
§ 7Your name and data
Your logo, your name, your staff's data
- Where it appears
- Your profile page and the network page only.
- Approval
- You approve first. We follow your brand guidelines.
- No sales use
- Not in advertising, sales, investor material or proposals.
- Withdrawal
- Written notice. Removed within 10 working days.
- Exclusivity
- None.
- Fee
- None, now or in future. Seats have the fee waived.
- Staff seats and data
- Each seat is an individual account owned by the employee. Results belong to the individual, and we do not report scores or attempts to employers. What the Council collects and how long it is kept is in the privacy notice.
§ 8Three steps
Three steps, about fifteen minutes
Choose a wording
One of three sentences, or one written with us.
Send a logo
SVG or PNG. We follow your brand guidelines.
Nominate staff
Names and work emails. Each gets an individual seat with the fee waived.
§ 9Questions
Questions
Does recognising AIAC credentials commit us to hiring certified candidates?
No. Recognition means you treat the credential as evidence of applied AI competence when you see it. There is no preference, quota or requirement.
Is there a fee?
No. Recognition is free now and in future.
How is our logo used?
Only on your profile page and the network page, after your approval. Never in advertising or sales material.
What happens to our staff's results?
Results belong to the individual. We do not report scores or attempts to employers.
Can we withdraw?
Yes. On written notice, removal happens within 10 working days.
§ 10Apply
Become a Recognising Employer
Network members have no role in setting cut scores, assembling examinations or deciding who passes. Membership gives no advantage in assessment. Member staff who contribute examination items do so under the same disclosure and conflict rules as every other contributor.