SETTING GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR TRUSTED AI CREDENTIALSAI Competence Framework v1.29 · current release
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Commission independent evaluation where internal assurance is insufficient or conflicted.

Type Judgement · introduced in version 0.1

Performance indicators

Normative. These state what would be observed in a person who holds the statement.

Identifies where internal evaluation cannot be relied upon and states why
Specifies scope and independence conditions for the commissioned work
Acts on findings that are unwelcome
Evidence examples

Non-normative. Illustrative of evidence an awarding body might accept; not a required form.

A worked artefact produced in the course of normal duties, with the reasoning recorded at the time
Attestation by a competent supervisor against the indicators above, not against a general impression
Relationships

Assumes

Statements a candidate is taken to hold already. Never at a higher level than this one.

This statement assumes no other statement. It is a starting point within its domain.

Assumed by

Derived inverse. Statements that take this one as given.

O3.L4.02

Commission and evaluate independent assurance.

Related

Cross-domain relationships, stated in both directions and typed in the content model.

O3.L4.01

Establish an assurance programme for AI systems across an organisation.

O3.L4.02

Commission and evaluate independent assurance.

O3.L4.03

Hold the organisation to the standard its assurance claims imply.

Referenced by

Entries on the register of conformance claims whose coverage map cites this statement.

No entry on the register cites this statement. This block is populated from the coverage maps of register entries as they are listed.

Provenance
IntroducedVersion 0.1
Last modifiedNot modified since introduction
Statusactive · stable
Version displayedv1.29
Permanent URLaicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D6.L4.03
Cite this statement

AI Certification Standards (2026) AICF D6.L4.03, D6 Evaluation and assurance, version 1.29. Available at aicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29/statements/D6.L4.03 (accessed date).

Propose an amendment

Statements change through the published process, not by correspondence

An amendment to this statement, its indicators or its relationships is proposed through the contribution process. Every submission is answered on the record, and the reasoning for acceptance or rejection is published in the release record for the version that follows.

Propose an amendment to D6.L4.03

Writing rules and the controlled verb list that govern how this statement is worded are published in the methodology.

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