SETTING GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR TRUSTED AI CREDENTIALSAI Competence Framework v1.29 · current release

The framework at a glance

One A4 page carrying the version, the eight domains, the four levels, the overlays and extensions, the statement counts, the citation and the licence. Built from the same collection as the specification, so it cannot drift from it.

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AI Certification Standards · framework at a glance

AI Competence Framework v1.29

Published and stable. Statements carry permanent identifiers and are not renumbered.

Published
Issued 30 August 2026
Sheet generated 30.08.2026
Eight domains · apply to everyone, regardless of role
CodeDomainScopeStatementsStatus
D1AI foundationsWhat AI systems are, how they behave, and what they cannot do.22PUBLISHED
D2Data and informationSourcing, judging and governing the information AI systems consume and produce.23PUBLISHED
D3Interaction and elicitationObtaining reliable results through deliberate interaction.19PUBLISHED
D4Automation and integrationConnecting AI systems to others, and running them unattended.22PUBLISHED
D5Solution designDeciding what to build, whether to build it, and how it fits together.22PUBLISHED
D6Evaluation and assuranceEstablishing with evidence whether a system is good enough, and when it stops being.22PUBLISHED
D7Ethics, governance and professional practiceObligations to other people arising from using AI at work.22PUBLISHED
D8SecurityAI systems under adversarial conditions, and containing their behaviour.25PUBLISHED
Four levels · autonomy, complexity, judgement, accountability
L1AwareTakes part in AI work without being a hazard to it.
L2AppliedDoes the work in routine situations and records what was done.
L3ProficientDecides how the work is done, designs the approach, justifies it.
L4AdvancedSets the standard others work to, where no practice exists.
Statements entered, by level
L1 33L2 74L3 98L4 50Total 255
Overlays · professional functions across domains
O1Instruction and assessmentPUBLISHED
O2Organisational enablementPUBLISHED
O3Assurance and auditPUBLISHED
Extensions · add to core, never modify it
X-AGTAgentic systemsPUBLISHED
X-RAGRetrieval and groundingPUBLISHED
X-MODModel developmentPUBLISHED
X-GENGenerative mediaPUBLISHED
X-SWESoftware engineeringPUBLISHED
Canonical citation

AI Certification Standards (2026). AI Competence Framework, version 1.29. aicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29

Identifier form · domain, level, sequence: D6.L3.04. Permanent, never reused, never renumbered.

Licence

Content licensed CC BY 4.0. Site design, code and marks reserved. May be copied, adapted, translated and used commercially with attribution.

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Statement indexaicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements
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Notices feedaicertificationstandards.org/notices.xml
255 statements entered at v1.29 · eight domains, three overlays, five extensions · identifiers permanent and never reusedaicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29

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