SETTING GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR TRUSTED AI CREDENTIALSAI Competence Framework v1.29 · current release
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Canonical citation, version-pinned citation, single-statement citation, and worked examples for a syllabus, a job description, a paper and an audit report.

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Four routes · the order is the guidance

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Training providers

5 steps

You teach AI competence and want to state, checkably, what your course covers.

  1. 01Licenceconfirm you may use the statements, free, with attribution
  2. 02Map a coursethe procedure, with the workbook
  3. 03Coverage mapsthe fields and rules your map must satisfy
  4. 04Conformancewhat each tier lets you say, in required wording
  5. 05Applysubmit, and see what is published on decision

Employers

4 steps

You hire or develop people and want role requirements that mean something.

  1. 01Licenceyou may reuse statement text in job descriptions
  2. 02For employersjob description fragments and a capability matrix
  3. 03Levelswhat L1 to L4 actually mean across domains
  4. 04Statement indexfilter to the domains and levels you need

Awarding bodies

5 steps

You issue credentials and need the specification standard and a listable claim.

  1. 01Licencecommercial credentials are permitted, no fee
  2. 02Build a credentialeight steps and the specification standard
  3. 03Coverage mapsthe document your claim rests on
  4. 04Conformancetiers, review, cost and withdrawal
  5. 05Trademarkseal conditions, sizes and prohibited treatments

Individuals

3 steps

You are deciding what to learn, or whether a course is worth paying for.

  1. 01For individualsestablish what you already hold, honestly
  2. 02Levelsthe level you are aiming at, and what it demands
  3. 03Reading a coverage mapsix questions to ask before you pay
Also in this section
Assessment design

Which methods reach which statement types, and how to write items from indicators.

Machine-readable

Schema, identifier conventions, stability commitments and deprecation handling for tooling.

Templates

Every blank artefact in one place.

Trademark

The content is free; the claim of conformance is not. Seal conditions and misuse reporting.

Conformance tiers

Four tiers, what each permits and forbids, and the required claim wording.

Framework downloads

The framework itself, in HTML, JSON and CSV, with the published schema.